Yes he was - still is, I expect, if he wanted to bother. Anna Soubry was a lawyer too, and good at attacking rhetoric with no prisoners taken (even if her own party(ies). Every party needs a few of t… (View Post)

On this point, I found that detailed non-partisan scrutiny was viewed by front-benchers and civil servants alike as tiresome pettifogging. I remember pointing out a mistake in one Bill which reversed… (View Post)

Intellectually, quite possibly. For putting it across, hmm. But there's time to work that out. (View Post)

On topic, I think Cyclefree's analysis is good, and notably fair. My main recommendation to Starmer at this stage is to do more presentations jointly with colleagues, especially Dodds - he has d… (View Post)

I see no reason why someone who campaigns for something should be required to give 90% of his income to make a (small) contribution to the cause. I'd say the same if he was campaigning for Brexi… (View Post)