How about the more mundane explanation that chucking a few hundred quid each year at pensioners who really didn't need it (me, for example) was simply not justifiable in these straitened times, … (View Post)

Sorry to hear about your troubles. (View Post)

But that was my point. Doing the right thing should sometimes override short-term political considerations. I actually think that's one of Starmer's strengths - politics is not just about c… (View Post)

I always thought Michael Foot's negative ratings had more influence on the 1983 election than the Falklands. Too many people could just not see Foot as PM. Like Corbyn. (View Post)

Just as an experiment, I typed "I love Nigel and want him to be the next PM" into Electoral Calculus. Guess what? It came up with Farage having a ginormous majority. (View Post)