Tebbit, like most Conservatives of that generation, was a realist. Very few Conservatives of the current generation are. (View Post)

Not adult social care, but probably an indication of his thinking; He said: "There are things called parents who for as long as modern times remember have had the aggravation of getting their ki… (View Post)

As an order-of-magnitude check, Lib Dem target 25 is Fareham & Waterlooville; Conservative 17,561 35.04% Labour 11,482 22.91% Liberal Democrat 9,533 19.02% Reform UK 9,084 18.12% Not as nice a pl… (View Post)

Some of that is generational; CofE congregations tend towards the retired, whereas most clergy are working aged. That tends to put them either side of many cultural divides. (View Post)

Meanwhile, in "are you entirely sure that's wise, Sir?" news, Reform UK has told its members it is introducing a less stringent “common sense” vetting system for would-be candidates af… (View Post)