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John Quiggin 
Self basting bugger of a capitalist unworthy of cannibalism Ron E? I can think of a few.
We should stop this before some of our more conservative friends become overexcited)
In your case Alan, would ‘conservative friends’ be an oxymoron.
@el gordo
No el gordo – they would be dinner.
@el gordo
Nope, although I understand that contemporary ‘conservatism’ (which is actually, as Jonathan Ralston Saul calls it, a Bolshevism of the Right) prefers the world divided absolutely into neat Manichaean categories. You embody this worldview with your willingness to engage in obvious fabrications like your love for Julia and your mysterious discovery of this blog on a piece of paper in your pocket. Presumably it was placed there by the evil Greys of Zeta Reticuli.
Had a good look at the greys in question, but didn’t recognize anyone. The scrap of paper was from my Deltoid days.
I’ve always loved Julia (from a distance) because of her casual style and political nous.