Sorry to have saddened you, Jim. Honestly not my intention. I just do genuinely believe that you have misread &/or mis- or overinterpreted various things that have been said; and have now mulishly dug in your heels and refused even to consider whether this might indeed be the case: which makes me sad in my turn.

I have on wish to quarrel with you. Although we have never actually met, we have many shared acquaintance and recollections over the early Revival days, and as you know I much respect the work you did with Ewan & Peggy & the Critics, and get the impression that you have some respect for my critical response. We should be able to find some mutual tolerance over basic political differences ~ that is what living in a democracy means, surely? and I think it wrong to be 'saddened' by someone having different opinions.

I really regret the fact that we have fallen out over this matter. But I cannot honestly purport to agree with you when I truly think that you have got it wrong on this occasion.

Best wishes anyhow
~Michael~