A total non-surprise, however. Ukip is just another hard right fringe party now, a desiccated husk. The notion that thousands of pissed-off Labour voters were going to swing behind them just to prote… (View Post)

I wonder if we can find a better analogy than the fall of Rome - which happened over several centuries, and at the end of which the city survived and rebounded, of course. The sack of Troy, perhaps? … (View Post)

The SNP in January: Let's force everyone in Scotland to install linked fire alarms in their homes at a significant cost The SNP in February: Let’s chop the bottom off fire doors in schools rende… (View Post)

The Governor is, basically, yes. The Governor can fuck off. (View Post)

Yep, strikes coming this Summer for stubborn employers. Time to chuck pay restraint in the bin. Shareholders can go without their handouts for a change. Crumbs, I'm in imminent danger of mutatin… (View Post)