Labour talks about needing a female leader up until the point where campaigning becomes serious, and then it elects a man. Granted, it is presumably a little embarrassing for a party which (rather ag… (View Post)

Right. I read it first as implying that Howe's was also a dead sheep, which I assumed you meant ironically but then such a statement would apply to all resignation speeches, hence my confusion. (View Post)

The question is not whether the law was broken. If it's believed to have been then prosecutions should follow and if those charges stand up, then the perpetrators should be convicted. The question is… (View Post)

Game over for both May and Boris. Someone tweeted earlier that Davis looks like Robin Cook and Boris looks like Clare Short. That's not quite right but it captures the mood a little. Personally, I'd … (View Post)

I think you're confusing 'the world' with 'the BBC' there. Certainly, a lot of people wanted to like and respect Obama, and did so initially, but he turned out to be a lot of hot air in the end. The … (View Post)