As maybe the only identifiable ex-MP on PB, I'm not convinced by the alleged deterioration of quality - Parliament has always been largely made up of people who were pretty hard-working and mode… (View Post)

The possibility of Iran developing and using nuclear weapons is serious enough for knee-jerk opposition to be unserious. But it's not clear to me that Trump has an actual gameplan - "bomb a… (View Post)

The debate about class is a bit pointless, as we all have different definitions, and who cares anyway. There are plenty of normal people in politis, but you have to be fairly obsessive to get to be a… (View Post)

Re positive politics: It's 16 years ago now, but I did find that offering largely positive politics produced more durable support (though less intense) than negative attacks, which only last as … (View Post)

(Considers...) (5 seconds pass) Er, no, sorry. :) (View Post)