It's been discussed quite a depth over on Alternative History forum. It seems its a combination of: 1. Can't hurt the Russians - we bashed 'em around in WWII, so we owe them big time. 2. The Soviet U… (View Post)

I don't know....... (View Post)

The Conservatives need to go into opposition, and ideally in the next few months. Let Labour have a chance to mess things up. It very much feels like 1995, with the Conservatives out of ideas, mired … (View Post)

Because of mathematics.......? Even if there were only two parties in the UK (there aren't) then every election would result in one of those party leaders being a loser. Every party leader is a loser… (View Post)

Referenda are always good. Surely its a good idea to ask the people. What is a bad idea is having an uncertain option on the table, assuming it'll never win. The UK is bad at doing these as Prime Min… (View Post)