Interesting points. The royal wotsit exemption is peculiar in its consequences. I remember complaining about the rickety and perhaps dangerous condition of one of the Commons lifts, and being told wi… (View Post)

On the betting, I think the value is at each end. If the report is devastating, the VONC will follow and a new PM will arrive by March. If it's not, he'll tough it out and the will to repla… (View Post)

It sounds like setting a deliberately high bar so as to be able to say they're not sending a letter in because hre's not been charged. (View Post)

In Labour somewhat less - we have a lot of politically-motivated politicians, which isn't quite the truism one might think. The Conservatives have a fair number who simply want to run the countr… (View Post)

Rather like being insufficiently Conservative? In another era, you'd have had a great career in the Spanish Inquisition, seeking out the insufficiently fervent with awesome dedication. (View Post)