@StuartDickson Hyufd The Hopeful keeps telling us of the poll evidence that indicates NOM as the likely GE outcome, but even the crude workings of Electoral Calculus are suggesting little more than 1… (View Post)

Btw, cases like this and the recent O'Mara conviction make you wonder about the quality of the vetting procedure for standing for Parliament. I'd always thought it was difficult to get on t… (View Post)

I think it's a Strictly Come Dancing outfit - plenty of ball room. Where's the cloakroom? (View Post)

You could argue that his handling of the financial crisis was the only decent thing he did, and you could also argue it was such an important thing that it out made up for all his deficiencies. (View Post)

It's quite a widely held view, I blieve. Try, for example, Barack Obama's autobiogtaphy for a calm and rational view of the mayhem and chaos of those dangerous days. (View Post)