Another fun fact re: Pam - Lord Palmerston first entered the House of Commons as MP for Newport. Which he won in 1807 general election, after paying £4,000 AND promising to never set foot in the cons… (View Post)

Did not say YOU would, but rather that I did. Was totally tangential to your screed. (View Post)

Have you had a gander, at "the next generation" of Republican US Senators? Be VERY careful what you wish for! (View Post)

This bluegrass which you spurn, is the underpinning for one of the great horse-rearing regions of the world. Certainly her late Majesty QEII would NOT have been amused by your inherently anti-equine … (View Post)

Actually, Orban is copying previous playbooks of former Hungarian oligarch-prime ministers: Kálmán Tisza (pre-WWI) and István Bethlen (post-WWI). Both Tisza and Bethlan were authoritarian, but should… (View Post)