A very fair assessment. In politics, as in virtually any profession, it's hard to reach the top if nobody trusts you. (View Post)

Tariffs are not an effective tool for raising the living standards of working class Americans? Wow, who could have predicted that, I mean apart from every economist in the world? (View Post)

There is certainly a big north/south divide at Oxbridge and the northerners are a pretty small minority. This was true when I was at Cambridge in the 1990s (coming from Scotland and hence in the nort… (View Post)

Maybe because it is itself outside Cambridge or because of its history as a pioneering women's college but Girton has always positioned itself as a welcoming place for outsiders. (View Post)

I like him a lot. Very impressive. The membership is a lot less left wing than it used to be. The only concern is his own seat IMHO. (View Post)