The problem is not being nasty. To tackle deep-rooted problems, and cope with sudden emergencies, you have to be pretty nasty, at times. Being nice is not a virtue, in government. As one poster put i… (View Post)

Keeping out worse is usually the only reason to vote for any party. I know that I will dislike a Labour government intensely, and that if the Conservatives come back in the future, they will reverse … (View Post)

It was never about the money. Destroying Russia’s military capability, in return for spending a tiny proportion of US GDP, is an incredibly good deal for the USA. (View Post)

There have been big reversals of fortune since 2010, which are massive at constituency level. (View Post)

If you can’t refute snake oil salesmen, you have no business in public life. (View Post)