He did, at least in part. Starmer may have proved incapable of handling it well, but thwarted ambition is a tale as old as time. A classier individual would have used every bit of talent that have to… (View Post)

Maybe it's just that Thatcher and Blair were the freaks and the system chews up and spits out Prime Ministerial authority after 2-3 years. (Dave was protected by the coalition, but forced into a… (View Post)

Changing the subject totally, here's an incomplete map of London's elections by ward; https://bsky.app/profile/owenwntr.bsky.social/post/3mljrn7a7ws2g Striking thing is that Reform's w… (View Post)

Slightly unfair; about 200 of those MPs arrived less than 2 years ago, and I think it's OK to rule them out for now. Even the 2019 intake are still on the undercooked side. But when you look at … (View Post)

Of course not. They've all gone absolutely tonto. It's the boozy, demented futility (© Boris Johnson) of the late Major years. OK, I don't know whether they're drunk or not. In a … (View Post)