I sympathise with you Bridge.

No, I really do.

It must be difficult trying to see where people are coming from when they pick on a small part of something and extrapolate it to generalise and cast doubt on a whole philosophy.

Come to think of it, I read some recently. Now, where was it? Oh! I reckon it was here on Mudcat. Can't for the life of me remember who it is who picks up a small point and would have us believe that it illustrates anything and everything about a whole way of thinking.

The conservatives do have a philosophical problem with Euro-integration it has to be said. Even though the most pro Euro Prime Ministers were Churchill and Heath. I reckon that pragmatism has to eventually win out and pro Euro Tories and Euro sceptic Liberals are a sign of allowing debate to transcend philosophy.

Not that the media would ever allow such a thing.....