This is in fact Labour policy (I heard Stephen Kinnock on it in very similar terms). (View Post)

Mm. But their previous poll had Lab 49 Con 21. It's an amusing poll but I expect we'll be back to "only" 20-point leads soon. (View Post)

I was once in a queue for a taxi at Victoria when the Latin American-looking girl in front of me was next up. Two young City types grabbed the taxi. One looked a bit hesitant but the other one said &… (View Post)

Yes, fair point - the horrors of DRC passed largely without comment, though the Rwandan massacres attracted widespread condemnation. It's partly a function of what the media decide to report, an… (View Post)

Off-topic: I went to see "Killers of the Flower Moon" yesterday (Scorcese's latest), to celebrate my first 4-day working week (I'll never work another Friday, strange thought). It… (View Post)