If the PM doesn’t want to go over this then he won’t. That’s the simple conclusion here. He’s taken the calculation that he can solider through this and that there’s no smoking gun that will finish h… (View Post)

Labour have to be careful about this though. If they are seen to be fixating on internal party machinations to get Burnham into parliament at all costs purely on the basis of replacing Starmer in som… (View Post)

People will either come round to the realisation by some early sobering shocks or they will be forced into the realisation by a serious fiscal crisis. I hope it's the former rather than the latt… (View Post)

And there was a co-ordinated push for Blair to go at the end. He pre-announced his departure date because the Brownites basically forced his hand. Didn’t Wilson quit without anyone really being aware… (View Post)

It does feel like the Robbins sacking is going to be an "act in haste, repent at leisure" scenario. (View Post)