A thought occurs to me that my expectation had been that Sue Gray is very canny so was there to defuse the bomb with a carefully worded report where some deputy heads roll but the leaders are essenti… (View Post)

I don't think "stupidity" is the correct term for Johnson's biggest flaw. What he has, in my view, is a very deep and unshakeable conviction that he is special, and that rules app… (View Post)

The trouble is that they were both based on a false premise, specifically that someone else was hogging all the money and was going to pay - the EU in one case, and SE England in the other. Almost ev… (View Post)

Excellent point. It certainly shows how you get Johnson - hold a bit back so you make the story the inevitable lie. (View Post)

There are only three problems with Johnson pursuing a life of "quiet good works". Firstly, it involves him being quiet. Secondly, it involves him being good. Thirdly, it involves him doing … (View Post)