As i've said before, I don't think Thatcher is going to go down in history as the great, reviving prime minister many people have liked to believe for a long tome. Too much of what she prom… (View Post)

What an utter, utter indictment. "The government has “no true grasp on the costs” involved in preventing a collapse of Thames Water, with estimates presented to ministers and regulators suggesti… (View Post)

That's what I was thinkiing. If they're not fully nationalised we could still end up paying the 25-40% "sewage" increase, which is partly what I was alluding to. If 10 billion of … (View Post)

There is a cure for this. Announce lots of radical constitutional reform in his first term, before there's more money available. Abolish the Lords, new federal GB-wide structure to deal with the… (View Post)

I wouldn't really agree with that. If figures like Rayner or Miliband are demoted, the party will rebel, because the centre of gravity of the party is still on the soft-left compared to during t… (View Post)