An interesting detail. Labour increased its vote by 100k, and the Liberals lost a million votes. But Thatcher's Conservatives gained 3 million votes - so 2 million people who had been sitting on… (View Post)

Maybe a better comparison is 1964-1979? Although there were (many) changes of government during that period, no-one was out of office for long enough to renew, and eventually, as the same tired faces… (View Post)

I just came here to post on this matter. Oh mist rolling in...etc... (View Post)

The then-XXX remains useful when someone is famous for more than one role. E.g. then-Chancellor v. then-Prime Minister for Gordon Brown (as those administrations start to become ancient history) In t… (View Post)

True - although actually "no religion" is the plurality (unlike the UK where Christianity is still hanging on in there!) (View Post)