Yes and no. Burnham was a big headed shit 10 years ago. I've known several such characters. In exactly zero cases has the passage of 10 years made then less big headed, or less of a shit. They s… (View Post)

Interesting choice of Austen - I would rate Emma higher than the ones they picked. I'm surprised nothing by Gaskell makes the cut - North and South is possibly the defining work looking at the p… (View Post)

He probably is three times more likely than Rachel Reeves. Both scenarios are ludicrous, but it's just about possible to imagine a pathway for RL that involves Farage falling under a bus, and Re… (View Post)

Surely there's nothing on his desk to clear! (View Post)

Electorally, possibly. It's unlikely to raise anything much, so won't be much cop for a spending spree. It's worth noting that trying to pick the pockets of employers via NI has cut th… (View Post)