On topic, yes, insurgent parties *can* surge and fade. 1981-2 was an excellent example of that. So was 2019. (Sidenote: the SDP was led by Roy Jenkins at that point; Owen didn't take over until after… (View Post)

Correct. JohnO also correct but a tad late. Balfour was still Leader of the Conservatives (or Unionists) at the time and remained so while out of parliament and through to the next two elections, whi… (View Post)

Very good. Though on that basis I'd look more to the Antipodes. I was meaning in the UK, to clarify. (View Post)

On topic, fortunately for Philp, no-one knows who he is or what he was doing in 2022. But he is right and while it might be embarrassing for him, he can at least argue that he saw the implosion first… (View Post)

Seventh. Like Truss in the list of best PMs since 2010. (View Post)