It is not necessarily the case of rolling over though. Do I think ministers shouldn’t call out bad practices? No. But in government one has to be sensitive of the work of government in facilitating i… (View Post)

On Haigh, I do have a bit of sympathy. But it once again shows that this government didn’t put enough thought into actually governing and I think a number of them still have an opposition mindset the… (View Post)

I suspect some of the threat vis a vis NATO members is overegged at present but that's not to say that Russian aggression isn't a concern and Russia can do an excellent job of undermining Western res… (View Post)

Well, she says she's not ruling it out. Though the fact she hasn't gone in with a hard "yes" suggests to me she's prevaricating. If I give her the benefit of the doubt (which might be being… (View Post)

For Shadow Chancellor, I would watch Claire Coutinho on the Badenoch side. Jenrick’s is a bit tougher to spot. (View Post)