I saw Monkhouse live a couple of times. I used to see a lot of comedy shows but his really stood out. Virtually the whole audience was in hysterics both times. He had about 50x the talent of today�… (View Post)

They will CLAIM a mandate. Doesn't mean they will HAVE one. Parliament can do what it likes with legislation, but democratic legitimacy is a matter of opinion and persuasion. And reversing a dec… (View Post)

Off any conceivable topic - A rather strange thing happened to me yesterday. I was stopped on a quiet residential street by a middle-aged blonde woman who was crying. In a strong Russian accent, she … (View Post)

Of course their solutions are half-baked and politically unsaleable, so they almost certainly won't happen. Merging NI with income tax is a good if unoriginal idea, but it will either be ruinous… (View Post)

Actually -30 is about the average approval rating for PMs since the 1970s when pollsters started asking this question. As a country, we are an unappreciative lot. Or we have a habit of picking shit P… (View Post)