What'll happen: 1. The HoC will VONC Johnson and install a Conservative remainer. Why? Because it's the only way the tories will vote it through. The pay-back to keep Corbyn on board will be the agre… (View Post)

A really good piece by Alastair: congratulations. It's one of the better argued approaches to the conundrum of our time. When the DT broke with its Cummings headline last night I decided to mull it r… (View Post)

Yep the sheer lunacy of the First World War. The most unparalleled piece of pointless carnage in human history. Academics have to point score, even when they haven't a leg left to stand on. It's the … (View Post)

*** BETTING POST *** *** BETTING POST *** I don't find the odds of 3/1 on Revoking Article 50 this year (perhaps 4's if you really hunt around) particularly 'nice.' Those aren't odds that attract me.… (View Post)

That's an awful decision on Penny Mordaunt. Richard Nabavi, this is a heart-rending thread and you have as much empathy as I can extend across the ether. I am taking the liberty of sharing it with so… (View Post)