In electoral terms, absolutely. I'm just forecasting that either will likely be even worse in government. (View Post)

Both anti-pragmatist. Either are going to struggle to govern in the slightest bit coherently. We might look back on the last decade as a period of relative competence. (View Post)

Oh, I agree. And the point about never playing red ball cricket is the most powerful one. Swann bowled up to 1000 overs in a season; Jacks less than ninety. (View Post)

This is quite an interesting project. What do our PB historians made of it ? https://x.com/joachim_voth/status/2001688613055267204 How did people in 1913 see the world? How did they think about the f… (View Post)

Bashir has potential, I think ? And you can hardly judge him for not performing when he hasn't been picked (absurdly not for this wicket). You don't write off promising spinners in they… (View Post)