And one of the problems many Prime Ministers have had is that, important though Foreign Affairs are, that's not where the votes are. We want a Mayor doing stuff to make our local lives better. W… (View Post)

Trouble is that, at this stage, it's going to have to be both. We need to adapt to the higher temperatures we're getting, and the even higher ones that are pretty much inevitable from here.… (View Post)

Sunak's problem was that his path to the top went Minister for reducing local government spending, Chief Sec (Minister for reducing central government spending), Chancellor. Nothing to challenge… (View Post)

There may be something in what you say, but consider the quality of sucessful candidates we have had for the role of PM over the last decade and weep. Then consider the quality of the rejected candid… (View Post)

A man hears what he wants to hear And disregards the rest used to be a sad reflection on the human condition. For modern Social Media businesses, it's a corporate vision statement. (View Post)