My mother was Russian-born, uininterested in politics after an overdose of it in her youth, but retaining quite strong feelings for the country. For her, the willingness of many people in some of the… (View Post)

A nice question to think about. I've come to accept the free market as the best default option, with regulation where required rather than the norm, though I still favour state ownership of natu… (View Post)

Intuitively it feels as though it'll be 2022, but I don't trust intuition on this. Bets on people leaving prematurely tend to go wrong. I think we can rule out leaving voluntarily - if you&… (View Post)

I know him a bit, we've chatted half a dozen times (he's my local MP). Smart, practiced retail operator, handles awkward questions smoothly, writes an informative blog with a joke at the en… (View Post)

Point of order - every poll on the subject shows fox-hunting unpopular in rural areas too (which may be why a significant proportion of Tory MPs are now opposed to overturning the ban). Even in 2015 … (View Post)