The winner got the prize for his opinions, not for the quality of his work. (View Post)

It was a remarkable exchange. It shouldn’t have been difficult to give an unqualified “Yes.” (View Post)

I think there’s an element of the population, for whom war and revolution offers the opportunity to enact their most depraved fantasies. Groups like Sturmbrigade Dirlewanger, RONA, the Ustasha in WWI… (View Post)

The Tories were ahead by double digits from 1967-69, but Harold Wilson staged a remarkable comeback, in 1970, coming close to winning. The Tories gained boroughs like Hackney, Islington, Sheffield, L… (View Post)

Unlike Reform, UKIP were winning a lot of council seats and doing well in by-elections. (View Post)