My impression from a first-hand experience is that it's indeed very likely that there's something beyond what we see in the here and now. Our science is still young, and littered with overconfident p… (View Post)
Yes, I agree the Israelis are committing war crimes. Galloway is a cynical, and sometimes vaguely fanatical opportunist, but he was in the right place at the right time to help articulate a reaction,… (View Post)
I don't agree. There's generalised revulsion against Netanyahu, including in my part-Jewish family. Galloway may be a prejudiced opportunist, but that doesn't mean that that's also not true. (View Post)
Manley Hopkins was indeed a great poet, indeed I think one of the best in the English language. 72. Epithalamion We are leafwhelmed somewhere with the hood Of some branchy bunchy bushybowered wood, S… (View Post)
I tend to regard myself as a bit of an arty-arsey sort of type, but I'm also interested in politics. Leon is broadly right that the site needs more ; they are also prone to moree pronounced right or … (View Post)