Yes, Hague is I think a useful parallel here. (View Post)

Labour’s danger probably comes less from being completely useless (though it can’t be ruled out) but more from being disappointing, not delivering, and not being what people expected them to be, beca… (View Post)

I think that speech sums up my views of Badenoch. It’s a clever opposition speech, it needles, it exposes fault lines, and it’s well delivered. But it essentially boils down to “we didn’t deliver as … (View Post)

Badenoch is a talented speaker and very articulate. I am coming to the view though, that she does not apply that talent in a way that shouts “party leader.” She likes debating culture war topics. Gre… (View Post)

I do think it’s plausible Cleverly gets into the final 2. What happens then depends on who’s there with him. I would favour Badenoch over Cleverly but I am starting to doubt myself there. She does of… (View Post)