Peckris 2

Interesting analysis. I agree that the left have become 'Blairite', i.e. more representative of "big banks, corporations, professions (always teachers, but now also lawyers and doctors)", and that the right has become populist, if by that you mean 'Trumpite'. However that has little to do with 'cancel culture' which I believe is one of the many culture wars and therefore largely non-political. I'm mostly against it - fatuous and offensive positions should be exposed to view so they can be mocked, rather than cancelled. But I still am no wiser as to what 'woke' actually means.

I think you'd have to explain that? Keir Starmer's near silent endorsement of Brexit would seem to indicate something different. Labour are a very broad church (as the Tories used to be pre-Boris) but generally they are more or less Blairites in their political colour, which itself is to the right of 60s and 70s Labour.

I agree with you. I think 'woke' is simply a modern redefinition of 'political correctnesss'. PC did have a germ of truth in it, probably based in the rather abstract musings of psychologists and sociologists, but got exaggerated and blown out of all reality by the Murdoch press when they realised that it roused the ire of certain sectors of the population, which then sold more copies of their papers.

agreed - a sad day indeed.

See below... The specific fact you conveniently choose to ignore was my reply to your "Universities "cancelling" any speaker whose viewpoint is not up to date with woke culture smacks of extremism". Whether you agree with this or not (and in my own opinion it would depend on which speaker it was), I told you quite clearly that this was going on 50 years ago and quoted a specific example. THAT, my friend, is a FACT, not a bias.

I would agree to differ if it was just a matter of opinion, but you are ignoring facts.

the Mail? I give it no credence whatever. There may be a grain of truth buried somewhere in there, but NHS Trusts who (voluntarily) listen to Stonewall or other such organisations wouldn't get very far with their patients. As for calling users 'clients', well excuse me but that's widespread everywhere now.

Oh jesus, where the h*ll have you been the last 50 years? When I was at University in the early 70s, a proposed lecture by Eysenck was cancelled because so many students objected to his views. It's nothing new and you can attempt to repeat 'wokism' until you're blue in the face ballot box, but it doesn't mean anything.

You see, the very use of the words "crusade" and "brigade" betrays your position, which is - if you'll excuse me - itself extreme. No-one has been able to successfully define what 'woke' actually means; it just seems to be a modern form of 'political correctnesss', which itself was largely a fabrication of the likes of the Mail. Being disabled, I use the NHS a lot and I can assure you that "woman" and "mother" - despite the bleatings of the Mail - are still in use. As for the whole trans debate, yes there are many issues there which are far from resolved.

I've a few coins like that - always on one face only. I don't see how it could be mint damage? I always taken it to be post-issue damage.

I don't dispute any of that, but what does it have to do with your crazy "extremes of wokery" phrase?

I've absolutely no idea what you mean by "extremes of wokery that are undermining the Western world's entire ethos"

seems to be working ok for me

The same Euros that the women actually won?

Quite. When did the men last reach a World Cup final? oh yes - 1966.

To be honest, that's how I interpreted it as well. I can see how another view is possible - i.e. 'a woman's place is in the home', but that's not how I saw it.

Superb 1904, which is REALLY difficult in top grade. 1893 is only difficult compared to the previous 5 or 6 years which are not hard to find.

kqwakk off...

Another Scottish one... "Would ye like a chocolate digestive or a meringue?" "No, you're nae wrang - I'd love a chocolate digestive"

yes, I was hit by a paywall too. I wouldn't subscribe to the non-dom billionaire far right BArclay Brothers anyway.

Are you kidding? I had a Triumph Herald that was 80 horse power. That's 80 horses given a new job for just one car!

When I make a booking at Cote Brasserie, they always put +44 where I have to enter my phone number, even though both they and I are in the UK.

What's of equal concern is that the last edition of CCGB was only available in print, there was no Kindle edition. I find it very difficult to use print books and rely on there being digital versions. Was there any particular reason for that?

I think also that especially with 6d's, they are far more protected by their rims than 2/6's and 2/-'s.

The world of vinyl collectors is no different. A slightly battered and scratched first pressing of Floyd's 'Piper At the Gates of Dawn ' is still apparently worth more than a slightly later pressing in mint condition where the ONLY difference is that the first doesn't have the words "File under Popular" on the reverse foldback of the sleeve. Sigh.