Starmer saying just now he will vote for a deal is going to ruffle a lot of feathers in the remain community
'the remain community'
What's this, now?
Those who mourn the EU
Probably different round your bit, but the majority of the people in my country are a little bit sad about being forced out of the EU against their will. Whether they're a community or in mourning could be debated I guess.
We are pure raging TUD, time to get us direct Ferry links to Europe for sure.
They would be cruises rather than ferries in travel time, and crossing the North Sea on one occasion matched our experiences in Drake's Passage
Rosyth ferry was excellent G, was sad to see it dropped. Rosyth to Holland is not really longer than Newcastle - Ijmuiden , late afternoon and arrive next morning and saves a long drive, Dover is just a joke given distance. You get a good night of food entertainment and fresh in morning.
Did Newcastle -> Bergen a few times. A shame it was stopped.
The passengers were a mix of outdoor types from the UK and Norwegians on a shopping/drinking expedition to Gateshead.
We travelled on that route in May 1964 to Norway (Oslo) on our honeymoon
When my wife & I are at what is now Sunderland Uni around 1960 a lot of our fellow students used that route to get to and from. Lot of Norwegians there then. Very heavy drinkers as I recall.
Starmer saying just now he will vote for a deal is going to ruffle a lot of feathers in the remain community
'the remain community'
What's this, now?
Those who mourn the EU
Probably different round your bit, but the majority of the people in my country are a little bit sad about being forced out of the EU against their will. Whether they're a community or in mourning could be debated I guess.
We are pure raging TUD, time to get us direct Ferry links to Europe for sure.
They would be cruises rather than ferries in travel time, and crossing the North Sea on one occasion matched our experiences in Drake's Passage
Rosyth ferry was excellent G, was sad to see it dropped. Rosyth to Holland is not really longer than Newcastle - Ijmuiden , late afternoon and arrive next morning and saves a long drive, Dover is just a joke given distance. You get a good night of food entertainment and fresh in morning.
Did Newcastle -> Bergen a few times. A shame it was stopped.
The passengers were a mix of outdoor types from the UK and Norwegians on a shopping/drinking expedition to Gateshead.
We travelled on that route in May 1964 to Norway (Oslo) on our honeymoon
When my wife & I are at what is now Sunderland Uni around 1960 a lot of our fellow students used that route to get to and from. Lot of Norwegians there then. Very heavy drinkers as I recall.
My earliest memories are of a camping holiday in Scandinavia, starting with that ferry to Bergen. Someone went overboard, the ferry turned back, but in the dark no chance of finding them.
I think it's probably just French grandstanding against Les Rosbifs just before they climbdown, but we'll see.
I’m just sick of this. Want it over, whatever the outcome is. It’s tortuous. I can’t shake the suspicion that elements in the eu are scared that we’ll be fine outside the bloc, and don’t want it to happen, in case it it weakens the argument for other nations to stay. Why else are the french so worried about our labour laws and state aid? Keep pushing like this and the dear french fishing fleet will get hammered.
I think it's probably just French grandstanding against Les Rosbifs just before they climbdown, but we'll see.
I’m just sick of this. Want it over, whatever the outcome is. It’s tortuous. I can’t shake the suspicion that elements in the eu are scared that we’ll be fine outside the bloc, and don’t want it to happen, in case it it weakens the argument for other nations to stay. Why else are the french so worried about our labour laws and state aid? Keep pushing like this and the dear french fishing fleet will get hammered.
Just a few more weeks.
The messages are that we're getting closer on fishing, and are now down to species by species discussions in private, whilst the French have publicly thrown their toys out the pram today.
What the hell are the idiots who dreamt that up thinking? Even if you think it makes some economic sense, and I'm skeptical it does, on a political basis it is bonkers. All the talk the last week about not letting our guard down, and one last push, and the muppets in goverment are proposing to let a whole load of probably well-heeled people bypass the rules.
MPs should be prioritised ahead of the general public. We disdain them a lot, they give us reason to disdain them, but they are the people we have chosen to represent and govern us. I have no problem in saying they should have a greater priority than many other non-high priority groups, though I doubt many of them will say the same.
But that would still mean most of them are quite a ways down the list, since most people agree on the top priority people.
Is that a joke or were you just practicing your typing skills?
