https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2013/dec/07/dinner-with-margaret-thatcher-literary "He also described it, in a letter dated 21 November 1982, to his friend the novelist Kingsley Amis. &q… (View Post)

In 1982, Thatcher's flunkies assembled a dinner party's worth of academic and artsy figures, of a stripe that they thought might be more receptive to her - Tom Stoppard, Kingsley Amis, Phil… (View Post)

George Monbiot is an alumnus of Stowe School as well, I think. I once had a friend who went there , and he often mentioned how shockingly beautiful the school's site was. He almost seemed more e… (View Post)

I don't necessarily disagree with some Tory backbenchers on the current restrictions situation, but they'd be a hell of a lot braver, in that case, if they started at properly scrutinising … (View Post)

As mentioned earlier, all this talk of cheese and wine is making me think of Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party. The only possible candidate for Beverley is Priti Patel, in some sort of shockingl… (View Post)