With no in-depth knowledge to support my belief, I thought from the outset that it would take a generation

Beat me to it :)

Thank you for putting into coherent words that which I know to be true but lack the skills to express cogently.

I didn't deliberately misspell her name. That was a genuine mistake

You rightly do macro, but on the micro level, think of us now *led* in Lincolnshire by the loathsome Jenkins

I've just done that in the Lincolnshire mayoral election. I still don't know if I should have voted for the Tory (whom I loathe) to keep the Reform candidate out. My heart is with the Greens.

Thanks, Bear. Well put

For once, I disagree with you. He isn't clueless, but unspeakably evil.

Not good for family relationships, though. I've quoted it too often