Perhaps, but there is the same question as always. If Starmer goes now, who replaces him? Once that question has a convincing answer, SKS's time is up. Until then... (View Post)

The paradox being that Starmer clearly doesn't want to bin McSweeney, but the Good Ship Labour would probably sail better and more contentedly if he were chucked overboard. (View Post)

Though I'm pretty sure that there have always been powerful people (nearly always men, let's face it) using their power for selfish, cruel gratification and to cover it up afterwards. And i… (View Post)

The original plan was that quite a lot of graduates wouldn't ever pay off the loan before writeoff, the key word being "plan". If a graduate went into a well-paid career, they would pa… (View Post)

Until pretty recently, it was possible (and pretty good realpolitik) to say "Mandelson is a bit of a wrong'un, but talented and therefore useful. In fact, his willingness to flirt with the … (View Post)