Returning to Starmer's speech yesterday I think his list of achievements was fine as far as it went, but it's a set of actions any Labour prime minister would have made in the same circumst… (View Post)

Reeves made the numbers add up while she was CoE, which is the basic requirement of the job, and a requirement several of her predecessors failed to meet. (View Post)

Yes. Streeting's record at NHS England is "mixed". The only genuinely effective minister of the three is Miliband, despite the demented "danger to the country" coverage he ge… (View Post)

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)