Small state, high risk is also a long way from where I suspect a winning coalition of voters is. There are those who crave it- mostly the minority who can lose 90% and still rub along nicely, thank y… (View Post)

Every one of those regulations signposts something bad in the past. Argue that they cause more harm than good, or that the aims could be achieved better, but you have to understand why they are there… (View Post)

Brown got several ties before handing over to EdM. Major didn't get any leads after losing. Callaghan was fairly solidly ahead in the polls from pretty much the day after the '79 election. … (View Post)

We're not sure who the remaining Conservative membership are, or which of them have voted. (Number of votes won by the winner might be an interesting challenge to predict.) That gives space for … (View Post)

{Bernard Wolley mode engaged} Isn't it a good thing that our ships are a step up from our submarines? (View Post)