Didn't parties used to have a gentleman's agreement not to make big announcements during the other lot's conference? Seem to remember some muttering about something Brown did. Farage, … (View Post)

Part of a wider issue, not just for Reeves, but for all of us. Now that, as a planet, we're quite close to having enough stuff and it's mostly built to last a long time, what are we going t… (View Post)

Echoes of Andrew Mitchell's gag when seconding the Queen's Speech in 1992. The motion is nearly always proposed by some genial old codger on the way out and seconded by an oily young man on… (View Post)

Unfortunately, said village hall is unavailable , because it's having its roof fixed by the Liberal Democrats. It's all those buggers ever do. (View Post)

Though, given that anything that politicians say will make them less popular, understandable. The Paxman style of political interview was great entertainment, and for a while, illuminating. But it pr… (View Post)