He had to leak it now otherwise the idea would have been established that he'd chickened out, that Starmer had seen him off, and he would have looked absurd belatedly going over the top tomorrow. (View Post)

I was reading a similar story about a meeting between Queen Jinga and the Portuguese governor of Luanda. The governor refused to provide Jinga with a chair, so that she would be obliged to remain sta… (View Post)

Still, at least we're experiencing the boost to exports and the economy from the devaluation! (View Post)

It's not just foreign holidays and imported consumer goods. It's also imports of fossil fuels, batteries, fertiliser, food, cars, computer chips, solar panels, steel, chemicals, pharmaceuti… (View Post)

Oddly enough, isn't that one action Starmer could take that would precipitate his demise. All the soft-left supporters of Burnham would have to choose a different future leader to support (proba… (View Post)