Orwell was a brilliant novelist, but his social criticism tends to the shallow, glib and gigantically overrated, mainly because it's always been convenient for the anti-metropolitan right. His h… (View Post)

Any genuine closeness in the result in London, would be more of setback for Labour than Hartlepool. (View Post)

Much less so though, if non-Tory parties finally learn to co-operate after the Liberal/Labour split in progressive ranks of the 1920's. I'm yet to be convinced they've finally learnt t… (View Post)

Brexit has supercharged them, and why not. I can only hope for the outcome I'd prefer. (View Post)

I'd hate to see Scotland go. (View Post)