Just a shame she's so irritating whenever you hear her speak. And way too Islington for national appeal. On BFE Next PM, she's not even listed, unlike Jeremy Clarkson, Sarah Pochin, Jeremy … (View Post)

The one caveat to the lead, at least in respect of Streeting and possibly Mahmood, is that Starmer and his right-wing (in party terms) support group come away from the episode somewhat tarnished in t… (View Post)

Arguably, so would a gay man, which is a point in favour of Streeting. For next Labour leader, I have bets on Streeting at 70 from May 2021 and at 11 from November 2023, so laying a chunk of this off… (View Post)

The way Betfair works, there isn't a logical reason why anyone would want to be on the other side of long odds lays, since you have to deposit cash upfront to cover the potential losses. So the … (View Post)

The Economist: America has coped with worse things than Donald Trump: He is not the first president to treat critics as enemies of the state. In 1798, under John Adams, the Alien and Sedition Acts cr… (View Post)