I don't think that anyone thinks that Burnham is planning on being a backbench MP for long. A fair bit of his appeal is that he hasn't had to do anything politically unpleasant for ages. Th… (View Post)

The white coats option doesn't really help. Vance can't afford to relinquish power either. (View Post)

Tough. If he wanted to play that game, he should have stood for a Westminster seat in 2024. The timeline being put about (make Andy an MP so he can challenge the PM) is bonkers in its sense of entitl… (View Post)

Are you suggesting that Burnham's nervousness will foil his ambitions? (View Post)

Today the senile nasty old man said the following insane things Senility mostly reveals, rather than changes, personality. A fundamentally benign old man whose mind was slowing down, an elderly monk … (View Post)