I agree with almost all of that - except for the bit about ideological coherence. If people (journalists???) have not managed to detect this, it must be because they are not looking for it in the rig… (View Post)

One thing I have noticed in recent weeks is that quite a lot of leading Conservative politicians - some now former Conservatives, like Rory Stewart - go on about liberal and democratic values, and th… (View Post)

Window dressing, then, at little cost to themse;ves. (View Post)

But everybody does need to remember that all local councils have been starved of funds by the recent Conservative governments. All public services have been. The upside, if you are a Conservative sup… (View Post)

Liberals are always very good at supporting minorities, especially when they are weak, feeble and powerless. I think this is the most powerful argument that the Conservatives could use to entice Libe… (View Post)