My definition of 'Covid deniers' has nothing at all to do with lockdown. I take it to mean those (usually on the far right) who questioned the existence of Covid as an infectious disease an… (View Post)

Very successful? Not successful enough to have won an election since 2005. (View Post)

I just posted this at the end of the last thread. Apologies for repetition: Following earlier comments on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I've just listened to her Reith lecture on freedom of speech, … (View Post)

Following earlier comments on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I've just listened to her Reith lecture on freedom of speech, and the Q&A session following it. She's absolutely brilliant, and d… (View Post)

I've just been emailed about the Chester parliamentary by-election, this Thursday. The excitement is palpable. Has any parliamentary by-election ever attracted so little comment/speculation, on … (View Post)