How is the langauge corrupted by experience! Originally from Old English ealdorman or older man as a synonym for wise person - and now a local councillor...

Still, what I sense from many comments on and off board is that there are still lots of people who care deeply about what is done in the name of the people. And if this board demonstrates nothing else, it surely points to the new world we all now live in, where our interests can be shared across boundaries of space, time and even to some extent language (aenigma allowing)