A distinction complicated by the official use of Britain as a synonym not for Great Britain but for the United Kingdom. (And don't get the ScotNats started on the use of England to mean Britain.) (View Post)

I do not know viewcode's situation but a lot of companies expect even quite low-level employees (eg me) to be available 24x7. That is why there is occasional talk of something like the French laws on… (View Post)

It did not help Mrs Thatcher that she chose as her joint campaign managers one bloke fully occupied with a Scottish bank, leaving her fate in the hands of a lazy, drunken, Old Etonian shagger. (View Post)

Speaking of Leon, his favourite ancient statues have had their crown usurped. Archaeologists have unearthed ancient structures in Turkey that could represent the world's earliest human settlement. Th… (View Post)

You could make a case for several from across the spectrum. For instance, James Cleverly has been mentioned a lot; Jenrick might fancy the Boris route to Downing Street; Boris (as boulay suggests); D… (View Post)