On Topic, I suppose the issue for Davey is that his defence, and it's a perfectly reasonable one, means admitting that he, and ministers in general often aren't as skilled or expert in areas that fal… (View Post)

It's undoubtedly the compelling figures at its centre that does it - plus the Kafkaesque injustice that's plainer on screen than on the page. If you think back to the successful issue-led Hollywood O… (View Post)

Exactly and much of that was exacerbated by the fact it was dragged out for so long. What I was getting at is that the initial failures, overzealous prosecutions were one thing and bad enough. But if… (View Post)

It's the economy and housing, of course. Plus some of the culture stuff. But it's Brexit too. Sorry if you think it's great but you're in a pretty lonely place if you're under 50. If you look at almo… (View Post)

The Tories and Boris's big mistake was letting victory go to their heads and assuming winning an election meant they spoke for far more than they did and that nothing could truly dent their popularit… (View Post)