Pollard is not my favourite journalist. And this piece feels like a screeching rant. Lots of repetitions and infelicities, not quite enough venom to be effective So I’m not arguing that this is persu… (View Post)

Hmm. I wonder if that’s a reaction to Reform’s “deport the settled” proposal. If so, you called it correctly. Farage went too far Tho they’re still in the lead (View Post)

Agreed. I think “they” are trying to oust McSweeney. He’s Skyr’s consigliere. Once he’s gone Skyr is totally exposed and much weaker (View Post)

Gladstone also had an enormously long political career, a minister in 1841, still prime minister in 1894! So you could probably get back to the 18th century fairly quickly (View Post)

I mean, this is just fucking weird. Sorry, but it is (View Post)