I think Starmer will follow Wilson in retiring with, as you put it, a side order of health issues. Aside from that, Starmer is already our oldest Prime Minister since Mrs Thatcher and if he were to s… (View Post)

Churchill, Pitt the Younger... Hmm. Can we count Churchill four times? Randolph, Winston, Eden (at a stretch), Soames. (View Post)

Is Streeting failing as Health Secretary, or succeeding more slowly than he might have wished? Appointments are a bit easier to come by; waiting lists are a bit shorter; even the deadly flu pandemic … (View Post)

No, Wes's problem is that his party might take the view that now is the time for a woman to lead Labour. His advantage is that many Labour backbenchers, worried about retaining seats they unexpe… (View Post)

Yes but you've got the state school shepherds and the private school Josephs as well, so it is all averaged out. And one reason private schools do better, even in showbiz, is that (certainly the… (View Post)