Can you say more? (View Post)

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 … (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… (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 … (View Post)

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