One of my worries at some of the reaction is that some of the people defending Mark Field are doing so because this was a protestor for a cause they oppose, but if they'd been a protestor for an impe… (View Post)

If Stewart persuaded four switchers from each of Hunt, Gove and Javid he would then be second on 49 with the other three eliminated in joint last on 46. That would be amusing! (View Post)

This was a technical case of fraud, rather than a more serious one, and it was the lying which was more serious than the speeding in the Peterborough MP case. (View Post)

I have no doubt that Rory is the single most impressive politician in British politics right now by a country mile. And yet. If he can't win over his fellow MPs, and then his Party members, within me… (View Post)

If we accept your premise - that being PM now would be "hell" - then you could argue that it might be the last chance for any of these politicians to become PM because of the consequences f… (View Post)