It's astonishingly bad politics. Annoys economic and social liberals - who the Tories aren't getting back but were a part of Cameron's coalition. Leaves patrician Tories who believe in charity and do… (View Post)

Oh there's definitely a bit of that. But there's a way - provided you do marshal most of your resources against the Tories and can afford it - it makes a certain amount of strategic sense too in that… (View Post)

It's also doing what this Tory government always does now it's run out of ideas - which is to come up with a new law before actually bothering to use or enforce the ones we already have properly, or … (View Post)

The only rational explanation for The Hundred has always been that the ECB wanted to sell-off the game and needed an excuse. The counties, as members' (except for Hampshire, Durham and Northants) clu… (View Post)

The basic problem for Yousaf I think is that he lacks the personal loyalty of voters or his colleagues that Sturgeon or before her, Salmond, engendered by having taken the SNP so far. That skated ove… (View Post)