I once voted for Led Zeppelin. I’m not proud of it now, but it seemed a decent option at the time. When I did this, the previous few years had seen two general elections and a referendum on continued membership of the European Community. What faced me then was a local authority election for a safe seat, which […]
The Spice Girls told us what they really, really wanted (though quite what “zig-a-zig ha” might mean I was never sure). The most coherent message within the song’s lyrics seemed to be this one: “If you want my future, forget my past . . . don’t go wasting my precious time . .”. Pace the Girl Power […]
Comrade, I’ve been a Labour Party member for some decades now. I should probably mention that I voted Yes in September’s referendum. Note that I didn’t preface the second statement with “despite that” or any qualification of that kind. That’s because I didn’t see any contradiction there, and I still don’t. Indeed, I think that […]