How much of that is because Metro Mayor is an easier job, so it's easier to look good doing it? (It's why stealthily not-quite forcing Mayors on everywhere, and giving them a decent wodge of responsi… (View Post)

It highlights how difficult the problem is, and how deeply rooted it is. Without getting too nostalgic, programmes like the BBC’s Generation Game once pulled in millions every Saturday night, giving … (View Post)

And the same was true of those on the Opposition benches. Even when they were wrong (Foot, say) or a bit mad (Benn), they were people of substance. I think you've pointed out before that people of su… (View Post)

Apart from being a faster talker than Starmer (which is pretty much everyone) and not having been in government recently (gives you clean hands, sure, but is otherwise a downside), what exactly is Bu… (View Post)

Being charitable, a lot of the government's year 1 successes have been defusing the time bombs that the last lot left ticking- prison spaces, for example. But you never get political credit for solvi… (View Post)