There's a wonderful poem about that, by W. D. Snodgrass* https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/42789/april-inventory * I thought this name was a spoof when I first heard of him, but it was his real … (View Post)

Talking of Lulu Lytle, surely the key question the two candidates should be asked to help party members make the decision is which of them will be better able to stand the wallpaper? (View Post)

Yes, as I listened I could hear almost word-for-word reminders of some of the John McDonnell interviews. It was a mock-Thatcherite remix of his policies. To be fair, she actually did quite well in th… (View Post)

Err, Penny Mordaunt seems to think she's through to the next round: https://twitter.com/PennyMordaunt/status/1549771956760842242 (View Post)

This is a very good point. Either of the two final candidates will be a big improvement on Boris (the lowest bar ever raised, admittedly). I shall have a decent vintage champagne ready for the moment… (View Post)