I was just visiting my sister in Ilkley in a pub that used to be the Something to do with Ducks - good wee boozer til we met tory boy. we then moved on to the Something and Ham which looked like a bistro/wine with pricey beer (mary jane) but was more pleasant in the political ambience sense - which says a lot about modern politics i suppose.

i agree with your last post (!) steve - except would the french ever tolerate a real fascist clown as a serious politician? The day when that happens, or the Scots vote for the tories again - we'll know nous sommes truly dans le merde. or shite. sans a feckin paddle.