A classic solution to make it look as if the government is doing something. From those who view Yes, Minister not so much as a sitcom, but as an instruction manual. (View Post)

That will only work if, as in Sri Lanka, serious concessions are made to address the grievances of the oppressed populations. In Sri Lanka, a serious political process was started, the LTTE was legal… (View Post)

Maybe. More importantly, I wonder if, in the last 20 years, he's managed to get his Shift key fixed? (View Post)

That's not quite fair. Of course they played a part, but it wasn't just immaturity, impulsivity and gullibility Millions of people voted for Labour not because they were manipulated and gullible, but… (View Post)

Sir John Colville, Churchill's private secretary, gives an excellent four-page description of working for him in his famous diary. An extract covering the same points as the above about Heath runs as… (View Post)