The portraits of the Speaker are a tradition that goes back nearly a century and a half, so I would put that part down to the institution rather than the man (and also I would be reluctant to break t… (View Post)
Right -- I think we should make this kind of distinction to the extent that it determines how we approach trying to prevent future occurrences. Detection and prevention of attacks resulting from poli… (View Post)
That's not super surprising given that when Labour won it in 2021 it was under the old voting system and they needed the transfer votes to win (the first round votes were Labour 32.8%, Tories 40.5%, … (View Post)
The other question would be: who paid yesterday's costs? To the extent that the answer is "other people than the airport" (including the airport's insurer) you can't really put those in the… (View Post)