It's too soon to say for sure, but what I hope for is a progressive strategy. Starmer turned out to be all about tactics, with no detectable long-term objectives. Burnham, potentially, offers a … (View Post)

I agree. My main complaint about recent political leaders on all sides is that they define themselves by being against someone else. Burnham's campaign has been almost devoid of negativity. I wo… (View Post)

Yes - but you have to decide your priorities. People will normally accept governments pursuing one or two unpopular policies if they seem part of a generally acceptable whole - they tend to accept th… (View Post)

MPs don't particularly socialise (your time is divided between office and constituency, with maybe the odd dinner with colleagues), so I never had a view about Mandelson's wealth or otherwi… (View Post)

Not that I noticed during 13 years in Parliament - it's not that I deliberately refrained from making money, but I can't even think of an opportunity that MPs have to make it, though they&#… (View Post)