Is the Tory party actually on a mission to alienate every single voter in the country

[Burney]

You don't think the detoxification of the 'nasty party' has helped keep the Tories in government since Blair?

Not particularly, no. I think that stuff is overrated. The people who think the tories are the nasty party will never vote for them anyway.

[Monty92]

I suppose you socialise with these people, do you? Do they talk specious bóllocks as a matter of course?

The worst thing that could ever happen to these people is for them to find themselves tainted by association with the right. And so they will fight their corner right until the point that they no longer can. So, for example, you won't get many 'sane' people who would defend Rachel Dolezal's right to self-identify as black, or for a 57-year-old man to self-identity as a baby and sit around in nappies all day.

Which is why this latest move by the Tories gives me hope. I don't think sane people can support it while keeping a straight face. And once the radicals lose the support of the mainstream, their game is up.

[Burney]

I suppose you socialise with these people, do you? Do they talk specious bóllocks as a matter of course?

Monty works in the media and lives in North London. Of course he socialises with these people. I suspect he spends a lot of time biting his lip so as not to be cut dead in the local vegetarian cafe.

[Monty92]

Not particularly, no. I think that stuff is overrated. The people who think the tories are the nasty party will never vote for them anyway.

Perhaps, but crucially it encourages people to vote for other parties to keep the Tories out.

[Sir C]

Monty works in the media and lives in North London. Of course he socialises with these people. I suspect he spends a lot of time biting his lip so as not to be cut dead in the local vegetarian cafe.

Yes, but more importantly, do you think Justine Greening is pure lesbonian, or can she be tempted by the real thing? If, for example, she and her lady friend were enjoying a cuddle on the sofa, perhaps clad in corsets and fishnet stockings, and I arrived unexpectedly to fis the washing machine, do you think they would immediately strip me of my dungarees?

Asking for a friend.

[Burney]

Yes, but more importantly, do you think Justine Greening is pure lesbonian, or can she be tempted by the real thing? If, for example, she and her lady friend were enjoying a cuddle on the sofa, perhaps clad in corsets and fishnet stockings, and I arrived unexpectedly to fis the washing machine, do you think they would immediately strip me of my dungarees?

Asking for a friend.

Why would anyone call you in to fix their washing machine? And why would you be wearing dungarees?

[Sir C]

Why would anyone call you in to fix their washing machine? And why would you be wearing dungarees?

Are you denying my right to identify as a dungaree-clad washing machine repairman?

[Peter]

I think she's right to a point, except that her assessment of your every day person being sane is not quite the full story. They are sane, but they are influenced by our culture through osmososis and reflexively support what they are told is 'progressive' while not really questioning it. They are also permanently told that we must accept other people's life experiences as to not do so is intolerant and arrogant. Of course, this sounds reasonable until 'acceptance' becomes something far beyond basic good manners and tactfulness.

In other words, they are useful idiots, and their tepid, apathetic endorsement serves to validate the entire movement.

Surely we can accept other people's life experiences without endless legislation and discussion about how they need to be treated.

I believe in my own right to not give a **** about other people's life experience. I don't care about your gender, sexual orientation, preferred title, preferred toilet. Indifference is not intolerance.

My foot hurts most days. People just don't understand how it feels. I feel isolated from my community and have nobody to turn to.

[Ash]

My foot hurts most days. People just don't understand how it feels. I feel isolated from my community and have nobody to turn to.

I sometimes have hurty-foot syndrome too, Peter. I feel your pain. Well, my pain tbh, but I can empathise.

[Sir C]

I sometimes have hurty-foot syndrome too, Peter. I feel your pain. Well, my pain tbh, but I can empathise.

Is this pain underneath the foot? Behind the toes? Like the ends of two bones rubbing together?

I had that for years and years and years and suffered in silence, until I happened upon orthotic insoles. Now my feet, ankles and knees all work. Like a miracle. For the sake of a pair of £12.99 shoe inserts.

I don't know whether to laugh with joy or cry for the lost years.