yahyah wrote:Or share my saucerful of cherry tomatoes topped with Branston pickle.

Sorry yahyah, I nearly reported instead of quoting you. Anyway I'm a fussy bugger so leave the Branston. Have you black pepper?

Some thoughts on "tribalism". In the entirety of the MSM, and very much including the Guardian the Labour Party is subjected to a constant barrage of attacks. Twitter is much the same, I have watched one person (who very much fits the Narxist description) hurl a constant stream of spittle...

Hi Utopiandreams, good to see you. Hmm, tribalism. Are we there again? I suspect we'll never be free of this until we have a voting system where every vote counts, and even then, who gets the most seats will still dictate which party leads the government so there will be tension between people who ...

Btw when I registered I didn't know whether to answer Gideon to the chancellor's first name. I opted for George and here I am!

'And thanks for the welcomes. Another case of entering the room and being somewhat forgetful.

I better read up on how to post links here... and whatever else you can do.

I've lurked here long enough but have refrained from joining because I've sometimes found this site too tribal. Anyway following is a link to http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/files/kf/field/field_publication_file/never-again-story-health-social-care-nicholas-timmins-jul12.pdf" onclick="wi...