Well, SpAds were introduced by Wilson and really turbo-charged by Thatcher. Lawson resigned over a dispute with one. And candidate selection was hardly great before 1997 if you look at some of the cr… (View Post)

I do think he's the Tory Ed Miliband. Both in terms of personality and politics-wise. Geeky and awkward, but quite liked and championed by party/media insiders because he's one of them. Just as heavi… (View Post)

There's some revisionism here. Starmer was more 'change and unite'. If you looked at his campaign there was always stuff Corbynites were going to be uncomfortable with, just as there were some olive … (View Post)

Reading between the lines of this every time it's trotted out some of Corbyn's remaining and silliest acolytes would like him to start a new party because it would suit them. It would probably attrac… (View Post)

Fox was hardly 'cancelled' in the sense that can be destructive for someone who makes a mistake or, say a university professor who espouses a position that's entirely legitimate but prompts a vicious… (View Post)