Another of the worst parts of Thatcher's cultural assault was exactly *why* she hated the old BBC. It wasn't solely that she thought it was leftwing ; she juast had no understanding, intere… (View Post)

The famous "music characterised by a series of repetitive beats", which, ironically, is probably now seen by some on the rightwing end of the identitarian politics debate as part of the wes… (View Post)

This is instantaneously a classic PB quote. (View Post)

Not really a perjorative for me, but compared to Kent and West Sussex I find it a characterful and slightly less favoured backwater. More interesting, even. (View Post)

I agree with some of your points but not especially this one. Contrary to the popular mythology, Labour has in fact always been a metropolitan-working-class mix since the start. As I mentioned a coup… (View Post)