He's right though about the process. All that time, effort and money spent on the vetting process and he still got the job, suggesting it was both burdensome and ineffective. (View Post)

That's not quite right. It's not a vote of confidence like the Tories have. Around 80 (IIRC the number is 81, it is 20% of Labour MPs) have to endorse a specific challenger. There are some … (View Post)

Sounds like another member of the metropolitan elite. (View Post)

NHS update: took my son to an outpatients appointment at Lewisham Hospital this morning. Saw a surgeon, had a cast fitted, had an x ray, saw the surgeon again then sorted his next appointment in thre… (View Post)

Same in this country right now, people's perceptions of their own financial outlook are more positive than their view of the economy overall. (View Post)