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The tory in-fighting continues and some would have it that the next party leader and PM, god forbid, will be one of these two: Nicely explained, I'd say, with the exception of the insult towards granite. Tom

I agree entirely with the premise contained in those two sentences. It is a very worrying issue for people on both sides of the border. The DUP bribe from the Westminster government needs to be seen by everyone eligible to vote in UK elections for what it really is, cynicism at the highest...

Well, I for one am pleased you are not a judge with such critical opinions of someone who chooses to dress and appear in a particular kind of way. Clearly, you immediately stereotype people on account of the way they appear - have you never heard the expression, 'You can't judge a book by its...

So, if it had been some young madam from a sink estate in one of our large cities who had appeared in the dock, replete with a bunch of piercings and tattoos on display, you believe the sentence handed down would have been the same? That aside, how does observing and commenting on an example of...

I think post #2 from 'flecc' covers that 'Wander' and while I'm sure of the case that 'posh' folk and those with connections in high places frequently (though not always) receive better outcomes under our judicial system, I accept 'flecc's' point that there exists also some positive sexist...

The young woman, fine student hoping to become a surgeon one day, who viciously attacked her boyfriend with a knife while she was under the influence of drink and/or drugs has illustrated once again how skewed our judicial system is. Had this woman not been the product of a well-to-do family...

William Keegan, economics scribe for 'The Guardian', has a new book coming out so what an opportune moment to garner some publicity for that venture! Here, he presents his take on events leading up to this ill-starred 'Brexit' farce and I'm bound to say I find myself in agreement with most of...

There is some beautiful prose in this entertaining piece from 'The Canary': https://www.thecanary.co/off-the-perch/2017/09/25/english-patriots-celebrating-far-right-german-success-advised-look-irony/ Tom

I think it has become abundantly clear to one and all that the UK contingent supposedly representing the British people in what is euphemistically referred to as 'Brexit' discussions, had no plan at the outset, have no plan now and if they continue attending these 'discussions' they will simply...

That That's the very one Sir!:) Tom

There's talk also of N Korea going even further, offering a trade deal with the UK and the USA but given that the story is attributed to a guy from Denmark with the surname Andersen, I'm inclined to take it with a pinch of Saxo....a very big pinch, in fact!:) Tom

There's some bad goings-on down Westminster way at the moment! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/philip-hammond-theresa-may-tory-leader-refuse-back-conservatives-general-election-chancellor-cabinet-a7965936.html Tom

Well now, see if you can rationalise these images as being worthy of a state desiring to be held in high esteem by its people and by other countries around the planet....... Tom

Truth or lie? media-silence-as-north-korea-repeatedly-offers-to-give-up-their-nukes Tom

I really wish some of the 'Brexidiots' who continue to support the fairytale about a brighter future for the UK and its people after secession would stop trivialising the important issues at stake. The matter is worthy of the most serious discussion and should be treated as such, as...

I particularly like this post of yours OG. Your descriptions are priceless and stunningly accurate while your closing summary, based on actual truths rather than the fantasies from the 'Woosh' chappie really does illustrate the here and now of the 'Brexit' movement. With regard to 'EFTA'...

Apparently, these figures come from legitimate sources which, if true, I find astonishing. Has any political proponent of the 'Brexit' camp ever told us about these numbers? I can't recall seeing them. Still, it'll be worth it just to have sovereignty back from wherever it went whenever it...

Has it not always been so? As I recall, any rights gained for ordinary people were hard-won over many years of struggle and were always the result of trade union officials fighting at great personal risk against employers who literally, in many cases, held the power of life and death over the...

Was that your Italian heritage coming briefly to the fore for a moment then 'flecc'?:) Tom

At first glance, I wondered what Theresa May had to do with some of Arsenal's first-team squad. On reading the material with it, I soon realised that it's connected with May's time as Home Secretary but of course, it's just anti-tory propaganda promulgated by left-wing agitators to discredit...