They didn't have anywhere close to that number before 2017, so did they have enough selected and elected in 2017 and 2019? (Mandelson did selections in 2024, so unlikely to have put many lefty c… (View Post)

It would be a surprise if any candidate, other than Burnham (LAB) and Kenyon (RFM), saved their deposit. (View Post)

My wife has bought a couple of fountain pens. If she'd paid £4k for each of them I'm not sure I would be able to tell that she hadn't paid ~£100 instead. Unless I really knew my pens h… (View Post)

It sounds a lot like compulsive behaviour. That's not to excuse it - he's still responsible for his actions - but making the purchase would have satisfied the compulsion, and what was bough… (View Post)

The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is the big one. Will it stay or will it go now? If it stays there will be trouble, but if it goes there will be double. (View Post)