The People’s Commissar of Enlightenment has tagged me with the top five political influences meme. In no particular order, they probably are: The London School of Economics and Political Science: I spent five years at LSE and learnt an awful lot there. Its unique mix of people – it’s very international, but, unlike most universities, [...]

This was passed to me by The Human Tide; thanks to the blogger. You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which book do you want to be? Now that is a good question. I suspect it might well be Johnny Got His Gun. If I had the power, I would make every recruit to the armed forces, [...]