I agree -- I think part of Labour's problem with the WFA is that it's come across as a single change and not as part of a wider realignment and reassessment of priorities and spending. The … (View Post)

I think peoples' reaction to alcohol must vary quite a lot. I do drink a bit (cider on a Friday as part of a meetup with friends is about it), but it doesn't really register as a great plea… (View Post)

Timpson in particular I would cut more slack than the other departments and ministers -- as an external appointment he presumably did not get advance notice that he'd be in government. Various o… (View Post)

The thing about Labour is they could have both adopted the "say very little" strategy and *also* prepared carefully for government behind the scenes. But it's increasingly seeming like… (View Post)

Where by "in the process of developing" the Cambridgeshire reservoir we mean "have done phase two of consultation, won't even put in the official application until 2026/27, expect… (View Post)