I think you're greatly overestimating the chances of either standing down. Partly, that's a matter of their own psychology but it's also a matter of process. For any leading candidate to drop out onc… (View Post)

It really isn't. Maybe Trump does fail to make it stick but while the US's constitution does make it harder to turn America into a dictatorship than most countries, it doesn't make it impossible. Pie… (View Post)

I agree with pretty much all that. The only place where I'd take issue - but it's an important one - is in saying "cut[ting] off 2 million men, women and children from medicine, food and water .… (View Post)

I'm not a lawyer but if I were a friend of Clarkson, I'd advise him to seek the best deal he can, now. McDonald's use of the phrase was stupid given its connotations but within the context of his spe… (View Post)

No, I think stringing it out to January would look hopelessly lacking in self-confidence for the Tories once parliament returned in October (to do what?), and an election over Xmas and the New Year w… (View Post)