I remember as Labour candidate for Chelsea in 1983 (ouch) I was offered a free ticket to the Chelsea Flower Show. Not knowing a rose from a dahlia, I didn't take it up, to the horror of my friends. I… (View Post)

I didn't see the debate but it sounds like a win for Ramaswamy, who was edging ahead anyway in a poll assuming Trump was not available: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/polls/president-primary-r/… (View Post)

I don't think Corbyn will stand for Mayor - on the whole, the left are OK with Khan and as the poll shows he wouldn't get far. But he mjight well stand in Islington N, and the poll showing him more l… (View Post)

Yes, I thought it was memorable. But even though I totally sympathise with the victims of McCarthyism, I thought the lengthy passages about committee hearings a bit long - yes, certainly unfair, but … (View Post)

Normally yes. I suppose Trump path to winning is: 1. Ultraloyalists nominate him, regardless of trials. 2. The Democrat makes a terrible but non-fatal mistake, e.g. makes everyone think he's senile. … (View Post)