Having read Durrell - and obviously having a different view of it to Leon - I was inspired to read a fair bit of C.P. Cavafy - the Greek poet who spent most of his life in Alexandria. That is about t… (View Post)

Can I just say I am very much enjoying reading this discussion. Thanks to everyone taking part. (View Post)

Sadly yes. But I thought that con would only work once. I never imagined that after having so clearly been taken for a ride they would actually fall for it again. (View Post)

The world was a different place then. For a start he would be disastrous for the war in Ukraine. Nor would I say that little of consequence happened as a result of his term. The terrible retrograde d… (View Post)

Sadly the race may be boring but the aftermath could get exciting very rapidly if the wrong man wins. I find it difficult to believe that the US is actually considering electing Trump again. It defie… (View Post)