I've had quite detailed contact with the shadow Defra team under Steve Reed (who agreed to a half-day briefing by my charity) and have been impressed by their seriousness on this kind of issue. … (View Post)

That makes sense. It works less well when other activities are more mentally active than exercising or chores. I like to skim news articles (and PB, for that matter) and dislike the leisurely pace th… (View Post)

I used to regularly pick good-guy sides in wars (notably in Iraq) but I've come to feel that atrocities and recklessness by both sides are commonplace rather than the exception in nearly all of … (View Post)

In practice, if Sunak called an election, Tory MPs would defer any vote of confidence to after the election (and would then vote in accordance with the outcome). But a degree of derision from opposit… (View Post)

Look, I like Israel, and was on the Executive of Labour Friends of Israel. But bombing three different cars of the same convoy in succession, as shown by the BBC last night, seems to be pretty delibe… (View Post)