Agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment - too often "the blob" is blamed when anyone with two braincells would know that someone like Mandelson is a giant risk. The process excuse is pathet… (View Post)

For me this is the equivalent to Truss blaming the OBR (or BoE or the FT or whatever) for her budget going disastrously wrong. And we know what that meant for her time in No 10. (View Post)

Only about 5% of estates pay IHT. (I was pipped. I don't like it as a tax at all, much rather an annual property tax and a wider income tax, but there's no denying it's only the very r… (View Post)

Unless you're suggesting Streeting was pregnant at 16... but he is very impressive too. Just not quite as remarkable. (View Post)

Rayner's "journey" is significantly more impressive than both Starmer's and Streeting's, given her personal circumstances. I think some PBers overestimate how far hard work c… (View Post)