I saw Sir Anthony Meyer talk during his brief period of fame. It's decades ago now, of course, but the first thing he said, and the only thing I remember all these years later, was "Unlike … (View Post)

Yes, the main problem with that would be finding the £30-50 billion or so that it would cost over the next 30 years or so. Also it would of course advantage a wealthier section of society at the expe… (View Post)

The trouble is: a) they didn't promise any change in 2024 - because they needed to keep floating voters on board their manifesto was paper-thin b) any new leadership will be selected by party me… (View Post)

I'm not sure it IS actually true. Don't forget that the man who said it, Juncker, was the ultimate arrogant technocrat, at least until Starmer came along. Firstly, there's often no sin… (View Post)

I don't think there's a single reason. Lots of people were never going to like a left-wing, former Trotskyist, human rights lawyer anyway. But he's done enough individual things to ann… (View Post)