No it isn't a joke. MPs share a big part in why they are held in such contempt, but we are also to blame, and personally I don't think there's anything untoward in recognising that they are collectively invested with the authority to govern us. Right when this started I said I had no issue with either Boris or Corbyn getting special treatment for example. PM and LOTO are important positions.
Should you ever have the misfortune to wear glasses you'll understand.
Normally I'd oppose the French in all their ways of course, however in this the tables are completely turned.
I'll get some tractors and fill in any Glenn you may have if you persist in this William Paddock doesn't have the same ring!
(Seriously though glasses are a major pain, and you're always at sea as to where they are)
I once spent twenty minutes looking for mine until my wife told me they were on my nose.
Not kidding. Wish I were.
I've scoured my flat looking for mine to find that I was actually just holding them.
Once in a blue moon I do actually somehow put them down somewhere and have 'lost' them. Then the issue of course is that you can't see to look about to find the damn things.
Anyway I'll put you down as a subscriber to the filling in of Mr Glenn's Glenn. At least he'll be able to see the results!
Might as well not have the third one. Lets them off the hook by saying in that circumstance they would, whilst being mealy mouthed or crazy in response to the other 2.
So if they have 11 voters per constituency, how come most (may be all) of the Tory changes in vote levels are multiples of 6.7%, and the Labour ones 7.9% ?
I don't know why Starmer picked this fight to happen now by not restoring the whip once Corbyn was readmitted to the party, but getting it out the way early may be a good move. Who but wonks will even notice it right now?
The thing I respect about Covid Data Wranglers like Andrew Neil is the way they memory hole literally every previous tweet they make on the subject.
When challenged they act like they are coming at the subject fresh every time.
Never any mistakes, never any verifiable history. So confident they are in this approach they don't even bother to delete the old posts.
The same as sports pundits. Before the match "why X will lose", 90 minutes later "why X won". And yet you are meant to think their views are insightful. If they were judged on their predictive ability rather than their entertainment value the vast majority of pundits would last only a few weeks in their jobs.
Economic forecasters aren't really much cop either, as I may have mentioned in the past on occasion.
Should you ever have the misfortune to wear glasses you'll understand.
Normally I'd oppose the French in all their ways of course, however in this the tables are completely turned.
I'll get some tractors and fill in any Glenn you may have if you persist in this William Paddock doesn't have the same ring!
(Seriously though glasses are a major pain, and you're always at sea as to where they are)
The number of times I go to rub my eyes (I know we're not supposed to during Covid) and get surprised when my fingers bash into my glasses, well, let's just say I end up looking silly.
What the hell are the idiots who dreamt that up thinking? Even if you think it makes some economic sense, and I'm skeptical it does, on a political basis it is bonkers. All the talk the last week about not letting our guard down, and one last push, and the muppets in goverment are proposing to let a whole load of probably well-heeled people bypass the rules.
So if they have 11 voters per constituency, how come most (may be all) of the Tory changes in vote levels are multiples of 6.7%, and the Labour ones 7.9% ?
Did he really change his twitter handle to include his peerage? Oh, Ian.
I did hear that one former politician genuinely thought about changing their twitter handle to include The Right Honourable or RtHon when they became a member of the Privy Council.
What the hell are the idiots who dreamt that up thinking? Even if you think it makes some economic sense, and I'm skeptical it does, on a political basis it is bonkers. All the talk the last week about not letting our guard down, and one last push, and the muppets in goverment are proposing to let a whole load of probably well-heeled people bypass the rules.
There are loads of exemptions already, not just a few as the telegraph claims. So if we are already letting people in to kill our xmas turkeys, or someone in to direct a TV ad to get us to eat the turkey, it probably doesnt make much difference to add in a few captains of industry. (We will need fewer turkeys anyway as many wont bother in smaller groups and cook what they actually prefer.)
The policy is logically fine but politically difficult. The implementation could not have been worse for the Tories and their one rule for the toffs another for everyone else weakness save have JRM deliver it in a live press conference.
Should you ever have the misfortune to wear glasses you'll understand.
Normally I'd oppose the French in all their ways of course, however in this the tables are completely turned.
I'll get some tractors and fill in any Glenn you may have if you persist in this William Paddock doesn't have the same ring!
(Seriously though glasses are a major pain, and you're always at sea as to where they are)
I once spent twenty minutes looking for mine until my wife told me they were on my nose.
Not kidding. Wish I were.
