There are lots - New Ears Eve, Late Ma Bank Holibobs, International Women's Dave... the list goes on. (View Post)

Not sure I agree with the assessment that it got him the job. Heseltine's problem was that he'd wielded the knife. After Thatcher withdrew, he needed to find votes from the 55% or so of Tor… (View Post)

So a pollster simply shouldn't publish a poll because a political commentator reckons it's wrong? Surely pollsters need to be transparent about their methodology, carry out their polls, and… (View Post)

Not sure I understand your point. Some international treaties are good, some are bad, some are indifferent in terms of their impact. What I am arguing is that they shouldn't be banned from being… (View Post)

You're basically making the argument that there should be no international treaties, which is crackers. Governments have always routinely done things which, by their nature, are meant to stick a… (View Post)