"How on earth can someone who holds such sensible and informative views on folk music, write such drivel on politics?"
Probably the same way somebody who declares himself a "socialist" can express such contempt for the left and everything it stands for.
Why not try answering the points rather than indulging in cowardly stone-throwing from the sidelines.
Feel free to expose my arguments as "drivel" any time you feel up to it - but don't leave it too long - none of us are getting any younger
Jim Carroll