And whoever becomes Chancellor is going to be very unpopular, even if they do a good job. Elevation and castration in one easy move. (View Post)

That assumes that Burnham has the faintest idea what he wants to do as PM, let alone how to do it. Shiny sixpence says that he doesn't. (View Post)

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)