I think that's a shade sanguine as we don't know what the medium term impact of a prolonged closure of Hormuz is likely to be in terms of the oil price and our old friends supply and demand… (View Post)

Kudos to the Jewish News journalist who skewers the hypocrisy in Nick Timothy's bleatings. There's a notion out there Muslims are somehow given "special treatment" and other relig… (View Post)

Late afternoon all :) I can't compete with South Devon but even East Ham and Barking aren't without their attractions on such a fine afternoon. Coffee overlooking the Barking Creek - it… (View Post)

Yet you and I both know how people vote in local elections isn't always how they would vote in the GE and you forget areas which are affected by local Government re-organisation and are having e… (View Post)

That's generally true of all parties. "Bold" or "radical" defines certain Governments - the three great reforming Governments of the 20th Century were those of Asquith, Attle… (View Post)