My late grandmother was of a different generation and made of sterner stuff. She would absolutely not have flinched from her duty to vote for whoever or whatever was wearing a blue rosette, on trifli… (View Post)

In certain pubs you could get a beer as long as you were tall enough to reach the bar. (View Post)

Rather sweetly (but technically fraudulently) my grandfather used to complete a postal vote for my grandmother in accordance with what he knew her wishes would be as her dementia set in. I say "… (View Post)

Apparently, polling stations now need a separate private room available with a mirror (for reattaching veils etc). Quite apart from whether it's deliberate voter suppression, what an utterly abs… (View Post)

I've had exactly the same personal experience recently in the youth clubs of Builth Wells, the sushi bars of West Byfleet, and the veterinary surgeons' waiting rooms of Largs. Something is … (View Post)