Thank you, Robin, for drawing my attention to this discussion, and thank you everyone for your comments. I’m sorry you no longer find any value in my writing, but it is now obviously intended for quite a different audience. Nevertheless, it’s always interesting to get some robust criticism and hear what others are thinking, and it was nice to hear from you all again. I have nothing but the fondest memories of my time as a socialist, a feeling not at all affected by the fact that I can no longer agree with what I thought then. I’ll take this opportunity to apologise most sincerely for the intemperance of polemics past, and to wish you every happiness in your endeavours, even if I cannot, I am afraid, wish you any success in the socialist one.
With all best wishes,
Stuart