Fair does Dick

That is what I hoped you might say having had time to reflect.

It says a lot more about the man you are and blunts some of the criticism you have suffered in the past.

I, personally, having always being aware of my working class background and a staunch supporter of the left, nevertheless found difficulty with a lot of the musical political outpourings we encountered within the folk world.

I might be a softy on this but have always felt that a middle way where possible was preferable.