He is attending the white poppy service later. I may dislike Polanski's views but he is sharp and not stupid, he wants to be a serious contender for national power from the left. He knows that refusi… (View Post)

Indeed, Braverman of course backed Truss in 2022 when her leadership bid failed and she and Truss are toxic to swing voters, so Farage would be taking a risk if they went. Dorries doesn't add much to… (View Post)

Dubya was certainly more charismatic than Gore or Kerry (View Post)

Not 24/7 no but in the ballot box they do and about who will be best for the economy normally most of all. If little difference then the more charismatic candidate wins but if a big ideological divid… (View Post)

Osborne was even more Thatcherite than Cameron, he wanted to take spending as a percentage of gdp down to just 35% had he remained Chancellor after the 2015 GE election for a full 5 years. He did tho… (View Post)