Evening all :) The evening after the night before in Newham and another huge win for the Newham Independents in Plaistow South, routing Labour and confirming themselves as the official opposition on … (View Post)

Yes, it's classic authoritarianism from both sides. Closing down dissenting speech in the name of "respect" for the dead is odious in extremis. (View Post)

Don't overthink it - you'll be happy once the LDs have been in Government for a couple of decades and no one has the wobbles. (View Post)

Yet if you ask people, there's a constant refrain about wanting politicians to be "honest" with them. The paradox is while honesty may be the best policy in life, it isn't in politics. You … (View Post)

There's apparently yet another new word to add to the majesty of the English language. To be "Coldplayed" - it means to be found out and to express outward signs of embarrassment and guilt.… (View Post)