Reeves is doing well in conventional terms - endorsed both by the former BoE Governor and Kenneth Clarke in successive weeks. Ed Miliband retains the respect of green Labour voters who might otherwis… (View Post)

Interesting - a minor elected cog? I was in Parliament at the time, of course - I didn't feel a sense of decay - exhaustion might be a fairer description? Obviously the global economic crisis wa… (View Post)

Starmer's team has been far more ruthless in the candidate selection process and exclusion of dissidents than Tony Blair (or Brown or Corbyn) were, and consequently will have much less trouble i… (View Post)

I actually don't think there's been much active anti-semitism (insults in the street, attacks on synagogues) in recent years, but a lot of people do wrongly think Jewish=Israeli, and daily … (View Post)

All good wishes to you and your good lady, Big_G - it's good to see you wisecracking about leapyears amid all the challenges! (View Post)