Douglas-Home served under Heath, and Heath was prepared to serve under Thatcher, though she didn't accept the offer. There are plenty of pre-WW2 examples too. In the first half of the 20th century, M… (View Post)

I think he gained ground in 2015? Though the polls were that far out it's hard to say. But yes, Cameron was generally a much more effective campaigner in the period before the campaign proper started… (View Post)

Nads is not an impartial observer. Some might even go as far as to suggest she left planet reality some time ago and is now residing an in imaginary world formed of her own bitterness and delusions. (View Post)

I doubt it'll do much either way. It's not as if Labour and other opposition parties aren't going to mention the point - but either way, it's the failures of the last 4-5 years which will be upper-mo… (View Post)

Paxman has zero credibility as a political commentator given that he doesn't actually understand politics. I also suspect that if you asked him, he couldn't tell you anything about Lord North other t… (View Post)