Yes, I agree the Israelis are committing war crimes. Galloway is a cynical, and sometimes vaguely fanatical opportunist, but he was in the right place at the right time to help articulate a reaction,… (View Post)

I don't agree. There's generalised revulsion against Netanyahu, including in my part-Jewish family. Galloway may be a prejudiced opportunist, but that doesn't mean that that's als… (View Post)

Manley Hopkins was indeed a great poet, indeed I think one of the best in the English language. 72. Epithalamion We are leafwhelmed somewhere with the hood Of some branchy bunchy bushybowered wood, S… (View Post)

I tend to regard myself as a bit of an arty-arsey sort of type, but I'm also interested in politics. Leon is broadly right that the site needs more ; they are also prone to moree pronounced righ… (View Post)

I don't think, though, that things will get moving, with such weak investment. Hence so many businesspeople are supporting Labour's 28billion plan, not Truss's tax cuts plan. (View Post)