She could always defect to a younger, ambitious MP who hasn't just flushed his career down the toilet. But if she does, she should avoid leaving her draft "Dear Robert" letter careless… (View Post)

Quite like this quote from the BBC article on Zahawi: "Zahawi said he felt the UK had reached a "dark and dangerous" moment, which was why he had decided to join the party." I mea… (View Post)

It is codified in legislation - the Bank of England Act 1998 and associated Charter introduced the Monetary Policy Committee with responsibility over monetary policy including interest rates, and (cr… (View Post)

Having a large majority doesn't free you from public law obligations around due process, consultation, taking full account of objections and so on. Now, you could loosen some of those constraint… (View Post)

Not really. I don't fully trust politicians or civil servants to get it right (although nor do I think they are malevolent). That includes those whose instincts I kind of share or who are democr… (View Post)