Robert Redford, a mere 89! Too young. My father (90) told me last night that he was aiming for 102, as that was the age of some lady he “saw on the news”. (View Post)

Disagree. Johnson and his team asked the country to make enormous sacrifices that - it was revealed - they themselves were not willing to make. (View Post)

An appointment widely considered very savvy politics, and which seems to have actually paid off for the UK, at least until last week. I dislike Mandelson as much as the next man, but his excessive lo… (View Post)

Actually I do get all of that. Starmer’s astonishing insipidness is maddening, and his main ally, Reeves, has been hopeless. However, even accounting for that, the criticism is off the charts. A fair… (View Post)

I don’t really buy this. I just think they fucked the original budget, and first 90 days, leaving them no natural supporters or firewall against a now rabid online right. Governing in 2025 barely res… (View Post)