Don't scare me like that. I was all set to rush out and stockpile McCains. (View Post)

The secret, if you win the toss, is to bat first. Unless there are exceptional reasons, in which case think carefully about it, scratch your chin a bit and, after serious consideration and soul-searc… (View Post)

On topic, this is in many ways a perfect situation for Sunak. The triple lock could not be forever, as the logic of it is that pensions would catch up with and surpass average wages over time (since … (View Post)

I think a bit much is made of the "Bailey did well" narrative. He was basically on a par with Goldsmith in 2016. That was a round of local elections that Corbyn narrowly won (by 1%) as oppo… (View Post)

I'm not sure that's "chaos" - indeed, I suspect it was Cameron's plan. Commit to a referendum in the manifesto for the benefit of the right, sacrifice it in coalition discuss… (View Post)