I think your view as to the level of pressure people were under at Number 10 is entirely overblown. It's a busy job, lots going on, unprecedented times, you're working with bellends like Cummings whi… (View Post)

I suppose there are two reasons someone might do it. Firstly, there is a decent argument, if that person beats expectations by losing badly but not disastrously, that they should stay on as party lea… (View Post)

There are at least a couple of problems with that. The first is the, "as did many other people" argument. That is probably so, but many did not. There were lots of people who religiously fo… (View Post)

As Mike Tyson once sagely observed, "Everyone has a plan until you make them leader of the Conservative Party." (View Post)

All the best, Mike. An impressive milestone to bow out on and thanks again for all the enjoyment your posts have brought and the, er, lively debate they have generated. (View Post)