Been there done that. Left supermarket, realised I didn't have my reading glasses, went back to checkout where I had last used them and asked if they had seen my glasses to which the answer was yes, you're wearing them. They are very weak so have little effect if I walk around with them on.
I don't know why Starmer picked this fight to happen now by not restoring the whip once Corbyn was readmitted to the party, but getting it out the way early may be a good move. Who but wonks will even notice it right now?
He's done it so that there's a very good reason to have none of the Corbynites in the shadow cabinet. It was an opportunistic thing, and he'd never have done it if Corbyn hadn't been so foolish.
My guess anyway.
The Burgons and Long-Baileys of this world are now very long prices to be next leader. They'll just have back-bench credentials.
What the hell are the idiots who dreamt that up thinking? Even if you think it makes some economic sense, and I'm skeptical it does, on a political basis it is bonkers. All the talk the last week about not letting our guard down, and one last push, and the muppets in goverment are proposing to let a whole load of probably well-heeled people bypass the rules.
There are loads of exemptions already, not just a few as the telegraph claims. So if we are already letting people in to kill our xmas turkeys, or someone in to direct a TV ad to get us to eat the turkey, it probably doesnt make much difference to add in a few captains of industry. (We will need fewer turkeys anyway as many wont bother in smaller groups and cook what they actually prefer.)
The policy is logically fine but politically difficult. The implementation could not have been worse for the Tories and their one rule for the toffs another for everyone else weakness save have JRM deliver it in a live press conference.
I think exemptions where quarantining makes the activity unviable are appropriate, with other safeguards applied to offset the increased risk. But deals leading to £100k orders doesn't look like a suitably high threshold, nor do I believe face-to-face is the only way to do such deals. It honestly looks like the government has simply given business travellers a route to gaming the quarantining. I would not be shocked to find out that a load of Tory MPs are being lobbied by business groups, airlines, and airports to do something like this.
Politically right now this is almost unbelievably stupid.
Starmer saying just now he will vote for a deal is going to ruffle a lot of feathers in the remain community
'the remain community'
What's this, now?
Those who mourn the EU
Probably different round your bit, but the majority of the people in my country are a little bit sad about being forced out of the EU against their will. Whether they're a community or in mourning could be debated I guess.
We are pure raging TUD, time to get us direct Ferry links to Europe for sure.
They would be cruises rather than ferries in travel time, and crossing the North Sea on one occasion matched our experiences in Drake's Passage
Rosyth ferry was excellent G, was sad to see it dropped. Rosyth to Holland is not really longer than Newcastle - Ijmuiden , late afternoon and arrive next morning and saves a long drive, Dover is just a joke given distance. You get a good night of food entertainment and fresh in morning.
Did Newcastle -> Bergen a few times. A shame it was stopped.
The passengers were a mix of outdoor types from the UK and Norwegians on a shopping/drinking expedition to Gateshead.
We travelled on that route in May 1964 to Norway (Oslo) on our honeymoon
When my wife & I are at what is now Sunderland Uni around 1960 a lot of our fellow students used that route to get to and from. Lot of Norwegians there then. Very heavy drinkers as I recall.
That's because Norway has absolutely eyewatering alcohol prices. Back then before budget flights it was the easiest way to get sensibly priced alcohol as the bars on the ferries would be selling drinks duty free. Lots of them would reboard the ferry straight away to complete the round trip. I've heard it was the same with stockholm to Helsinki by ferry too.
So if they have 11 voters per constituency, how come most (may be all) of the Tory changes in vote levels are multiples of 6.7%, and the Labour ones 7.9% ?
What the hell are the idiots who dreamt that up thinking? Even if you think it makes some economic sense, and I'm skeptical it does, on a political basis it is bonkers. All the talk the last week about not letting our guard down, and one last push, and the muppets in goverment are proposing to let a whole load of probably well-heeled people bypass the rules.
There are loads of exemptions already, not just a few as the telegraph claims. So if we are already letting people in to kill our xmas turkeys, or someone in to direct a TV ad to get us to eat the turkey, it probably doesnt make much difference to add in a few captains of industry. (We will need fewer turkeys anyway as many wont bother in smaller groups and cook what they actually prefer.)
The policy is logically fine but politically difficult. The implementation could not have been worse for the Tories and their one rule for the toffs another for everyone else weakness save have JRM deliver it in a live press conference.
