Thanks! I really like the style of that first link - lots of hard data and intelligent analysis of the possible reasons why the figures might be too high or too low. That's proper science. 12 we… (View Post)

It's a general fact of life that a backbencher only gets serious airtime if they're arguing with their party leadership. I took on Mandelson's Millennium Dome in the early days and the… (View Post)

No, if you recommend A+B and I decide to do A and not B, that's a disagreement. The Government has decided that pressure for relaxation, economic considerations and the fact that it's summe… (View Post)

What I'd do is start a booster programme before it's proved to be necessary, so we wouldn't need to wait for that - the evidence that current vaccinations stop working after 6 months i… (View Post)

There has always been a tension between the ideals of the EU - which were certainly towards a single state ("Ever-closer union") and the natural reluctance of national leaders at any one ti… (View Post)