david_herdson

They're not remotely purely monetary. Sure, he thinks that some European states are getting a free ride and are not contributing sufficiently - and he has a point there. But in terms of the fundament… (View Post)

It's not being northern that they're against: it's that she's working class and *sounds* northern. (View Post)

Labour has always talked about replacing leaders. It just very rarely actually does it. (View Post)

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)