She was prime minister. She could have spent more than 5 minutes designing a better scheme. People ok here warned about the excess generosity at the time. You'd think someone forever banging in about… (View Post)

On topic, govt have clearly mishandled this. But it's a bit mad that 4 women will resign if Philipps stays and 4 win resign if she goes. You can't run an inquiry like that. It sounds lovely to put th… (View Post)

Yes, I agree - this current system doesn't seem helpful, except possibly to historians. It doesn't seem to have any obvious link to effective action. Some inquiries work better than others though. Th… (View Post)

Oh God... ramping up defence spending on obsolete technology sounds just about right for our political system. (View Post)

The two wrongs make a right school of thought. Personally I'd prefer justice for both Anne and Andrew but I'd take either as a win. (View Post)