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• Big Tall Tim
  Lovely post Michael. Enjoy your term of office. I was the Bedford Borough equivalent 2019-23. I wore the chain, but refused to wear robes and furs. I recognise ...
• Tom Reeve
  Thanks, Peter. You're right that "consensus" was loose. What I meant was the Establishment consensus, the range of ideas acceptable in policy circles, in the pr...
• Peter Martin
  I largely agree with the contents of Tom's article. "..........as if the only two options are the status quo and the Soviet Union." Of course,...
• Tom Reeve
  @Dav, you're saying it's either tiny tweaks or full socialism. But tweaks add up, and this has been going on for centuries, not decades. Adam Smith is now synon...
• Mary Reid
  Welcome to the chain gang! I found the most important thing during the year was very simple - thanking people for what they do in the community. By turning ...