Commonwealth Heads of Government Conference, 21-25 October in Samoa. The argument is it's all pretty big for the King so PM has to go, and it's a long way in an election campaign (let alone… (View Post)

We've not seen the last of him in the sense that he remains "box office" to some degree. But he'll be in his 60s for this election, and probably at retirement age for the next. He… (View Post)

Okay. Did you know that the period between the last Stegosaurus dying out and the first Tyrannosaurus Rex appearing is longer than that between the Tyrannosaurus Rex going extinct and Liz Truss'… (View Post)

Not on income tax/NI - that'd be a money bill under the Parliament Acts, so doesn't require Lords consent. David Lloyd-George, People's Budget, etc. (View Post)

On topic, the key reason to bet against May has nothing to do with holidays. Many Tory MPs will be of the view that things are likely to get worse into the Autumn as the "running scared" na… (View Post)