On topic, I'm not convinced, even at 100/1. Maybe there's a case for him as an interim PM if Starmer went unexpectedly quickly but even the likes of Johnson and Truss stayed on for the subsequent lea… (View Post)

MPs are not employees. I agree with your principle though, and barring MPs from speaking, voting or making decisions on matters related to anything where they've received anything more than token ben… (View Post)

But it is a politician - and indeed, a politician gifting a substantial amount to another politician's relative. Now, on the one hand, this is all being made public, and as such the public can judge … (View Post)

The first election I stood in, I helped a voter who'd requested a permanent postal vote complete her application form for it (back in the days when you needed a proper reason to have a postal vote). … (View Post)

Unfortunately for you (on this score, as a claim to degrees-of-separation), there are many thousands of people who are also three degrees separated. Wellington was godfather to the young Prince Arthu… (View Post)