You and I both know that's how politics has always worked. There's no one more welcome than the convert and arguably no one less trusted. (View Post)

You're a few years older than me - I remember beer at 35p a pint, three pints for a quid at the Student Union Bar in 1980. Mrs Stodge frequently remarks on this - there is a serious problem with… (View Post)

I'm not sure that's the game changer you think it is. I retired at 63 because, to be honest, I could and I wanted to. There's an old adage you work to live, you don't live to work… (View Post)

There's a recognition, I think, within the Party that isn't going to happen any time soon whether the UK wants it or not. The atttitude of the EU and their demands would be the key - I very… (View Post)

Just to irritate @Casino_Royale, you aren't wrong inasmuch as you aren't going to eliminate £150 billion of borrowing in one Budget speech. Starmer and Reeves have said as much as the start… (View Post)