I think there's two reasons. 1.) Whether you love them or loathe them, this government is very much predicated on a lassez-faire attitude to rules. Something which comes from the top. Therefore, no o… (View Post)

This is broadly in line with what I'd predict. I do think we may well see a hicup in the vaccine rollout - at every stage so far, whether through incompetence or it being an impossible job from the s… (View Post)

To be fair, Brexiteers of all stripes - from Tony Benn to Enoch Powell spent every moment trying to drag us out after we joined the common market. There was no accepting the result there. What's more… (View Post)

I don't think Farage needs an awful lot of people to create an impact. His real problem, ironically is the lack of European elections using PR and which people did view as a protest vote. There's no … (View Post)

I think the point is, advisers were generally his masters' voice, rather than supposed visionaries. Campbell, for all his power, never pursued a course of action that wasn't sanctioned from the top (… (View Post)