Po-tat-to, po-tah-to. Most of what government does is about executive decisions in ministerial offices, not Commons votes. Ah, but what about Coalition Dave vs. Conservative Dave, I hear you ask. Wel… (View Post)

That argument needs a robust cordon sanitaire between the Conservatives and Reform. The sort of thing that is just about holding in Germany. It means saying, clearly and repeatedly, that the grift, i… (View Post)

There's also the simple practical thing that the Solent adds a meaningful bit of hassle and expense to the trip. But yes, it's mostly "go to France and clocks go forward an hour, go to… (View Post)

Of course not. I get the politics, I get the tummies being tickled (mostly those of those whose direct experience of the workplace ended some time ago), but it is, as my avatar put it, fucking mental. (View Post)

Banned for abusing our host's hospitality, rather than for right-wingery, surely? I wouldn't want to draw a line between the kind of dickery that causes people to abuse hospitality and the … (View Post)