The disappointing thing about US politics is it has become so polarized that civilized discourse is no longer possible. No sooner has candidate A made some announcement, regardless of whether they are a Republican or a Democrat, before Candidate B's media team hit the media with actual pictures of the pig they had carnal knowledge with, the dope dealer they used in high school, and the defrocked priest they shared a summer cabin with.
It's all very tedious and predictable, and as a result, the country is now a run like a 3rd world festering ****ehole, while the DC politicians frantically fiddle over the flames of Rome.
How uplifting it is to see that back in blighty politics is still the arena of well considered dialogue, careful and analytical dissection, and non-partisan support from lofty intellectuals who always play the ball, not the man (or woman).
I'll be writing to my sister in Gloucester and asking her to vote for Sophy Gardner as a matter of principle.