Yes, he's a politician interested in policy. Always interesting. (View Post)

I disagree with HYUFD on most things, but he shouldn't be bullied off the site. I do agree with him that he hands out much less abuse than he gets, and there is nothing more tedious than anonymo… (View Post)

Nah, with all respect to the excellent Cyclefree, that's a cheap shot. There is a huge amount of Government activity that someone needs to do which the junior Ministers keep on the road. It simp… (View Post)

I've taken my profit on the "Johnson not to be leader at Conservative conference" market. I think he'll be OK till the recess now, and then there's two weeks in September and… (View Post)

I'm not sure that matters - the public might welcome a face new to them. The more significant snag is that their own colleagues don't know how they'd perform under pressure. And the To… (View Post)