The Labour leader of the local council is the son of the senior imam in the area. (View Post)

There is a massive amount of literature on Hungary and Czechoslovakia. Some is by actors involved and a lot by academics with access to the post-communist documentation. For a first hand account of 1… (View Post)

The art of lockdown is to divide the day up into segments. I put on the radio at 8am and listen to Today. Sometimes there is a programme to follow (eg In our Time) otherwise I get up and make a cup o… (View Post)

Just to remind everyone that Hartlepool ( or rather The Hartlepools) did elect a Conservative MP. He was Commander Kerans who was the captain of HMS Amethyst involved in a dramatic escape from the Ya… (View Post)

Mixed results in the Scottish by-elections. Con gain from SNP in Borders, SNP hold in West Lothian, and Ind gain from Con in Highlands. In the latter case it may have helped that the Indie was called… (View Post)