He regarded himself as proudly and shamelessly indispensable at the time, so that was never going to happen. Part of the whole hoopla today seems to be his trying to come to terms with being not quit… (View Post)

So ; just as I predicted last week, indeed. "EU leaders will call on Boris Johnson to respect the rights of their citizens in the wake of scandals over their treatment in the UK, including their… (View Post)

This is correct. The ID card system planned by the Home Office in 2005-2010 was not like those operating in most European countries. The only country that expressed any interest in emulating it was T… (View Post)

Traveller communities are highly unpredictable in my experience ; you have to take each one as they come. Some I've found helpful and interesting ; others conform to tabloid stereotypes. Many of… (View Post)

This won't left on the left, unfortunately. It's the purgative siren call of both the Corbynites and the Blairites, and will only result in an acrimonious split that will destroy the chance… (View Post)