On topic. Tory members were presented with a choice of two so they opted for Truss. There's no indication who they might have elected if they could have chosen from the original five (or more). … (View Post)

I always pronounce them nee-zhairr seeds anyway. Seems only polite. (View Post)

I'd put it more strongly. It is the duty of MPs to chose the PM. Outsourcing responsibility to their fan club is a crime against the constitution. (View Post)

It will, of course, deter intelligent, sensitive people (like almost everyone on here) from ever contemplating a political career. Democracy is impossible when only sociopaths are strong enough to su… (View Post)

Back in the 1960s there was an enhanced level of purchase tax on fripperies the government deemed unnecessary. It could be reintroduced through VAT, leaving the great unwashed ... err ... unwashed. (View Post)