I've been thinking about that particular piece of received wisdom and I wonder whether it's true. If you take over and Labour perform as badly as expected than you can always blame it on th… (View Post)

Although looked at it another way, if you exclude the Lib Dems then the establishment parties got 57% of the vote in the 2024 election. One year in and they have 39%. (View Post)

He's also a thin skinned boor who lacks the composure to be PM. Watching him deputise at PMQs was embarrassing and he allows himself to be rattled too easily. (View Post)

One of the good things that could come out of this whole Mandleson saga is an overhaul of how major public appointments are vetted and approved. Contrary to this idea that the Civil Service and other… (View Post)

We have a winner for the most 1950s sounding comment of the day. (View Post)