I am, because elections are fun, more than that I expect a really clear picture. Working Friday so may call it a night at 2 or so... (View Post)

I agree with mwadams that MPs and journos have a sense of being in the same industry, unlike civil servants, experts and the wider public, and that it's partly just knowing them better: most peo… (View Post)

On the first point, yes, after the USSR collapsed there were nukes in Ukraine. Everyone - Americans, Russians, Brits, Germans - urged them to give them up, assuring them that they'd be safe with… (View Post)

That's a good analysis, though I think one can add one more: there are issues where the government of the day doesn't really want it discussed. Take Libya. Our fingerprints are all over rec… (View Post)

We shall see this week whether Red Wall areas are sticking with Boris. Polling suggests otherwise. As for the transparent attempt to rubbish the report in advance, because, er, the civil servant got … (View Post)