I've read up a bit on Jenrick. I imagine his views on immigration will chime nicely with some Reform supporters (though perhaps less so with Labour, Lib Dem and Green voters). I'm not sure if he or w… (View Post)

I wouldn't, as a non-Conservative, be celebrating IF Badenoch wins. The big question is whether, by 2028 or 2029, the current government (and governance) model will be so discredited, the economic mo… (View Post)

I stand to be corrected but since 1945 only Iain Duncan-Smith was elected Conservative leader in Opposition immediately following a GE defeat and didn't lead the party into the next election. In rece… (View Post)

We agreed a 99-year lease with then then Chinese Empire and that lease went to term. The Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 was (apparently) an agreement whereby the Chinese agreed to maintain th… (View Post)

Manawanui, as you well know, is a Maori word meaning to be steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, tolerant. … (View Post)