I disagree - Howe's was more brutal because he used a cricket analogy - cricket, the quintessentially British game, an analogy which no Conservative MP would have missed or failed to appreciate.… (View Post)

I also have the sense Sunak isn't a populist at heart. He enjoyed being popular (not the same thing) with EOTHO in 2020 and anyone giving away free money is generally well received (some questio… (View Post)

Evening all :) "Fire Up the Government" - as someone might have once said. I'm also tempted by the Guardian's view that if David Cameron is seen as the answer, no one has understo… (View Post)

I see no difference between the "Right" and the "Left" in this example - it's just each side uses the other term as a perjorative. (View Post)

This is nothing new - on every issue of mass protest there is always an uneasy coalition of moderates and radicals. Every time there is a major demonstration I know (and if I know, the Met also knows… (View Post)