I'd rather these inquiries were confined to technical issues – what went wrong and how it can be prevented in future – rather than legalistic exercises in assigning blame. (View Post)

An example I expected Starmer to follow before life intervened. (View Post)

I do not know what Burnham will be like. He seems to have adopted a collegiate style as Mayor but as we saw with Boris, things can change quickly in Downing Street. In a sense, I don't care. Lik… (View Post)

Why? Starmer follows a recent run of 2- or 3-year Prime Ministers. Gordon Brown: 3 years David Cameron: 6 but only 1 year outside the coalition Theresa May: 3 years Boris Johnson: 3 years Liz Truss: … (View Post)

I think it is slightly worse than that. As a naive technocrat, Starmer assumed there was a correct answer to each question, and that the Civil Service already had a roadmap to the sunlit uplands but … (View Post)