There is no chance of the Tories changing leader (short of death or huge scandal) this side of a General Election, and certainly not to return to Johnson given the circumstances of his departure and … (View Post)

I'm not totally sure that's right, for example on the issue of consciousness and the morality of how machines are treated. Chess is a good example. Chess playing computers are incredibly go… (View Post)

I think you and others grossly underestimate Johnson's problem among Tory MPs, and the sheer bad blood. The Chris Pincher affair simply illustrated how dysfunctional it was and would always be. … (View Post)

I don't know whether Stephen Harper ever sidled up to Putin in 2012 or whatever and said, "hey, Vlad, what aboot the 1991 Ukrainian Independence referendum result, eh?" I do know it wo… (View Post)

The best advice is never go to court on a point of principle. You don't really win the principle, and people seldom apologise. If you win you essentially get some cash (or cash equivalent). If y… (View Post)