FWIW the people I know are mostly planning to see family at Xmas, though a few with very elderly relatives have cancelled. Everyone has cancelled any events this week, and everyone is postponing deci… (View Post)

If the election was tomorrow, sure. But I think there's an element of swingback to allow for, now that we are seeing some proper midterm swings. Still, 6/1 does look worth a nibble. Apologies fo… (View Post)

Not to me - he seems competent and proactive, unlike a number of his colleagues. Lots of politicians are not conventionally handsome, but people get used to them. The last really good-looking PM in t… (View Post)

I was chatting with a senior civil service official who I happen to know - she works as a head of department in a different controversial area which I won't identify - about how the Ministerial … (View Post)

You often say things like this, Big_G, and I don't bother to pick them up every time, but it's factually untrue, and perhaps you should reconsider your stereotype? My understanding is that … (View Post)