https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/15/rishi-sunak-mickey-mouse-conservatives-election This Marina Hyde piece on the current "government" is really quite brilliant and says e… (View Post)

You said that Exeter's ugly postwar redevelopment was due to the Left, despite it being carried out by a Conservative council and blessed by the town's Tory MP, and with much of the effort … (View Post)

The Poles were quite literally Communists and hence presumably quite left wing, at least relative to Exeter City Council, which was run by the Conservative Party at the time. I think you have simply … (View Post)

None of those responsible for the postwar rebuilding of Exeter could be considered left wing. The city council was run by the Conservatives, had a Tory MP (who praised the reconstruction efforts) and… (View Post)

Major, like Blair, had showbiz in his blood and so I am sure would be good at it. He has charisma and comic timing if you meet him in person, you have to remember our impression of him was filtered t… (View Post)