I don't think most survey respondents are as calculating as you suggest - "I fear Badenoch, therefore I'll say she should be replaced". (I don't dislike her, but my opinion is irrelevant si… (View Post)

A relative works in the UK Embassy in Morocco, where officially the diplomatic language is French, though the normal street language is a Moroccan version of Arabic. One of the demands in the recent … (View Post)

Eh? You over-personalise the issue. Since you raise it: I'm married for the second time and happy stepfather to three children. The "insanely generous" MP pension that I get is £1450/month,… (View Post)

It was, I think, on a Private Member's 10 Minute Rule Bill with no chance of progressing into law. I know as a former MP that it's unusual to force a vote at all in those circumstances. I'm very crit… (View Post)

Yes, that's all a good summary (and I'm a current CLP chair and former MP through 13 years, not all that left-wing), though it omits the quite real possibility of a Green-YP alliance and division of … (View Post)