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)

Isn't it that 28 days doesn't depend on a judgement - it's simply a factual question of whether they have had a diagnosis within 28 days. So it is more comparable over time and across … (View Post)

Elizabeth Warren. Hence Donald Trump referring to her as "Pocahontas" since the 2016 campaign - which, although I hate being fair to Trump, is pretty funny as well as pretty damaging. (View Post)