The first election I stood in, I helped a voter who'd requested a permanent postal vote complete her application form for it (back in the days when you needed a proper reason to have a postal vote). … (View Post)

Unfortunately for you (on this score, as a claim to degrees-of-separation), there are many thousands of people who are also three degrees separated. Wellington was godfather to the young Prince Arthu… (View Post)

Maybe so. But it's quite an embarrassing and high profile one to trip up on - and to do so in such a comedic way. That clip will be replayed and replayed, Besides, senior politicians (and barristers)… (View Post)

By the way, very good header. We should pay more attention to Iran. It's one of the most important countries in the world because of its power as a disrupter and because of its potential to switch al… (View Post)

Yes. But then I was in my late teens, which is often a good time in anyone's life. In my case, also (from 1992) at university, back when there were still grants, never mind loans, and living costs we… (View Post)