The problem is that whilst many people did indeed think of Sunak in those terms, that image has never actually been a good fit for him. If anything, the "moderate technocrat" label was some… (View Post)

Harold Wilson. Always the exception to any "over-achievers don't do well in politics" generalisation, but almost certainly the only one. (View Post)

Sunak can't have failed to realise the furore his sick "joke" was bound to cause - he's not that stupid. So it must therefore have been deliberate - cooked up between him and his advisors a… (View Post)

Ah well, crass is as crass does... But you're right, he's hasn't actually announced a dogshit policy yet - and, in retrospect, expecting him to do anything so community-minded as to show an interest … (View Post)

Especially since the main complaint presented in the article about the new tunnel is that it "would not solve the problems at the Dartford Crossing, which would still remain overcapacity". … (View Post)