Peston is worth following precisely because he understands so little of politics that he broadcasts what he's told pretty much unfiltered. Obviously, what he's told isn't necessarily what the people … (View Post)

That was when both main political parties actually believed in local democracy and didn't tend to intervene. Notable that you mention Heath as PM but not the then Education Secretary. (View Post)

For a party that is "distrusted, disliked, laughed at by the vast majority of UK voters, [and] can get nowhere in UK politics with current electoral system", UKIP-BxP-RefUK have achieved qu… (View Post)

That's a dangerously absolutist position. Yes, all else being equal, it's better to uphold the international law and the rules-based system than not. It makes Britain a more reliable partner. It help… (View Post)

A constitutional convention has to be called by two-thirds of state legislatures. I don't think that's a viable means to embedding a dictatorship - or not in the first instance anyway - which is what… (View Post)