The Puritans don't fit easily into left or right. They're more like the rulers of Iran. (View Post)

The Puritans were miserable buggers. Going round Glastonbury Abbey recently made he sadly realise just how much was lost, when the monasteries were dissolved. (View Post)

The Chagossians were indeed treated disgracefully and deserve to be allowed to return and/or be fully compensated. That’s an entirely separate issue from whether the islands should be given to Maurit… (View Post)

That’s me, pretty much. (View Post)

The Chagossians were treated abysmally. It does not follow that we should hand over sovereignty to people who plan to treat the Chagossians abysmally. But, saying fuck off to grifters is usually sens… (View Post)