You don't need to follow through on the threat for it to be harmful. It's incredibly corrosive for public life for people to face constant torrents of abuse. How are they to know that a par… (View Post)

If (and it's a big if) Mahmood is appointed CoE, I wouldn't read too much into her performance as HS. She was appointed as HS specifically to lance the boil of (illegal) immigration and sma… (View Post)

One promising sign for Burnham, I think. Early days, but so far his regime seems to be leak-proof, unlike Starmer's or most other recent PMs. Nobody really has a clue about personnel or policy e… (View Post)

In advance of tonight's World Cup final semi-final, I write in defence of the standard of refereeing at this tournament. I've watched a lot of games, and I reckon it's the best I'… (View Post)

Edit: just checked, it doesn't go to the CLPs at all if there's just one nomination. (View Post)