Was he? He was in the right place to be Thatcher's heir against Heseltine, then to offer a gentler form of Thatcherism to beat Kinnock. Major had notable successes eg the Gulf War, NI peace proc… (View Post)

John Major had some charisma, my first involvement in politics was attending a rally in 1992 when Major was on his soapbox taking on all comers. He also had real connection one on one and ladies who … (View Post)

On topic, the reason Labour members are shifting to Burnham is most likely the weekend More in Common poll with a Burnham led Labour Party 2% ahead of Reform. While Starmer led Labour are 3% behind R… (View Post)

Thanks BigG and everyone else for your comments, we too have shed a few tears over the last few days but also been able to share our love with Theo and we will always be his parents even if as you sa… (View Post)

Thanks also for the kind messages and prayers sent to me and my wife after the birth of our stillborn son a few days ago. To update we have been able to hold him, read to him, write a card of our lov… (View Post)