Yep. An all too obvious dud. In the dismal tradition of IDS and Truss. The Tory problem is that the right-wing factionalists in the parliamentary party usually have just enough numbers to slip their … (View Post)

What had they hoped for? To pass on at least some of the assets they had built up over 40+ years of pretty demanding employment to their nearest and dearest family members. It's actually a fairly com… (View Post)

Well maybe the same could be said for people requiring medical care? No? Why shouldn't they use their assets to pay for those expensive operations? What, really, is the difference? (Declaration. My f… (View Post)

I don't think voters will really start applying themselves until after the Dem convention and Kamala's veep choice. Once all the pieces are in play we'll get a much better idea of voter sentiment. Th… (View Post)

As an appetiser, before the UK leader vote, we have the Scots Tory leadership contest. Runners and riders at the moment are Russell Findlay (former investigative journalist who was, famously, victim … (View Post)