I would have thought a social worker would make a better MP than a lawyer, in fact. Lawyers are paid to argue arcane points of procedure without any thought to the outcome beyond winning the argument… (View Post)

There is not a social worker born who lasts more than five minutes who isn't able to take tough decisions. By the time pretty much *anything* gets to social services all that is left is a very d… (View Post)

It is worth remembering that the last government also had, by historic standards, a very large majority. Larger than Blair or Brown in New Labour's final term, larger than Eden and Macmillan in … (View Post)

It would be a turnip for all our books. (View Post)

Not so much the prancing horse as the prancing three-legged donkey. (View Post)