One of the reasons often quoted is bad building practice and serious resultant land subsidence in substantial parts of Jakarta, and possible loss of significant parts of the city into the sea. (View Post)

@OldKingCole from.previous. Bio of the non-aligned candidate in Southend West. Somewhat ranty Back to Basics moralist ex-Tory. https://www.southendwest.com/ To paraphrase slightly: Boris didn't … (View Post)

It's interesting that the regional approval ratings for Starmer are a fairly close upwards translation of Boris's. So, London approves of their London politicians, regional England is nonpl… (View Post)

Although May's resignation as party leader was pre-announced by a couple of weeks. her stepping down to Boris becoming leader was done in 6 weeks and 4 days. After a party VONC, I suspect there … (View Post)

No, Johnson confirms a positive test for COVID around day 7, giving him another length of time to hide, then fails to test negative until some time after days 5 and 6 of his own isolation. (View Post)