Sort of below the Wash/Bristol Channel line? Quite a lot of not-nice-enough-to-be-Lib-Dem places. (View Post)

Loyal to the old government, which makes him dangerous. He may be overdoing it, but if I had been sacked from the cabinet to make space for Louise Haigh, I think I would be an unhappy bunny. BTW, any… (View Post)

Self-citing, because it's always the most reliable source: I know it's surprising that there are 86 Labour MPs in the provincial South and East, but there are an awful lot of seats in that … (View Post)

Even if the ID cards cost was in next year's budget, it's largely one-off setup costs. Whereas VAT-free leccy is going to be ongoing in practice, if not in theory. (Go on- when is the time … (View Post)

One of our other cognitive biases that leads to bad government... Having a single ID that you can be confident everyone has is likely to make the country work better and save the country money; you r… (View Post)