This whole thing has a whiff of GK Chesterton’s poetic response to F.E. Smith saying that the Welsh Disestablishment Bill was “A Bill which has shocked the conscience of every Christian community in … (View Post)

On the Badenoch/Staunton ding dong it’s worth noting that the government is taking a more activist line when it comes to departmental Non Executives in general. In my recent experience working for a … (View Post)

I used to agree but after the prequels he’s basically become the Liz Truss of galactic emperors. Palpating took power on the day Luke and Leia were born so the Empire could only have lasted 30 years … (View Post)

In hindsight it would have been better to have had a more precisely worded referendum in 2016. Something along the lines of “Should Britain trigger Article 50 to negotiate leaving the EU”. Then a sec… (View Post)

I’ll have a go and then everyone can see why I’m a lurker rather than an active political better. 1. 10% 2. 24 October 2024 3. Sunak, Starmer, Davey, Yousaf, Tice 4. Labour majority of 30 seats 5. Tr… (View Post)