There is a fair amount of very worrying polling evidence that many people (including lots of young people) feel that the system of democracy and liberal values doesn't work, let's try somet… (View Post)

There is an objective difficulty for the Tories here, in that any new leader needs to be elected by people who still think Brexit is great and needs to be defended, while the voters in general increa… (View Post)

Subsidising low pay is something I support (and indeed voted to introduce as income credit under Gordon Brown). If the Government is paying X £N in Job Seekers' Allowance, and X can't get a… (View Post)

All the very best and do come bsck soon. (View Post)

Yes, that's a very healthy reminder. Worrying about the ups and downs of celebrities seems especially piffling when you hear the news from Afghanistan and Ukraine. I still enjoy the news, though… (View Post)