Great test match. Australia did remarkably well, at times they seemed beatable, they were not. But, I fear that the Ashes series is gone. England just have too many frailties against a better team. T… (View Post)

And if anyone is proud of the way we have treated the Chagos Islanders, then "moral compass" is absent beyond remedy. (View Post)

It is one of those things about parties. Why and how do they choose leaders? I am not a Tory or Labour voter, but I do wonder why the Torys never picked R.A.Butler or Ken Clarke, and why Labour never… (View Post)

If the effect of a protest is to turn opinion away from view held by the protesters, then we must assume that this is the aim of those encouraging the protest. (View Post)

I am a homeowner, no mortgage, aged (and ailing) pensioner with an adequate pension, some savings (being slowly raided). I am not persuaded that Tory policies are directed to my advantage, and not to… (View Post)