Well, the governing coalition of the LDP and KMT look set to lose their majority in the House of Representatives. That being said, there's no obvious alternative coalition headed by the Constitutiona… (View Post)

Morning all :) Public Service isn't for everyone - being an MP is hard work. I can only imagine the volume of casework my local MP, Stephen Timms, has to manage and while I've never voted for him, I … (View Post)

Evening all :) That's a bold statement by Sir John - as recent history has shown, assumptions a few months after an election rarely survive the test of time. Who, in the autumn of 1987, would have be… (View Post)

The question is whether General Betting Duty will be increased - it's currently 15% of bookmaker profits off-course (on-course betting is part of the horserace betting levy (HBL), which is charged on… (View Post)

Evening all :) I've mentioned this on here before but I met Alex Salmond in Westminster in the 1990s. We had a common interest which he noticed when seeing me avidly reading the Racing Post - horse r… (View Post)