Big government means big corruption. It was as true in the 18th century as it is today. Starve the beast to keep it honest, or at least more so. And in particular, keep it from getting involved in in… (View Post)

That may be true to some extent, but I think Cameron was very small as a pull factor, as is shown by the LDs' robustness in local elections in 2006-10. And, by betraying Conservative principles,… (View Post)

I'm completely unconvinced by the argument that development aid buys soft power. People who put it forward never produce any evidence. And, anyway, we need goodwill in Washington, Berlin, Paris,… (View Post)

This article is unconvincing or simply wrong on a number of levels. First, as the chart on this page about 3/4 of the way down shows: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-7529/… (View Post)

Baxtered, JFF - Con Maj 136 on current boundaries so maybe 150-160 on new boundaries. Blair, as usual, got it right when he said if Labour replaced Corbyn they'd be 20 points behind. That WAS wh… (View Post)