While I can see the cathartic appeal, I'm not sure that's the best way to win hearts and minds to keep Scotland in 'our family of nations' longterm. If the UK spends the next 20 y… (View Post)

True, and obviously all the variables in a real-life situation can further complicate the picture and alter the individual risk-profile in a way that would be difficult to quantify and communicate. I… (View Post)

Boris, as he inevitably always does, alienated a lot of Northern MPs by ditching them for Ukraine. Everyone loves Boris's laddish, self-serving routine until they find themselves on the sharp en… (View Post)

Wes Streeting spent some time in Israel looking at low cost innovations that could improve various healthcare outcomes. I suspect that was replicated across a number of briefs and the Labour Party wi… (View Post)

I think Starmer's broadly right on Brexit (and by that I mean electorally). My feeling is that, despite large sections on the population seeming to turn against it, there is no real appetite to … (View Post)