FWIW, I worked in a couple of Ministries (coming in as PPS for Defra and Energy/Science), and civil servants popped in and out all the time, as well as 2-3 sitting in on more formal meetings with the… (View Post)

I give away a fair chunk (40%) of my post-tax income, but that's just trying to be vaguely consistent with my Corbynite philosophy, and I don't usually mention it. However, I don't see… (View Post)

Oct 2024 is my guess. Not the ridiculous Jan 25, but also max time for black swans to come to the rescue of the Tories. (View Post)

I'm one of the fan club. At Defra, Gove had a sensible shot at replacing the European CAP (which roughly speaking gives you a subsidy proportionate to the size of your farm) with a "public … (View Post)

It's important to think of the circumstances in which a new leadership contest might arise. One would be if Starmer became suddenly unable to continue (illness, etc.), which doesn't seem li… (View Post)