Basically, as Leon said the other day, African countries saying "We see Europeans are bombing each other, nothing to do with us". It's payback for the collective shrug with which we gr… (View Post)

The one about finding policies which have popular appeal but are just controversial enough to be attacked in the right-wing media? It's a tricky art but great if you can do it! Are you feeling b… (View Post)

A bit of good news from the day job (and congratulations to both Government and Opposition on getting it through with a pretty broad consensus and minimal boat-rocking by everyone). It's actuall… (View Post)

I agree with that. It was clearly right to help Ukraine beat the threat to Kyiv. It's probably right to help them fend off an expansion of the Donbas area under pro-Russian leadership since 2014… (View Post)

I also think that it's miles away from a subject of keen public interest. But the Conservatives are making a more subtle error. By seeming preoccupied with ideological projects (and getting rid … (View Post)