Thanks Rosie (see - I was still lurking!) :-)

Not irritated that a discussion is going on, just irritated that so many threads are hi-jacked by people with agendas, and with seemingly inadequate debating skills.

Interminably challenging others to somehow draw lines in the sand, or ranting on about this or that celebrity, or this or that Royal, or in this case CT, being a fuckwit (yep, I already knew what it meant - Terry Fuckwit is my wife's pet-name for me!), slagging off her mother (who, had she been of a different political stamp, had the strength and courage to be perhaps our greatest-ever PM, instead of the worst), posting abusive stuff regarding the parentage of people who can't answer for themselves, or abusing people who don't share someone else's personal opinions, is not a discussion or a debate. And, sadly, it seems to be becoming something of an epidemic, particularly amongst the UK membership.

Thanks again for your response. It's a pity that tone of voice, and facial expressions, are pretty much impossible to convey in print. But I'll try...    :-)