He did the performative stunts. He's now seen as a 'fun' but politically trivial figure and gets coverage as appropriate. His bed to lie in. (View Post)

I enjoyed her response, but I know deep down that's just my residual tribal Toryism kicking in... it's so hard to feel genuine passion and excitement about a theoretical 'slightly better' option. (View Post)

Why should anyone feel Christmassy when it's over a month away? It's not even Advent yet FFS. I have a deep mistrust of anyone who blithely buys into the vacuous Commercialism of front-loading the Fe… (View Post)

Because belief *is* truth. Experiential conviction trumps 'objective reality' and nothing that occurs without its occurrence being perceived and experienced is of any value. Or something. Reality is … (View Post)

Of course it can, but it won't because it creates lots of work for numbers people, it obfuscates true taxation levels, and it allows for occasional tweaks that can be claimed as 'tax cuts' so politic… (View Post)