I reckon the place to look is the lower ranks of Cabinet- the equivalent of John Major in spring 1989. People who knew, knew, but most people hadn't heard of him. I'm not a sufficient exper… (View Post)

OK then- who? Rayner is still sin binned, Burnham is still trapped in Manchester. And whilst they're better at politics, I suspect they'd be worse at government. Though that might be my inn… (View Post)

Well yes- I'm currently at the platform of a rail station built on exactly that basis. However, there are a couple of caveats. First one is that the problem often isn't the Capex of the bui… (View Post)

Starmer goes when there's a replacement available who isn't an obvious downgrade. That is to say, not yet. (View Post)

The usual rule is Ming Vase when you expect to win, Moon on a Stick when you expect to.lose. That's been so for ages- Thatch's '79 manifesto was more cautious than many remember it as.… (View Post)