Yes, although I think it's that you get a redundancy payment if you're defeated but not if you retire (rather than an ongoing pension difference). In the past, I believe this has led to som… (View Post)

I doubt Javid is going due to fear of losing Bromsgrove. Not totally sure how boundary changes affect it, but I'm doubtful the seat will be anything but blue next time. I suspect it's more … (View Post)

Not really, no. Maybe at the nadir of Truss, but there are plenty enough diehard Conservatives in a place like Chester (which isn't that much less Tory than the country as a whole) not to come a… (View Post)

There has been some academic work in the past on whether referees in general favour "big" teams. But it's been a bit mixed. There has been some evidence for "Fergie time" - s… (View Post)

It's not based on a single account of the conversation, as there were witnesses who bear out Ms Fulani's account. That's not to say the furore might not be a little OTT in my view. But… (View Post)