If that is the whole truth then Ed was in the wrong imo. (View Post)

Who has incorrectly predicted imminent disaster the most often and most confidently, Dan or Leon? It's a toughie. (View Post)

Yes, it is cheap PR. It works, he wouldn't be being discussed here this evening without it. (View Post)

It is a political appointment. If someone who fails vetting can be PM, Foreign or Defence Secretary, why shouldn't the PM be able to appoint them as US ambassador? (View Post)

The vetting debate is just another example of the process state. There is a genuine question over whether and to what extent PM's should be able to appoint wrong uns. I have respect on this for … (View Post)