Hello again and a good sunny afternoon again, all. My nephew teaches at one of the more liberal-intellectual of the top public schools ( St Paul's, Westminster , Winchester etc, without naming w… (View Post)

I think this can be right, but we also need to be careful with definitions. Lula was fervently dismissed as a "populist" by publications such as "The Economist", and other self-ap… (View Post)

Was that him doing that ? Oh dear. Edit ; I'm very wary of British press open seasons, and I'm sure he has some more positive aspects or other as well, but this admittedly doesn't help… (View Post)

But these people didn't trade on notoriety to start with, though. I think the phenomenon is more of uncancellable notoriety. These people get stronger the more loudly they're condemned ; so… (View Post)

Talking of Ye Olde Days TV, When The Boat Comes In was on an obscure channel today. Some of it was the 1970's BBC at its best. Slow, thoughtful direction, excellent acting, no signs of being afr… (View Post)