Agreed, but I think also that the "be the brains behind the frontman" theory that some of these people have tends to run aground on the fact that the "frontman" doesn't parti… (View Post)

I learnt by watching and helping my mum with the Independent's cryptic when I was a teenager. It's a lot easier and less intimidating to get started when you only need to do one or two clue… (View Post)

I will accept anything the people doing the hard work of cooking see fit to put on the table :-) (View Post)

I don't have a strong view on the voting age question, but I think you can be consistent in both: * disapproving of voter photo ID because it reduces the number of people who vote * approving of… (View Post)

I would have thought that the other reason most MPs don't attend debates would be that they have no effect on the outcome - in almost all cases MPs will vote with their party and even a good sho… (View Post)