Just had four days away by myself, in Oxford. Apart from shop and restaurant staff, I spoke to one person - I was just coming away from Tolkien's grave, and she was obviously looking for it. Did a lo… (View Post)

US Speaker election: Emmer was 26 votes short of the magic number (217) on a roll call vote in the Republican caucus. It's not over. (View Post)

Rishi may not be the main problem, but he's definitely not an answer to the main problem (View Post)

Sorry if someone has already posted this: Small compared to the Big Two, but there were four council by elections last night. Three Con defences and 1 Residents: 2 Green GAINS from Con 1 LibDem GAIN … (View Post)

Well done, Labour: two excellent wins in very different seats. The people have decided, ('the bastards'), and there'll be a Labour government after the next election. The only question will be how mu… (View Post)