It's the argument we heard when HS2 was cut. "People don't want high speed rail, they want their local roads and buses to be better." Bottom line is that having different bits of government… (View Post)
Well, I think most people agree that one of the symptoms of the British Disease is that, when we have a problem, we seek to solve it by throwing cheap bodies at it. Whereas the smart thing to do woul… (View Post)
Two possible answers to the genuine problem of people needing to do some work to maintain their profession. 1 For jobs where some ongoing work is required to maintain professional registration, MPs c… (View Post)
Agree about it being a racket, especially when it's £large for not very much work advising BigCorp. On the other hand, being an opposition MP is a pretty rubbish job, especially if you're not particu… (View Post)
Two years in Cabinet, five in government. Seven years in Parliament, nine in front line politics. How much more experience should she need? (View Post)