Actually running the radical policies past the cabinet before announcing them helps too :-) (View Post)

I'm no monarchist and I do think the Queen made some missteps over the years (who doesn't?), but to some extent I think in a ceremonial monarchy you rather *want* it to seem like the monarc… (View Post)

The party membership might also wish to consider that before voting a second time for a candidate who was rejected by MPs and his cabinet and forced out of the PM's office... (View Post)

I had an idea this morning for balancing MP and member votes: approval voting. First MPs vote for as many candidates as they like. Then members get to vote on all the candidates who got a vote from a… (View Post)

"He's popular so we don't care" was more or less their rationale the last time they picked him, IIRC... (View Post)