(If you are triggered by what appears to be my catchphrase, look away now) What the "Starmer is awful, he'll never be PM" bet missed was that someone had to win in 2024, and everyone else w… (View Post)

Looks like it. Though most people end up quitting whatever Nigel is calling his party today, presumably because he is so awful to work under. Yes, personal charisma helps you get elected. And once in… (View Post)

Suspect there is nothing more and less to it than that. A lot of the "woke rabbit hole" attacks are shouted from the anti-woke rabbit hole, which is deeper and contains more rabbits. Someho… (View Post)

Tentative guess: better at getting things done, worse at ensuring that the things done are the right things, much worse at being removed once they go off the rails. Key case study: Alex de Pfeffel. (View Post)

But Polanski's CV shows the danger of having a charismatic leader. He has shown an ability to persuade people of things that just aren't so. Sorry, but I had to get that off my chest. (View Post)