Having a large majority doesn't free you from public law obligations around due process, consultation, taking full account of objections and so on. Now, you could loosen some of those constraint… (View Post)

Not really. I don't fully trust politicians or civil servants to get it right (although nor do I think they are malevolent). That includes those whose instincts I kind of share or who are democr… (View Post)

You're creating a strawman. I never said every process was justified and there was no unnecessary red tape. I'm just saying having a proportionate process rather than "pull lever, get … (View Post)

On topic, I do wonder if the New Statesman journalist probed the NEC source on what the current rules on all women shortlists in Labour are? These were dropped in the last Parliament because women ac… (View Post)

Politics is packed with examples of people who were young, considered they had plenty of time, and missed their moment. Of course, there are also plenty of examples of people who went for it and fail… (View Post)