The thing about dementia is the extent to which it reveals; putting on a facade requires an awful lot of cognitive effort. Doddery Joe was revealed to be a doddery, broadly well-meaning patriot. Dood… (View Post)

Late stage capitalism- it's easier to make profits by being a vampire than by doing the actual work. And then we wonder why nothing gets done. (View Post)

Even a stopped cuckoo clock is right sometimes. (View Post)

But this is just letting a Conservative plan play out, isn't it? The previous Chancellor didn't announce plans to keep the reductions going, or leave any slack in the kitty to fund it. Did … (View Post)

Tell me about it. Interesting by-election test case coming up in Gosport (klaxon!) next week. Bridgemary (mainly a 1940s council estate, with pockets of more recent private housing) was Labour for ag… (View Post)