Mahmood handled the prison crisis that the Tories had managed to keep under wraps during their dog days well, both decisively in terms of remedy and competently in terms of PR. That's why, with … (View Post)

At a guess, our basket-dwelling friend isn't from an ethnic minority? (View Post)

Like the Tories' over-enthusiastic support for the Iraq wars, the stance the opposition takes doesn't really matter (except for some brownie points in opposing if they are later proved righ… (View Post)

Getting Ukraine "right" was hardly difficult - Russia invades a neighbouring country, what position would you take? - and Johnson had the additional incentive of having to scurry to move on… (View Post)

Possibly - or possibly she's someone like Mandleson or Gove, who can stand out as a member of a senior team whilst having personal characteristics that make them unsuitable for the top job. Ther… (View Post)