I too was shocked to learn prime ministers don't write their own speeches. Still, at least it explains why they have speechwriters. (View Post)

It tells us that Starmer hasn't read a book he disagrees with, but surely will have read reviews of and perhaps extracts from. Isn't that how most of us approach books? (View Post)

I can see AM's point but ante-post markets are often like this, where new runners can enter the field later. It can be a PITA but... (View Post)

Combining this thread and the tail end of the last, we should not overlook snobbery in the media. Most ‘serious’ political journalists working for the broadsheets and broadcasters were educated along… (View Post)

The Simpsons (20 seconds) Pitt the Elder vs Lord Palmerston https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoDKh1EAZjI (View Post)