Yes, I agree. my own anecdote is a relative with Parkinsons (and minimal savings) - wonderful Cornwall CC arranged 4 visits a day by care staff which enabled him to stay at home for 2-3 years until h… (View Post)

I haven't followed the case at all, or the Sacoolas case, but realistically I think it's rare to expose yourself to a foreign trial if you don't have to, even if you're entirely i… (View Post)

Nick reports that 3 out of 4 fiends on his email list will be voting Labour. He has donated the 'r' to PB as he no longer requires it. (View Post)

He was seen as on the centre-right of the party even at the time, hence his clashes with the party Chair, Harold Laski ("A period of silence on your part would now be welcome"), and many ot… (View Post)

The ever-forensic Sienna Rodgers observes that Starmer has moved towards wealth tax but actually specified CGT, which isn't a wealth tax: https://labourlist.org/2021/09/yougov-poll-puts-labour-i… (View Post)