Blame Dave for that. One of the first acts of the pure Conservative government after 2015 was to tie up onshore wind farms in enough planning red tape that they largely didn't happen. That'… (View Post)

One of the things that smug old-school Conservatives used to say was 'Our opponents hate us and think that we are evil. We don't hate our opponents, we just think they are mistaken.' I… (View Post)

It solves all sorts of other problems, including what to do with towns that have lost their old employer and aren't really connected enough to be commuter bases for productive cities. And ensuri… (View Post)

Disloyalty to the Conservatives is one of the Seven Dudley Sins. (View Post)

Most likely, waiting to become more popular and less controversial. If the ball came free from the scrum right now, he wouldn't get it. Partly because of his perceived links to Mandelson, mostly… (View Post)