Except that the other lot have no realistic plan at all (or rather they have dozens of plans, which they give no real sign of believing themselves, and which are discarded the moment anyone points ou… (View Post)

But they had an extra year or two in government. But in this case, the Conservatives are much more like Major in 1996 than Brown in 2007. From the Conservative point of view, there's no argument… (View Post)

I agree with Mike. Can anyone think of a PM going before he had to when it was virtually certain he'd lose? All the precedent is in the other direction: Brown in 2010, Major in 1997, Callaghan i… (View Post)

I'm not sure that's true of all or even most of them. I know a few, and from what I can see, Trump supporters break down into the following, overlapping, categories: - those who really hate… (View Post)

A couple of days ago I said my fondest wish for this year is that we finally get serious about kicking Russia out of Ukraine. Here are some more hopes, no doubt mostly unrealistic, especially in an e… (View Post)