TBH I'm surprised that the original settlement has lasted as long as it has. But China under Xi Jinping is a whole new level of tyranny, not just in Hong Kong of course. Quite how the Chinese go… (View Post)

The contracts awarded to Capita under New Labour were massively bigger than anything the current government has awarded to cronies. Again from the Font of All Human Knowledge: In 2006 Aldridge resign… (View Post)

It really did. Look at all those quango appointments, including some which really should have been apolitical by any standard: head of Ofcom, head of BBC. And look at the dodgy links with Capita. It … (View Post)

New Labour was very similar. (View Post)

Really? From the Font of All Human Knowledge: Upon becoming Chairman Davies resigned his membership of the Labour Party.... Davies has in the past donated part of his wealth to the Labour Party, of w… (View Post)