On topic, I don't know if Mike's assertion that "Given the events in Washington of last Wednesday it is harder to see such a move being sanctioned by the courts" is right but if i… (View Post)

Just read some of the earlier comments. Thanks for the kind words. To add, before I log off for the afternoon, I did flag a lot of what subsequently happened, back in mid-Nov - though while I thought… (View Post)

That's not right. For it to be an effective coup, those undertaking it didn't need the support of the security services (though that would have been decisive); they just needed them neuteri… (View Post)

But that's my point. Trump has wished for what amounts to a revolution but never credibly aligned his strategy with that goal. He wanted it to drop into his lap. He's agitated for it and, t… (View Post)

It was actually the government that broke the consensus. Where was Starmer breaking the consensus on the 10pm closure? He didn't even go as far as a sizeable number of Tory MPs. (View Post)