I agree a direct lie doesn't look particularly good, but Clinton's pardons were worse by a long way, both optically and practically. At least Hunter Biden is accused of relative trivialitie… (View Post)

That's a very interesting question. I was thinking about it the other day. There are a number of aspects to Starmer's situation today, which make his majority of 166 today very different, f… (View Post)

Actually, Starmer's ministers and advisors are very typical of the pool from which they are drawn - middle management public sector, trade union, third sector and second-rate lawyers. Plenty of … (View Post)

Wow. I can't imagine a man more representative of public sector mediocrity. An underperforming quangocrat with his own pension by Act of Parliament, a typical public sector Master of Disaster de… (View Post)

Because the public expect their leaders to be charismatic in public and journalists like them to be charming in person. And a truly manipulative sociopath, who isn't worried about truthfulness, … (View Post)