That is indeed big news in Labourland. It looks like Unite will move towards working pragmatically with Starmer from the left rather than continuing with the destructive open hostility represented by… (View Post)

Yes, that is indeed what I am assuming. And I think my assumptions are going to be closer to the eventual reality than your very rosy ones. (View Post)

Johnson will be a liability in 2024, never mind 2029. And the big weakness in your argument about Sunak as his replacement is your assumption that the Chancellor of the E's current popularity will su… (View Post)

The reason why I tend to take note of Philip Thompson's views while generally ignoring yours, notwithstanding the fact that on matters other than the EU I appear to be much closer to your political o… (View Post)

TBH I find the issue of standards pretty meaningless. The UK can choose to align with the EU where necessary and I expect that still to happen in 99% of cases, or even in 100% initially while things … (View Post)