I think the Tories should hold their ground and their nerve. They made some shit choices on leader over recent years, and badly fucked up on immigration, but I still think they have a distinctive off… (View Post)

It's possible he's teetering, but I think the way he's wired and who he is that he's Conservative through and through - wears it like a skin - and has called for these deals befor… (View Post)

Owen Jones, Matthew Godwin, JK Rowling, and Carol Voderman (there are many others) are good examples of how social media and the polarisation it drives can push someone from a nuanced position to a d… (View Post)

Andrew Lilico is bonkers, and his ravings inconsistent. I think Matt Goodwin has gone off the deep-end but I don't believe he's some sort of National Front guy, regardless of how poorly wor… (View Post)

She went to Guildford County School, where she was head girl. She studied Latin and Greek independently. Then went to Trinity College Cambridge to read Classics. She was hardly Grange Hill. (View Post)