So what? She'd committed no offence and passively refusing to cooperate in the arrest seems a reasonable response. But even if she'd been guilty of some dreadful crime, the gloating victimi… (View Post)

Entertaining and accurate lead - thank you Cyclefree. I especially enjoyed "rewilding of personal behaviour" - a lovely phrase. Replying to The Valiant last thread - IIRC Alastair Meeks got… (View Post)

My impression is that there is a large, active and determined nationalist movement, ranging politically from centrist to right-wing (even a small neo-Nazi group), but principally vehicles for promine… (View Post)

Exceptionally good analysis by Alastair Meeks, formerly of this parish, on the prospects for Boris Johnson, MP by MP: https://alastair-meeks.medium.com/every-conservative-mps-position-on-boris-johnso… (View Post)

I'm not sure it's insider info, but my feeling is that David was seen as more closely associated with Iraq and other mistakes (e.g. renditions), and would have come under a lot of pressure … (View Post)