Yes, I agree, really. I had quite a sweet-natured encounter with one chap who said apologetically that he was going to vote Tory because he only had time to read the Mail, and if what they said about… (View Post)

I hesitate to advise on someone else's family decisions, but I think at 15-17 with a potentially very serious illness around, it's reasonable to let them have the vaccination if they want t… (View Post)

Mmm. But if you leave aside the eye-popping (not sure how to measure that) you're describing what I'd call a lively debate. The vice-chair sounds unreasonable but I've been called wors… (View Post)

Yes, that's something I saw again and again with constituency problems. On the whole, the welfare state works pretty well if you're literate, have a computer, and are perfectly organised an… (View Post)

1/5 on Labour beating Galloway? I'd price it at 1/50 myself. Depends on Kim declaring before Thursday that she's an alien planning to destroy all human life. (View Post)