I agree. As an MP I was absolutely up for having the virtues of proposals that I didn't have time to study explained to me, and I gave the benefit of any doubt. Occasionally I wasn't convin… (View Post)

I took the advice here and bet £100 against Binface winning in Clacton when he was 4/5. He's now 9-1, with Reform 25-1 on. https://www.ladbrokes.com/en/sports/event/politics/uk/uk-politics/2026-… (View Post)

Kemi's not a dud - she polls consistently better than the Tories as a whole. And I think she does quite a nice job of portraying herself as a bit unusual but still sane. The missing bit is any r… (View Post)

I knew Ann reasonably well as a colleague with a common interest (animal welfare). She was firmly blunt and it never even occurred to me to try to persuade her on any issue other than what we were fo… (View Post)

I agree. In retrospect some of the early statements appear now in the light of subsequent evidence to have been wrong, but the police do have a duty to limit public concern to the known facts and dis… (View Post)