I think there are broadly two different types of leadership contest. Those which are won by someone because of their positive merits - Cameron, Johnson - and those that are won by someone because the… (View Post)

But they apparently didn't contact the police. (View Post)

Yes, okay. I think you can extend that to party membership too. I think one reason that party memberships have become more extreme in general in Britain is because people have decided that the right … (View Post)

It looks like the current highest rank is Commodore, but if the Corporation Tax receipts keep flowing I wouldn't bet against an Admiral before too long. (View Post)

The Irish Naval Service has commissioned two new ships today. One of the key advantages of the new ships is that they need fewer crew to put to sea than the other ships in the Irish fleet. Which is j… (View Post)