And the same was true of those on the Opposition benches. Even when they were wrong (Foot, say) or a bit mad (Benn), they were people of substance. I think you've pointed out before that people … (View Post)

Apart from being a faster talker than Starmer (which is pretty much everyone) and not having been in government recently (gives you clean hands, sure, but is otherwise a downside), what exactly is Bu… (View Post)

Being charitable, a lot of the government's year 1 successes have been defusing the time bombs that the last lot left ticking- prison spaces, for example. But you never get political credit for … (View Post)

You say "fashionable", others say "democratic will of the people". One of Starmer's problems, and one of the reasons some are looking longingly at Andy from Manchester, is th… (View Post)

Also, it is mid-September. A bit too dark and a bit too wet to actually be playing cricket at 10 pm. Still the four day game is the one that mat... (checks the Division 1 table) Bugger. (View Post)