I think exemptions where quarantining makes the activity unviable are appropriate, with other safeguards applied to offset the increased risk. But deals leading to £100k orders doesn't look like a suitably high threshold, nor do I believe face-to-face is the only way to do such deals. It honestly looks like the government has simply given business travellers a route to gaming the quarantining. I would not be shocked to find out that a load of Tory MPs are being lobbied by business groups, airlines, and airports to do something like this.
Politically right now this is almost unbelievably stupid.
What the hell are the idiots who dreamt that up thinking? Even if you think it makes some economic sense, and I'm skeptical it does, on a political basis it is bonkers. All the talk the last week about not letting our guard down, and one last push, and the muppets in goverment are proposing to let a whole load of probably well-heeled people bypass the rules.
There are loads of exemptions already, not just a few as the telegraph claims. So if we are already letting people in to kill our xmas turkeys, or someone in to direct a TV ad to get us to eat the turkey, it probably doesnt make much difference to add in a few captains of industry. (We will need fewer turkeys anyway as many wont bother in smaller groups and cook what they actually prefer.)
The policy is logically fine but politically difficult. The implementation could not have been worse for the Tories and their one rule for the toffs another for everyone else weakness save have JRM deliver it in a live press conference.
I think exemptions where quarantining makes the activity unviable are appropriate, with other safeguards applied to offset the increased risk. But deals leading to £100k orders doesn't look like a suitably high threshold, nor do I believe face-to-face is the only way to do such deals. It honestly looks like the government has simply given business travellers a route to gaming the quarantining. I would not be shocked to find out that a load of Tory MPs are being lobbied by business groups, airlines, and airports to do something like this.
Politically right now this is almost unbelievably stupid.
MPs should be prioritised ahead of the general public. We disdain them a lot, they give us reason to disdain them, but they are the people we have chosen to represent and govern us. I have no problem in saying they should have a greater priority than many other non-high priority groups, though I doubt many of them will say the same.
But that would still mean most of them are quite a ways down the list, since most people agree on the top priority people.
Is that a joke or were you just practicing your typing skills?
No it isn't a joke. MPs share a big part in why they are held in such contempt, but we are also to blame, and personally I don't think there's anything untoward in recognising that they are collectively invested with the authority to govern us. Right when this started I said I had no issue with either Boris or Corbyn getting special treatment for example. PM and LOTO are important positions.
Given the number of people an MP meets on a daily basis they are probably at serious risk of becoming super-spreaders, so vaccinating them is a good idea: think about how many of them have already had it.
If they do get them I would want it to be public though: nothing more likely to convince everyone the vaccine is safe than seeing the House of Commons all lining up for their jabs.
What the hell are the idiots who dreamt that up thinking? Even if you think it makes some economic sense, and I'm skeptical it does, on a political basis it is bonkers. All the talk the last week about not letting our guard down, and one last push, and the muppets in goverment are proposing to let a whole load of probably well-heeled people bypass the rules.
There are loads of exemptions already, not just a few as the telegraph claims. So if we are already letting people in to kill our xmas turkeys, or someone in to direct a TV ad to get us to eat the turkey, it probably doesnt make much difference to add in a few captains of industry. (We will need fewer turkeys anyway as many wont bother in smaller groups and cook what they actually prefer.)
The policy is logically fine but politically difficult. The implementation could not have been worse for the Tories and their one rule for the toffs another for everyone else weakness save have JRM deliver it in a live press conference.
I think exemptions where quarantining makes the activity unviable are appropriate, with other safeguards applied to offset the increased risk. But deals leading to £100k orders doesn't look like a suitably high threshold, nor do I believe face-to-face is the only way to do such deals. It honestly looks like the government has simply given business travellers a route to gaming the quarantining. I would not be shocked to find out that a load of Tory MPs are being lobbied by business groups, airlines, and airports to do something like this.
Politically right now this is almost unbelievably stupid.
MPs should be prioritised ahead of the general public. We disdain them a lot, they give us reason to disdain them, but they are the people we have chosen to represent and govern us. I have no problem in saying they should have a greater priority than many other non-high priority groups, though I doubt many of them will say the same.
But that would still mean most of them are quite a ways down the list, since most people agree on the top priority people.
Is that a joke or were you just practicing your typing skills?
No it isn't a joke. MPs share a big part in why they are held in such contempt, but we are also to blame, and personally I don't think there's anything untoward in recognising that they are collectively invested with the authority to govern us. Right when this started I said I had no issue with either Boris or Corbyn getting special treatment for example. PM and LOTO are important positions.
