Informed opinion suggests the next PM of NZ will be Chris Hipkins, currently Minister of Education. (View Post)

I don’t know if anyone believes they reversing Brexit would fix the country’s woes. Perhaps the settling consensus is that it’s a self-inflicted wound that can (perhaps) be undone, whereas the others… (View Post)

I posted a RIP on the last thread. We actually don’t get THAT many great writers. Maybe 100 alive at any one time? Raban was one. Looking forward to his memoir, due later this year. (View Post)

Oh come on. These petty shibboleths are half the fun of living in England. (View Post)

The moment May compromised on the timetable (expected to be the battle of the year or some such by Davis), we were headed for sun-optimal Brexit. May is nowadays painted as the adult in the room, whi… (View Post)