Dining across the divide: ‘As I get older, I’m more militant. I just think: let’s all glue ourselves to something’

They disagreed about statues, but not queer fluidity - can two strangers find common ground over dinner?

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David, 63, Portsmouth

Occupation Semi-retired primary school teacher
Voting record Labour - years ago because he thought it was essential to do so, now because there's no one else to vote for
Amuse bouche When he was 10, he won a south London art competition with a painting of a flamenco bar, even though he'd never been to Spain, or a bar, or any flamenco