I'm happy to bet a shiny sixpence that, whatever goes wrong in Kent, Nigel will come out of it smelling of roses. The councillors will get chucked in the pool full of genetically engineered pira… (View Post)

Like... who knows? Question one is whether Sadiq goes for a fourth term. I hope someone is saying "Maaaahte" to him if that is his plan. Boredom, if nothing else, points to Labour needing a… (View Post)

Furthermore, suppose something bad has happened. If it's actual fraud, go to the police. If it's incompetence, move on to finding how to unwind the contract to save the money. Either way, y… (View Post)

It's not quite that. Even the dumbest elected politician will be smarter than the dumbest voter. And some of these people, JD Vance or Dom Cummings, say, are clearly bright and well-educated. I … (View Post)

Thinking about 2028/9, this matters. In a Presidential system, it's pretty easy to imagine Farage winning and becoming El Presidente. If all Farage had to do was find 400 Baldricks with nothing … (View Post)