Idle reflection - I'm sure that if Corbyn was PM we'd have various problems and controversies. But holding dodgy parties would definitely not feature - there are times for his sort of Cromw… (View Post)

There's an element of hubris about it. Johnson's career has shown him that if you deny issues and if they persist then shrug them off with a cheery laugh, people will forgive you. And so th… (View Post)

I think we generalise too much - the red wall is made up of a lot of different types of people, in particular people who've moved there relatively recently because you can get a nice house relat… (View Post)

Told you so. Gove is constitutionally unable to see a vested interest without assaulting it. In most situations that's a good thing. (View Post)

He's not altogether wrong. I remember a new MP in 1997 (not me!) wondering how to vote in the first free vote that we've had. He asked his whip, who said with an ironical smile "I don&… (View Post)