No, he was the third (they were all emperor in 1888, IIRC); the first was his grandfather. But while the Imperial German monarchy was new, don't forget that the lesser German kingdoms retained their … (View Post)

I think it's quite tight but I'd make Trump 55-45 in a head-to-head with Biden at the moment. That's including the risk of Trump falling to some legal problem. (View Post)

Parliament can vote to make anyone king. Or queen. Ultimately, that's why Charles is where he is. Not because - as the assertion at the start of this sub-thread - someone's x-gt-grandfather was a bet… (View Post)

I'd worry less about Biden's mental health than his physical health. He looked old when he was standing waiting to receive the bodies of those soldiers killed in Jordan off the plane. Really old. Mor… (View Post)

I agree. The Tories had an unusually large number of first-time voters in 2019 and have done an awful lot to put them off since. It's not at all surprising that many more 2019 Con voters are now DK t… (View Post)