Given whatever scuttlebutt caused Andy R to be absent himself from Parliament all that time, the whips presumably have a fair bit in their black book to keep him on the right track. (View Post)

Of course they shouldn't. But. If we all carry on protesting because we're justified in doing so, the cycle just keeps going and keeps getting louder, as we're seeing. Even if it'… (View Post)

The odd thing is that, in advance, she had largely been ruled out... Presumably because of the "too close to retirement" thing. Actually, having someone with a finite term of office might b… (View Post)

Are you sure about that "more defections of skilled and capable politicians"? The nearest they have had to one of those are Andrea Jenkyns and Danny Kruger. Who are the 100 or so ministers … (View Post)

Antifa is a very Newspeak word, isn't it? Say it in full, and its absurdity (you're not against the fascists, does that mean you support them?) becomes obvious. But clipping it leaves a sho… (View Post)