After that vote, the Prime Minister would either be NF or AN Other. To not participate would still be to make an implicit choice. (View Post)

It's the dirty secret (or one of them) of politics. Vibes win. Beyond a certain point, the don't help once you've won, but that's a problem for another day. See Boris driving a JC… (View Post)

It all depends what happens once Burnham has to disappoint some of his supporters. (View Post)

Two flawed assumptions there, Big G. One is that politicians do well by doing the right thing for the future of the country. All the evidence is that that's not the case. On your calculus, Thatc… (View Post)

Alan Clark's Diaries, from November 1990. His emphasis. Maddeningly, I had to return to the Department. Meetings, and an official lunch. Scandinavians. ‘I assume that there is no likelihood of M… (View Post)