The 500 euro note was referred to as the Drug Dealer’s Friend. 20 stacks, 6cm high each - a briefcase… (View Post)

…and in next weeks episode, an objection to a planning application was settled in 10 minutes and a motorway widening scheme approved without possibility of appeal in 15. (View Post)

The big question with Burnham is whether he can actually do anything. Starmer got to the point of complaining he couldn’t do what he wanted. (View Post)

It’s perfectly possible to mitigate such issues. Churchill supported a policy that included the government buying a chunk of an oil company, a strategic reserve etc etc. It’s notable that in two worl… (View Post)

Starmer elevated factionalism to new levels - he expelled a chunk of the parliamentary party and pushed a big chunk of the Labour coalition to vote Green. This led, in part to his downfall. Because i… (View Post)