Jim - threads like this I try to read and understand every post..

It's no easy task [I know I missed 3 or 4 days, 2 or 3 weeks ago],
but well worth it for the knowledge and insight shared here.
Two of your most recent posts are excellent.

My family were over the moon when I passed the 11 plus
and had hopes raised that I could escape the inevitablility
of working in the factory our estate was constructed to serve.

There was a time 30 years ago when I was well read and informed
about the Workers Self Education movement & institutions of previous generations.
I can barely remember any of it now - sad how the brain atrophies from lack of stimulation..

So I genuinely do value a lot of what I read here.

It's just such a terrible shame it gets so bogged down in endless petty point scoring arguements....