Sunak was too generous with the covid support and the stamp duty holiday. They both have some bearing on where we are now. (View Post)

I think it is a pertinent point that twice in recent political history new PMs succeeding ‘charismatic’ old ones have tried to make a positive of their dull, dutiful manners. Both have had initial su… (View Post)

Agreed. And Thatchers slow, deliberative delivery was used by her rhetorically - to make a point, as emphasis, to show strength. It wasn’t her normal conversational manner as watching any interview w… (View Post)

My overriding thought after hearing from both Sunak and Starmer now is “can we just have a GE now please?” I know I probably have to reconcile myself to another 9-10 months of this plodding phoney wa… (View Post)

Barbarism does not justify barbarism. While the desire for vengeance is strong, Israel is a developed, successful democratic country. Sometimes we must hold ourselves to higher standards than our opp… (View Post)