I think Chris Bryant's argument doesn't quite work, because of the possible sequencing. 1. The Committee publishes its report, and says that e.g. he should be suspended for 3 weeks. As he i… (View Post)

This does rather solve the tactical voting problem that I referred to earlier. Labour will concentrate on Uxbridge, LibDems on Mid-Beds - just like before when we had two by-elections. (View Post)

To be fair, he has, as HYUFD says, a very substantial environmental and animal welfare record as an MEP and since (and disagrees with Boris on Brexit, incidentally). If we put the allegation on one s… (View Post)

Well, I was there, and the left-wing view was that Tony Blair was a centrist who was giving up the Labour tradition of public provision for public services. I agree he repaired the dreadful inheritan… (View Post)

Yes, though much less so if it was at local level, because (a) local issues are less partisan but above all (b) many MPs don't much care about local councils. I can see it as a reasonable deal i… (View Post)