The Country (or rather the English part of it, I suppose) don't really want a 'normal' PM. They want a vaguely aristocratic man, from a fee paying school, with a posh voice and a born … (View Post)

Bet Starmer wishes he'd gone with George Osbourne now! (View Post)

I'm not so sure about that, it wasn't like appointing Cameron to be FS. Mandelson already had the whiff of Epstein about him, in addition to being previously implicated (albeit being mostly… (View Post)

For me, that sums it up exactly. While people are working themselves up 'Why, oh, why, would Starmer appoint someone with so much obvious baggage to such a high profile role?' the answer is… (View Post)

Yes, Polanski's attempts seem particularly transparent, in my opinion. Personally, I think many politicians, regardless of party or ideological affiliation could learn a lot from Mamdami. A true… (View Post)