In fairness to Clegg, his manifesto didn't get him a majority in 2010 - it got him 57 MPs. So inevitably there were quite a lot of things in his manifesto he was in no position to get, and he ha… (View Post)

Oh, it was deeply unpopular for sure. But the premise I was challenging was that a minority party in a coalition can be held to manifesto pledges to the same extent as a party with a huge majority. C… (View Post)

That's a really odd example to give in two senses. Firstly, whilst establishing the modern NHS and welfare state and defeating Nazism are both very different challenges, neither was ever frivilo… (View Post)

On topic, the sandwich story is a silly thing that will be fairly quickly forgotten. What should worry Tories, though, is that it's indicative of Badenoch's pretty well known malfunctioning… (View Post)

Firstly, vegan sausage rolls sell seriously well at Greggs - people genuinely like them and they are top sellers. People also commonly buy them on their own - they generally aren't a side dish, … (View Post)