"Progressive alliance" really sets my teeth on edge. As a lifelong Tory, I'm voting to boot this sorry excuse for a blue team out, and try to get back to a politics of conviction, comp… (View Post)

I often think that the moment the fight really went out of JM was actually on election night 1992, when Chris Patten lost his seat. They won but they lost. (View Post)

I agree - it only takes you so far. And you need a lot of energy for it. Major 92 wanted to win, and had a team energised to win. Major 97 was, famously, "Well, we lost." (View Post)

Suggests a "divide your enemies against each other" approach to me. Feed British ego and arrogance, diminish the US, France, Germany. Encourage petty squabbles. (View Post)

And, in fact, when most of this is equipment we've already acquired, it's giving away cost that has already been sunk. It'll be interesting to see if we start manufacturing new stuff a… (View Post)