The more laws there are on the statute book, the harder that gets. It's a bit like the difficulty of building new underground lines in central London; anything you want to construct has to not c… (View Post)

I blame the Prime Minister. (View Post)

Was Lammy ever in the running? Ditto Cooper. Reeves not being in the running is more understandable. Meanwhile all the noise is coming from people whose ego and ambition far outrun their ability. As … (View Post)

Not quite. Burnham, Streeting and Rayner are all, for different reasons, likely to be downgrades. The best hope for Labour is someone currently on the rung below being promoted and impressing- see Jo… (View Post)

Corbyn happened. The generation who ought to be papable about now either lost their seats in the fiasco of 2019, or gave up in despair. Hence Starmer's victory in 2020. The Conservatives have go… (View Post)