[this began as a comment on another blog, but it got so long I thought I'd just stick it here. My thoughts on this topic aren't (and could hardly be) original, and are covered far more eloquently and intelligently in other, more eloquent, more intelligent blogs] So, according to the Sunday Times yesterday, the Tories intend to turn abortion into a 'keystone issue' for this year's election. My fir ...

I went to Hyde Park on Saturday, absolutely gorgeous day, I was meeting some friends for a picanic. I walked over from Green Park, and I quickly noticed that all the roads around the park were closed off, police were everywhere. I had a marvellous time, walking down the centre lane of the five-lane blacktop running alongside Hyde Park. Eventually I ran into the reason the roads were blocked off, w ...