But the cowardice in the face of public moaning is deeper rooted than that. I suspect the issue is the way that the internet has made it so easy to nag individual MPs. Finding an envelope and a stamp… (View Post)

Another data point for the "if the Oxbridge Unions really are a political nursery, Ofsted should close them down pronto" theory. Didn't join myself, but my understanding is that duplic… (View Post)

Could be, especially with those falls for Lib Dems and Greens. Never underestimate the political power of a clipart picture of two horses racing. Also highlights the limits of an airwar operation, li… (View Post)

Dunno about Reeves, but it is basically the logic the British government has used in my entire lifetime. Buy cheap, someone else can buy again after the next election. (View Post)

Also, the grid links between Iberia and the rest of mainland Europe across the Pyrenees are pretty thin. One of the reasons for the recent corte de corriente. And possibly a bit overtaken by events a… (View Post)