Yes Major won the Gulf War, left low inflation and unemployment and a growing economy and started the NI peace process and kept the UK out of the single currency while still in the EU (View Post)

You would be right, though Wellington had beaten Napoleon at Waterloo before entering No 10. Burnham will argue that his executive experience as Greater Manchester Mayor makes up for his lack of hold… (View Post)

I expect England to win but it makes no difference, they qualify even if they lose (and apologies it was Spain that beat Uruguay to ensure England went through) (View Post)

Those BMG poll numbers would give Burnham Labour most seats with 280 MPs. Reform would have 194, the LDs 76, the Tories 47, the SNP 18 and PC 9 and Greens 8. So most likely a Labour minority governme… (View Post)

Most new PMs have either held a Great Office of State though ie Chancellor, Home Secretary or Foreign Secretary or won a general election as LOTO. Burnham will become PM having done neither, though h… (View Post)