Given that John Healey and Al Carns resigned because they felt Starmer had not delivered with the Defence Investment Plan it's hard to see Sir Keir's application getting very far. In fact, … (View Post)

It's difficult to get your head around all this. The authoritarian states (China, Russia, Iran, N Korea) are becoming ever more assertive but I doubt that they are keen on a hot war with "t… (View Post)

Recent events have shown that there is nothing inevitable about Nigel's progression to Number 10. The Tories have staved off extinction, and Labour are busy reinventing themselves. And both main… (View Post)

Further to this.... https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,kate-forbes-christian-viewpoints-being-squeezed-out-of-uk-politics On assisted dying, she said: “One prominent campaigner railed against undecla… (View Post)

Ironically, Sir Keir did Andy a big favour by blocking him the first time. He's gone from being a plausible contender to the saviour of civilisation as we know it. Timing is all. (View Post)