I quite like Boris in many ways, but this quote, from The Times seems to be not unfair: "The thing about Boris Johnson is that he’s like a rat,” a former ally said last week. “He bumbles on amia… (View Post)

Ha, beaten to it. I was going to post Bush's comments as they are absolutely spot on. The public, ultimately, will have its revenge, if they think they are being taken for a ride. This is the key sen… (View Post)

My personal sense is that while Boris may have recovered (a bit) with wavering Tory MPs, he certainly hasn't with the great British public. And he won't either. If he survives a VONC there may be a s… (View Post)

OT. Excellent thread here on the approach being taken by Boris and his chances. It's about raising the ante. Rings true. https://twitter.com/NIHargrave/status/1486399240767213572 "For all his fa… (View Post)

Relating to this topic - nice change from PartyGate - perhaps the person who most personifies the Navy's preoccupation with modernisation is Adm Jacky Fisher. Jan Morris's biography - "Fisher's … (View Post)