One other thought. One of the worst aspects of online culture is the bit of it where upsetting "the right people" is an end in itself, not even a means to an end. It distracts us all from f… (View Post)

Two thoughts. First- in the Barwell case, withdrawing the whip isn't that much of a punishment. He's a Lord, he isn't facing re-election anyway. Best bet is probably a sneery putdown i… (View Post)

The Lib Dems are probably rubbing their hands in glee- the squeeze message in Waitrose country writes itself. And as one of those lapsed Conservative wets- thanks Kemi for making it so clear that you… (View Post)

So why do we do it this way? I suspect the answer is something like- the public wants the regulations but doesn't want to pay for boots-on-the-ground regulators. So we have placebo regulation by… (View Post)

Based on a couple of decades of precedent, it's quite possible that the next Conservative PM isn't yet an MP. Which, given the non-negotiables that Kemi seems keen to impose on her party, i… (View Post)