In that sense, a lot like John Major in the second half of his Premiership. If people don't want to be charmed, there's not a great deal to be done. It doesn't matter how rationally fa… (View Post)

True, though the ShadCab comparison is surely worse. It's going to take a while yet for the political forest to grow back after the fires of Brexit, Corbyn and Johnson. (View Post)

"Of course, on a personal level, I fully support you. But my fear is that, if you allow for a contest, you will not win..." Either that, or "mwah mwah mwah..." which translates as… (View Post)

About that... https://bsky.app/profile/thomaswpenny.bsky.social/post/3moi6ycbozk2e As part of the spending review / budget process, individual departments would go in to see the Chief Secretary to ma… (View Post)

The thing that's been missing during all this is mainstream politicians saying to Reform "no, you're bang out of order." If a Burnham premiership is the price of giving people per… (View Post)