I'm not normally a person who expresses much emotion in public (apart from disdain for the Left) - but I have to thank everyone deeply and sincerely from the bottom of my heart for all the very kind things that have been said. I had no idea that the things I had said had reached so far and wide...and I'm very touched. I have to say that the Mods have asked me to reconsider, and I've agreed to think about it - to their credit, they've reassured me that they are concerned about the same things I'm concerned about. I'm not sure what else to say except again...thank you everyone...for your kindness and friendship, which is a large part of why I've been here as long as I have been. Best Regards, IvanGood on ya' chap. :)
I do hope you stay on. Obviously you are well-liked here, and you certainly add much to the forum.
I've seen the bitterness of some FR ex-pats up close, and it's not pretty. Most of them in fact turn out to not be Conservative at all, that's their dirty little secret. You are of course true to the cause, and so I do hope you reconsider. :)