RE: Politics (and other political stuff)
I heard Harriet Harman on the radio at lunchtime discussing electoral reform within the Labour Party. Apparently you can now register as a Labour supporter for £3 without actually becoming a fully signed-up member. She wants to give both members and supporters a voice in electing a new leader within the party which, in principle, is a good idea. However, in my view, if you want give grassroots Labour supporters (or members) a voice, Labour need to get rid of the rule which requires leadership candidates to obtain a certain amount of nominations within the parliamentary party before they can stand. If they got rid of this rule then perhaps MP's like Dennis Skinner, John McDonnell or Jeremy Corbyn might stand in the leadership election if the vote goes to the people - Labour's core support - not just those who politick within the parliamentary party.