My guess is that it'll be a damp squib. If he had a silver bullet, he'd already have fired it. I think the main problem for Dom is that most of what he's accusing the government of is … (View Post)

I'm not so sure as those others tend to be people who voted for Tony Blair. (View Post)

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)