Starmer being angry at the process has similar vibes to Brown being angry about MPs expenses - when you’re the one who is largely in control of that system it’s not plausible to deny all understandin… (View Post)

That’s the million dollar question. Someone, somewhere must have made it clear he should be passed if that vetting failed, surely? Or are we really saying that FCDO officials have the power to use th… (View Post)

The person who would be the immediate “ship steadying” candidate, at least out in the country IMHO, is Wes Streeting. But he has ties to Mandy too. So then it’s hard to see beyond Our Ange - but HMRC… (View Post)

If an official overruled the objections without expressly confirming that instruction with the FS/PM, then it feels to me the larger question is around the culture that sat behind this appointment th… (View Post)

He cannot move on from the past because he has no big ideas for the future. He is PM playing the role of Leader of the Opposition, and he has been pretty much ever since he took office, at least on t… (View Post)