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 … (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 econom… (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… (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)