I had a (primary) school-mate called Alan. Ended up as a bit of a thug. Did his National Service in the Paras. IME, he was a nice enough chap, though. Wouldn't mind meeting him again. (View Post)

Yes; polite and friendly when one met him, too. Mind it was only the once, and briefly. (View Post)

As I recall it, the War itself was history then; it was the positive effect that it had on the Conservatives that was important. I wasn't as heavily involved in 1983 as I had been earlier; I'd been a… (View Post)

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My wife and I are both over 80 and pay income tax, although my wife pays less than I do, and some years drops out altogether. Makes Gift Aid problematic. (View Post)