The IMF is a treaty organisation. You can ask your MP to push for Britain to renege on the treaty or to propose a review of it or for the IMF's board to sack its managing director. You might as well … (View Post)

Number of chancellors of the exchequer in the past three years: 4. Number during the 22 years prior to that: 4. (View Post)

But are you sure you've put it in the right place? How on earth can you know it's the first time ever? (View Post)

It wasn't just the Falklands and oil. The Tory voteshare was lower in 1983 than in 1979. A huge factor in why they got such a big majority in 1983 was the SNP. But I doubt Labour is about to split ag… (View Post)

Wouldn't it be good if the Leader of the Opposition could ask the Speaker to recall the Commons so there could be a vote of no confidence in the government? Well OK, he can ask, but he'd be wasting h… (View Post)