Simon Case (of wine) is head of the Civil Service - appointed by Boris. There are over 450,000 civil servants though. Only about 2% of them actually work in Whitehall, and a relatively small number o… (View Post)

Apparently, Tory MPs have been told by the Whips that this weekend they should go back to their constituencies and prepare for defeat. (View Post)

Interestingly, the younger people I know have, out of nowhere, started singing the praises of Angela Rayner - she seems to have been quite a hit over the last few weeks among the 'tell it like i… (View Post)

I beg to differ - both are a problem. Of course breaking the rules you make should be enough to bring you down. But the lying is a huge problem. Not the odd lie - the constant, mendacious lying that … (View Post)

I rather like Marina Hyde's suggested new slogan for the Tories: Build Back Borisless. (View Post)