Yes, I thought it was memorable. But even though I totally sympathise with the victims of McCarthyism, I thought the lengthy passages about committee hearings a bit long - yes, certainly unfair, but … (View Post)

Normally yes. I suppose Trump path to winning is: 1. Ultraloyalists nominate him, regardless of trials. 2. The Democrat makes a terrible but non-fatal mistake, e.g. makes everyone think he's sen… (View Post)

Tom Tugendhat on Radio 4 blandly says that £2 billion of fraud in Iraq shows what a splendidly strong economy Iraq has developed. There's a man who will always find something nice to say about h… (View Post)

Broadly agree, and Corbyn as PM in 2017 would bean interesting counterfactual for someone to explore. This particular poll needs to be weighed against the Redfield one yesterday showing Lab down 6 (m… (View Post)

Yes, that's true. My mindset is still focused on the well-building/road-building/hospital-building model of foreign aid, and giving the dosh to the Home Office so they can rent some hotels for m… (View Post)