He was universally respected, but had little interest in engaging with colleagues - when preparing a proposal, he'd shut himself away doing research and drafting until he came up with a finished… (View Post)

I've rented virtually all my life - I know nothing about boilers, insulation, and suchlike and prefer to live somewhere where an agent or a serious BTL landlord looks after anything like that. I… (View Post)

Malmesbury puts his case very eloquently, but in my experience it's not quite as sharp-edged as that. MPs do have a degree of influence in Ministerial decisions, if only in the sense that the Mi… (View Post)

I don't see why not. The test is whether a spouse uses their position to influence policy in a way helpful to them or to the Minister. Failing that, I don't really care what spouses think o… (View Post)

She's quietly helpful on environmental and animal welfare issues too. On Taz's point, the "funding" seems to have been subsidised trips to Israel to to politicians there, which is… (View Post)