There have been plenty of hyperactive PMs, the job requires energy and stamina, but Boris strikes me as potentially an ADHD PM, the taking on of everything without consistent application, the near au… (View Post)

A SILLY SUB-THRIBBIAN DITTY To unite Remainers and Leavers (probably against it) on a Tuesday morning I said, we've got nothing in common No common ground to rely on PB's falling apart You … (View Post)

It's 25 working days from parliament rising isn't it? IIRC, the date when parliament rises is the key date under the PMs control in the FTPA, and the means by which the delay of a GE would … (View Post)

I know it is not quite what you mean here, but the nclusion of the backstop in the deal, of course, was/is exactly such a box X type scenario. EU needed to ensure that in any deal its import inspecti… (View Post)

I recall saying to a Leaver very shortly after the referendum result - You have just turned the UK into a Nottinghamshire pit village circa 1985. It looks like one of my better predictions. (View Post)