Not a bad book, either. Books actually (I, Claudius and Claudius the God). Graves tended to claim his fiction was what paid the bills while his real vocation was for poetry, but I think he probably c… (View Post)

What Farage really needs is a by-election in a Labour-held WWC seat. Say in the north Midlands, south Yorkshire, or County Durham. I suspect Reform would walk it. That would be like putting a very bi… (View Post)

Nope. Jenrick is attempting to hoover up the unregenerate right wing factionalist vote in the parliamentary party. And then present himself as the rightwing alternative to the membership. Uncannily r… (View Post)

So far as Trump's enduring appeal on economics, I think you also have to bear in mind three other factors: 1) The Republicans have always had a reputation for being economic managers and despite Trum… (View Post)

OT - definitely sensible to leave it to MPs when in Government. If Starmer fell under a bus is there any guarantee the Labour membership wouldn't go for a Corbynite particularly if the party was poll… (View Post)