The only worrying thing about this is that even now some UK Ministers appear not to have worked out that Trump is an arsehole. Which is pretty remarkable for anyone paying even the slightest attentio… (View Post)

I think any boost he gets will be short term unless he acts in the way I have suggested (which I must confess is very similar to what I thought the Tories should focus on a couple of days ago). We ne… (View Post)

I can pretty much guarantee that within 6 months, in response to some Burnham screw up, there will be at least some lamenting his departure. But they will be wrong. (View Post)

I think I agree with you on most of those issues but they are not, frankly, where the success or failure of Burnham's administration is going to be determined. When Reeves was appointed she clai… (View Post)

I personally will be very surprised if Putin is alive, let alone in charge, by the end of this year. Its one of the things that makes me hesitate about our defence panic. The major threat is on the r… (View Post)