Given the number of people an MP meets on a daily basis they are probably at serious risk of becoming super-spreaders, so vaccinating them is a good idea: think about how many of them have already had it.
If they do get them I would want it to be public though: nothing more likely to convince everyone the vaccine is safe than seeing the House of Commons all lining up for their jabs.
They'll get them in line with their age/health brackets and nothing more, I am sure. Even if they agreed with me they'd be terrified of the press reaction.
Should you ever have the misfortune to wear glasses you'll understand.
Normally I'd oppose the French in all their ways of course, however in this the tables are completely turned.
I'll get some tractors and fill in any Glenn you may have if you persist in this William Paddock doesn't have the same ring!
(Seriously though glasses are a major pain, and you're always at sea as to where they are)
I once spent twenty minutes looking for mine until my wife told me they were on my nose.
Not kidding. Wish I were.
Been there done that. Left supermarket, realised I didn't have my reading glasses, went back to checkout where I had last used them and asked if they had seen my glasses to which the answer was yes, you're wearing them. They are very weak so have little effect if I walk around with them on.
Not as bad as texting someone to see if they've seen your phone...
MPs should be prioritised ahead of the general public. We disdain them a lot, they give us reason to disdain them, but they are the people we have chosen to represent and govern us. I have no problem in saying they should have a greater priority than many other non-high priority groups, though I doubt many of them will say the same.
But that would still mean most of them are quite a ways down the list, since most people agree on the top priority people.
Is that a joke or were you just practicing your typing skills?
No it isn't a joke. MPs share a big part in why they are held in such contempt, but we are also to blame, and personally I don't think there's anything untoward in recognising that they are collectively invested with the authority to govern us. Right when this started I said I had no issue with either Boris or Corbyn getting special treatment for example. PM and LOTO are important positions.
Given the number of people an MP meets on a daily basis they are probably at serious risk of becoming super-spreaders, so vaccinating them is a good idea: think about how many of them have already had it.
If they do get them I would want it to be public though: nothing more likely to convince everyone the vaccine is safe than seeing the House of Commons all lining up for their jabs.
I want to see them back in Parliament to sort out all the crap heading our way. Somethings just cannot be done on Zoom.
MPs should be prioritised ahead of the general public. We disdain them a lot, they give us reason to disdain them, but they are the people we have chosen to represent and govern us. I have no problem in saying they should have a greater priority than many other non-high priority groups, though I doubt many of them will say the same.
But that would still mean most of them are quite a ways down the list, since most people agree on the top priority people.
Is that a joke or were you just practicing your typing skills?
No it isn't a joke. MPs share a big part in why they are held in such contempt, but we are also to blame, and personally I don't think there's anything untoward in recognising that they are collectively invested with the authority to govern us. Right when this started I said I had no issue with either Boris or Corbyn getting special treatment for example. PM and LOTO are important positions.
Given the number of people an MP meets on a daily basis they are probably at serious risk of becoming super-spreaders, so vaccinating them is a good idea: think about how many of them have already had it.
If they do get them I would want it to be public though: nothing more likely to convince everyone the vaccine is safe than seeing the House of Commons all lining up for their jabs.
They'll get them in line with their age/health brackets and nothing more, I am sure. Even if they agreed with me they'd be terrified of the press reaction.
You are probably right that will happen but one does wonder if alternatives to the published priority list were ever considered, such as prioritise potential superspreaders, or do the easiest ones first, or start in the highest incidence areas up north.
Should you ever have the misfortune to wear glasses you'll understand.
Normally I'd oppose the French in all their ways of course, however in this the tables are completely turned.
I'll get some tractors and fill in any Glenn you may have if you persist in this William Paddock doesn't have the same ring!
(Seriously though glasses are a major pain, and you're always at sea as to where they are)
I once spent twenty minutes looking for mine until my wife told me they were on my nose.
Not kidding. Wish I were.
Been there done that. Left supermarket, realised I didn't have my reading glasses, went back to checkout where I had last used them and asked if they had seen my glasses to which the answer was yes, you're wearing them. They are very weak so have little effect if I walk around with them on.
Not as bad as texting someone to see if they've seen your phone...
I am always having to phone Mrs Foxy so she can find her phone. Just as well she has never found how to silence it.
Should you ever have the misfortune to wear glasses you'll understand.
