She sunk herself by lying. I think there was a route out of this with an swift admission of a mistake and paying the extra tax. But that isn't what she decided to do. She tried to deflect and attempt… (View Post)

I am not convinced by that. It played out in a very controlled manner, with the media always seemed to get the required information to be one step ahead e.g. somebody helpfully pointed the Guardian t… (View Post)

Also, the £40k tax bill / £800k flat is atypical for the average voter. They sound like huge numbers to the man on the street. Where as £800k home for somebody on £160k a year is stretching it (we do… (View Post)

Britain’s leading polling expert said that “reshuffling a pack” as the Prime Minister had done with his Cabinet changes on Friday would not solve one of its central issues. He told BBC Breakfast: “Th… (View Post)

She only resigned after the ethical advisor told her she had broke the ministerial code. That's fine, but you don't extra Brownie points, especially after 2 weeks of deflecting and lying. It's a stan… (View Post)