FPT - in my view this sees Jenrick and Cleverly into the final two. I'd have thought Stride's vote would mainly go to Tugendhat and Cleverly - and if it splits evenly, Kemi's out next … (View Post)

I can't claim I either umpired or played there, but Warkworth cricket ground has a shout to be one of the most picturesque in the country. The only time I have ever seen cricket being played the… (View Post)

I have a friend from Haiti. I don't know if they have a middle class there, but if they do he was surely in it, since he seemed able to leave to study abroad with relative ease and then to get a… (View Post)

I'm slightly sceptical 45% of Americans are deranged. I understand the story Malmesbury is telling, but I'm yet to be convinced that this applies to more than a fraction of the electorate. … (View Post)

Yes, I don't deny these nutters exist - but they are still very much the exception. The 45% who will vote Trump are made up largely of those for whom Dem politics are an anathema, not the outrig… (View Post)