That's why he needs the Standards Committee to find against him - he would resign without waiting for the recall petition, "full of outrage at the finding but determined to uphold respect f… (View Post)

Not me, but FWIW I think Sanchez will be very lucky to stay in power - these "final roll of the dice" dramas tend not to change the underlying balance of power. There may be a strengthening… (View Post)

Similarly, I got mistaken for Swiss when I visited Austria recently, which I felt wasn't too bad as it's 26 years since I lived there - it's remarkable how languages stick once you lea… (View Post)

This is a traditional criticism of politicians, but I think the issue is slightly different. My impression from 13 years in Parliament was that you encounter so many different types of real life that… (View Post)

You're right, though I think that even non-socialists should feel a twinge of regret that we had an election where most people who supported a party did it because they *liked* its policies, rat… (View Post)