2001 I think (View Post)

I think Bell was the first genuinely Independent candidate to win outside Northern Ireland since 1951. There were a couple of instances of deselected MPs standing again and winning (1970 and Feb 1974… (View Post)

Indeed in 1983 25% was enough votes to win just 23 seats, if your 25% is fairly evenly spread. And that was without the contest being framed as Alliance v Not Alliance. (View Post)

I can't manage Land of Hope and Glory in either my tenor or counter tenor ranges. It wasn't written for voice. Jerusalem was, but it does require a decent range and these days people aren&#… (View Post)

Oh I agree totally but it may be why it slipped his mind. And he had an easy ride up to now, and got away with a lot of other stuff (e.g. houses, until now being revisited) (View Post)