I expect quite strongly that Burnham will continue current net zero policies, just as Miliband continued previous Conservative government policies under Starmer. I do expect the rhetoric to change th… (View Post)

I don't think Mahmood has done a good job as Home Secretary. Her immigration policy is a mess, leaving aside whether you agree with its aims. Relatedly but separately she is despised by anyone w… (View Post)

Miliband is by far the best qualified of the three to be Chancellor of the Exchequer. He worked at the Treasury and was effectively Gordon Brown's right hand man when he was CoE. There's a … (View Post)

My view on prisons specifically is that the primary determinant should be the safety of prisoners and staff. Decisions on this should be made as a risk assessment by the people managing the prisons. … (View Post)

It boils down to whether a prime minister's success is entirely measured by people's opinion of them as a leader or person, or whether their decisions and actions matter in their own right … (View Post)