The thing is, everyone in the PCP knows they specialise in ritualistic, and often later ultimately false , displays of loyalty. We saw that with Duncan-Smith, Cameron and then May. If the fallout fro… (View Post)

There is also that possibility that Starmer wants him to stay in place for a little while. He's certainly shown himself to be capable of more combative performances himself whenever he's wa… (View Post)

There's also a parallell with the press. The Mail has already gone all out against him, for instance, in the expectation of an imminent farewell, and printed exhaustive articles detailing his di… (View Post)

I'm not sure that he's got that much option any longer. It looks to me as if both Gray and Cummings may just seek to embarrass him if he just doesn't effectively publish all of it. (View Post)

Dawkins and others haven't helped in creating a climate of quite often aggressive and proud ignorance about religion, I would say. Religious fundamentalists of all stripes haven't helped ei… (View Post)