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)

Oh God! Regime change here too? (View Post)

Signs of midsummer. Local hostelries starting to promote their Christmas dinners. (View Post)

If people think there's a problem, you have a problem is a big thing in politics. There's no doubt people think Starmer is bad. But a prime minister has an actual job to do. While I would s… (View Post)