Strange - I really don't know why he generates such, well, dislike from a certain section of the public. He was a very good footballer who played well for his country. He does well on tv - I can… (View Post)

Morning all :) Interesting piece from @Alanbrooke for which many thanks but I'm not sure I agree. Politics has never gone away - you have a view of Labour (which I'm not sure I share) and o… (View Post)

There are any number of checks and balances in the command and control of all the nuclear powers (examples like Petrov wouldn't happen now). You're right in all the above "strongmen&qu… (View Post)

The crucial difference isn't the groundwork done in the six weeks of an election campaign but the work done in the preceding months and years. I've not checked but I reckon there will be a … (View Post)

Perhaps but "policies" (whatever that word actually means as the term is "solutions" really to problems which the current Government can't solve, won't solve or makes wo… (View Post)