PS congrats to Tories kicking SNP arse. Well deserved. And utterly delightful to see the British voter to tell foreign influencers dressed in union jacks to naff off. (View Post)

Strange feeling to wake up to good news. Let’s hope Burnham can pull a British Carney. We’re in a presidential politics age , albeit one layered over a parliamentary system. (View Post)

Thatcher , Major, Cameron and Johnson all actively reached beyond the tribe. In the old world it was THE only winning strategy. Unfortunately social media and fragmentation has changed that equation … (View Post)

Which is a real problem. You end up with political mistakes like “the deplorables”. The more successful politicians have always looked beyond the tribe. Unfortunately social media rewards bubbles. So… (View Post)

Saw Roland Gift as Romeo at a memorable schools Shakespeare production at the Shaw theatre. Despite the commitment of the the cast, the kids were not into it. They had to stop the performance to tell… (View Post)