Plenty of examples of non-politicians being parachuted into top jobs. With the exception of Wellington, hard to think of many who have thrived. And Wellington's musings after his first Cabinet ("… (View Post)

It's not quite installing phone lines (was that Portillo or Heseltine?), it could just be making sure the domain names are reserved for a run in ten years' time. Or it could be a cybersquatter with a… (View Post)

If you have an absolute emergency, it's great, because of the brutal triaging on the basis of medical need. If your aim is to control costs, it's pretty good. Way lower than the USA, meaningfully low… (View Post)

And that, in turn, probably has a bigger influence on the 2028/9 election than anything Keir, Kemi, Nigel or anyone else here does. (View Post)

The ghost of Lord Redcliffe-Maud waves hello. (See, he even looked like a ghost at the time.) The basic principle- work the large towns and small cities that people actually look towards, and plan un… (View Post)