France's Eastern border hasn't been very settled - gradually encroached on Germany from the 1600s onwards especially under Louis XIV and various other acquisitions during the Revolution e.g… (View Post)

I remember canvassing as a rookie for the SDP/Alliance in my first GE, in a Durham pit village. I was astonished at the racist and authoritarian views openly expressed to me by some of the people I m… (View Post)

I wonder if that's because someone people view the others as extreme right, as opposed to mainstream. You could argue Labour is right of centre, as its policies are largely continuation of the S… (View Post)

I think that's fair, it's not a government benefit and other railcards are available for students, families etc. Actually now I've been looking into it I realise that in a couple of ye… (View Post)

I was once at a talk by an anti-terrorism policeman. He said they hardly every arrested anyone on anti-terrorism charges as theya re hard to prove. They would just keep an eye on the until they could… (View Post)