Also Blair was idiotic enough to allow unrestricted immigration several years earlier than other western European countries, meaning that they were more likely to come here, because there were establ… (View Post)

Some unintentionally hilarious advice for Sir Keir from John McDonnell on winning the next election. From a man who helped lose two in two and a half years. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/… (View Post)

Margaret Thatcher's. (View Post)

On topic, I remember Hacker's oddly appropriate description of his first meeting with the US President in Yes, Prime Minister: "When we started our talks I read him my brief and he read me … (View Post)

I mean that the rules of the Single Market favoured trade with countries in the SM compared to trade with countries outside the SM. Which is why our trade with the EU as a percentage of total trade i… (View Post)