Normally I'd oppose the French in all their ways of course, however in this the tables are completely turned.
I'll get some tractors and fill in any Glenn you may have if you persist in this William Paddock doesn't have the same ring!
(Seriously though glasses are a major pain, and you're always at sea as to where they are)
I once spent twenty minutes looking for mine until my wife told me they were on my nose.
Not kidding. Wish I were.
Been there done that. Left supermarket, realised I didn't have my reading glasses, went back to checkout where I had last used them and asked if they had seen my glasses to which the answer was yes, you're wearing them. They are very weak so have little effect if I walk around with them on.
Not as bad as texting someone to see if they've seen your phone...
I am always having to phone Mrs Foxy so she can find her phone. Just as well she has never found how to silence it.
I have the opposite problem -- accidentally silencing my phone by hitting a badly-placed switch when picking it up. I'm not entirely sure it doesn't silence itself when bouncing around in my pocket.
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Lot of Norwegians there then. Very heavy drinkers as I recall.
https://twitter.com/BritainElects/status/1334571700223094784?s=09
https://twitter.com/BritainElects/status/1334571193505095681?s=09
This is all a farce just for show.
A country that's much too good for them.
If they were honourable they'd honour the Treaty of Troyes.
Normally I'd oppose the French in all their ways of course, however in this the tables are completely turned.
I'll get some tractors and fill in any Glenn you may have if you persist in this
(Seriously though glasses are a major pain, and you're always at sea as to where they are)
Albeit I fricking love mackerel.
The messages are that we're getting closer on fishing, and are now down to species by species discussions in private, whilst the French have publicly thrown their toys out the pram today.
They are probably precisely related.
Not kidding. Wish I were.
Should've gone to Barnard Castle.
Choreographed bedwetting is all part of the process.
Once in a blue moon I do actually somehow put them down somewhere and have 'lost' them. Then the issue of course is that you can't see to look about to find the damn things.
Anyway I'll put you down as a subscriber to the filling in of Mr Glenn's Glenn. At least he'll be able to see the results!
https://www.jlpartners.co.uk/red-wall
So what is the error margin on the numbers in each seat with a sample of 11 ?
When challenged they act like they are coming at the subject fresh every time.
Never any mistakes, never any verifiable history. So confident they are in this approach they don't even bother to delete the old posts.
Apparently the trend is the Union's friend ©HYUFD
https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Orbit-Waterproof-Glasses-Tracker-Rechargeable/dp/B071PBFVKC/ref=smi_www_rco2_go_smi_g1285150262?_encoding=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0&ie=UTF8
There are various similar products, perhaps some better/cheaper.
Economic forecasters aren't really much cop either, as I may have mentioned in the past on occasion.
I actually met him at a PB meet in London, he was a pretty disgusting homophobe, I think same sex marriage triggered him.
I think he tried OGH's patience over his thoughts on the gays.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/18914639.scottish-independence-15th-poll-row-finds-majority-support-yes/
The name has set off a quiver of Proustian memory of seamy reactionaryism.
They have assumed a uniform swing across all the Red Wall. Is this valid?
That'll work in Ashfield, where an Independent got 13000 votes (27.6 %).
Regretfully their staff talked them out of it.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules/coronavirus-covid-19-travellers-exempt-from-uk-border-rules
There are loads of exemptions already, not just a few as the telegraph claims. So if we are already letting people in to kill our xmas turkeys, or someone in to direct a TV ad to get us to eat the turkey, it probably doesnt make much difference to add in a few captains of industry. (We will need fewer turkeys anyway as many wont bother in smaller groups and cook what they actually prefer.)
The policy is logically fine but politically difficult. The implementation could not have been worse for the Tories and their one rule for the toffs another for everyone else weakness save have JRM deliver it in a live press conference.
It was an opportunistic thing, and he'd never have done it if Corbyn hadn't been so foolish.
My guess anyway.
The Burgons and Long-Baileys of this world are now very long prices to be next leader. They'll just have back-bench credentials.
The sort that makes Justin look like the voice of enlightenment when it comes to unwed couples and their progeny.
Politically right now this is almost unbelievably stupid.
Where else do you think the seat changes in the national polling come from?
https://cookpolitical.com/2020-national-popular-vote-tracker
God help us.
If they do get them I would want it to be public though: nothing more likely to convince everyone the vaccine is safe than seeing the House of Commons all lining up for their jabs.
At least that would have some precedence.