David Starkey's analysis of Rachel Reeves on Youtube is well worth half an hour. Might not be to everyone's taste but I find his arguments interesting and for the main part convincing. Certainly more… (View Post)

Do I like people using offensive terms to describe each other, no. But, trying to determine what is or is not acceptable is much much worse. It is a fool's errand and any imposed limit will be seen a… (View Post)

Well they are not getting many Tory Councillors or Tory Council candidates jumping ship. The mechanism within the party to be designated an approved council candidate is quite onorous and whilst it w… (View Post)

As with all things the age for voting was a descendent of previous decisions over a thousand years. There were certainly peers who took their seats in the House of Lords at 16 before I guess 1689, no… (View Post)

Probably not a bad thing - he was certainly competent. It is a skill all the front bench need and the short timescale means there is no danger of overthinking it. Also the person doing it will be les… (View Post)