A question for the collective PB Brains Trust. Do Labour have a sneaky fear of Cleverly as potential Tory leader? Is that why they have announced this Chagos deal now outside of the Commons? The excu… (View Post)

I think the signing away was already pretty much a done deal. It is the timing I find interesting. (View Post)

'The UK is signing a 100 year old Treaty'. Am I correct in thinking this is terrible English? It certainly looks like it to me. (View Post)

The ony counterpoint I have been able to find so far - in a very quick scan - is this: https://democrats-science.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-lofgren-floor-statement-for-the-record-on… (View Post)

Sadly, given the Chagosian reaction today, it seems they have managed to take a win and turn it into a serious loss. Giving it back to the Chagosians would have been righting a serious wrong. Giving … (View Post)