On topic, I think what makes this a fairly poor bet is the timescale - before 1st August. I suspect that, to maximise impact, we're now moving into a period when a defector would time it to hit … (View Post)

I'd not say it was a fantastic argument from Truss, but Hoare is being rather pompous about it given that casting yourself as patriotic and others either less so or not at all is common politica… (View Post)

I'm a republican, but kind of with the Palace on this. Firstly, it's an incredibly poorly defined question. Is it about unsolicited, specific requests? Or does it extend to a PM asking for … (View Post)

I agree that there is some effort there not to make Shylock a one-dimensional villain (and Shakespeare also tries to give his heroes flaws). But Shylock is still very much a villain and the speech ca… (View Post)

This is flawed reasoning. What a criminal will want to do is argue they have a credible explanation for the facts the prosecution (if it comes to that) can prove. So, if someone can validly argue the… (View Post)