Really, they aren't. The only defection that will be regretted on a personal basis is Danny Kruger. These three, along with Andrea Jenkyns, Nadine Dorries, et al, look like members of a politica… (View Post)

They would too! I've been flown at by both Arctic skuas and bonxies (great skuas). Totally menacing. They are definitely best viewed from a safe distance... (View Post)

Globally, maybe not. But they were placed on the UK Conservation Red List last year. From RSPB: "A review of the status of the UK’s breeding seabird populations has seen five species added to th… (View Post)

Don't know about Nici or Green, but Jonathan Gullis had the reputation of being on the outer fringes so probably isn't a surprise. I've been a bit surprised at how few former Red Wall … (View Post)

Osborne - so he said - thought he would become the most unpopular figure in Britain when he became chancellor and that the Govt would have zero chance of re-election. And yet, while he was hardly pop… (View Post)