What it means is the stereotype of Londoners as metropolitan, tolerant and liberal is as false as the notion provincial England is socially conservative if not reactionary. There are intolerant peopl… (View Post)

The problem is tax rates are a political weapon. They are set at the level that does the best for the governing party and its supporters. To be fair, that's called democracy - I don't know … (View Post)

I'm not sure where you have been. In my part of town, there was a spate of flags hung from lamp posts in certain roads (the Wards with the larger Muslim populations as distinct from my part of N… (View Post)

I've never had the pleasure of breakfast with your wife but if you two are ever down the Barking Road, let me know and I'll treat you at my local cafe. (View Post)

I have to say one of the advantages of living in London are the multitude of really good cafes offering a decent cooked breakfast. Without wishing to make too much of a point, I found Portuguese and … (View Post)