Fine if you want fewer teachers and nurses than you have now. Pay isn't the only thing that matters (incidentally @dixiedean , all the best for what is to come, buy you know you've made the right cho… (View Post)
Sunak syndrome? Civilised conservatives have convinced themselves they have to act like dingbats to get a look-in against the Badenochs and Bravermans? See also the Republican Party. The aphorism abo… (View Post)
Suspect it's not a Leo Amery that's needed so much as a Denis Thatcher. Someone who can quietly, privately tell The Boss that time's up, and be heard. But we won't hear that, and I'm not convinced th… (View Post)
The catch being that doing that well needs lots of effort on very localised bits of ground. Which has never been the UKIP-to-Reform style. Also, if you want to fix those difficult problems, you often… (View Post)