The Telegraph may have got a bit more conservative again recently, but it’s still full of enemy hostiles — consider, for example, this piece of incredibly biased reporting over the incident where Mark Field prevented a protester from getting past … Continue reading →
There are suddenly a rash of determined and blatant media efforts to portray Boris Johnson as unstable — for example: And he is said to be so disturbed about his divorce from Marina there have been questions raised about his … Continue reading →
Why on Earth does the Conservative Party allow hostile, left-wing TV channels like Channel 4 and the BBC to be in charge of running their leadership debates? It’s their party, they should set up their own debates and tell the … Continue reading →
Some people wanted a Boris coronation to save the pointlessness of a month run-off between Boris and Hunt, when it’s obvious Boris will win. I can see one advantage of that — getting Theresa May out of office before she … Continue reading →
So now that Rod Stewart, aka Rory Stewart, has been eliminated from the Conservative Party leadership race, he can go on to the next stage of his career, which is to constantly appear on those political TV shows — namely, … Continue reading →
Martin, an empathetic, touchy-feely defender of Rory Stewart reaches out in the comments to heal the divide: “You won’t like Rory when he’s angry. Actually, you won’t like him when he’s not angry either, as he’s a prancing ninny.” What … Continue reading →
There’s a certain influential section of the middle class that longs for spiritual authority figures to take control of our messy lives and ‘heal’ us all. But as traditional religion has waned in recent decades, politicians are more than ever … Continue reading →
Disappointing rumour from the Telegraph: As many as one third of Theresa May’s top team could be replaced by a new cadre of rising star politicians being lined up to sit in a Boris Johnson Cabinet. A third is the … Continue reading →
This was the Speccie’s article on the figure on the bus in 2017: The £350m line on the Brexit bus was wrong. The real figure is higher The most regular attack-line used against leading Brexiteers is that they … Continue reading →
The Conservatives’ current head-in-the-sand mentality reminds me a lot of what happens sometimes when people are in a club, and the club becomes so big and important in their lives that everything is measured against it, and success means doing … Continue reading →
1922 executive committee is considering changing the rules again: Tory chiefs are considering changing party rules to prevent so many candidates standing in the race to succeed Theresa May … The Conservative party board – its governing body – … Continue reading →
The LibDems, until recently as useless as ever, will be getting all excited about this poll: Westminster voting intention: LDem: 24% (+6)Brex: 22% (+4)Con: 19% (-5)Lab: 19% (-5)Grn: 8% (+2) via @YouGovChgs. w/ 17 May — Britain Elects (@britainelects) May … Continue reading →
So are we ever going to find out what the Conservative’s 1922 committee decided on the leadership rule changes? If they’ve taken a vote to change the rules, shouldn’t that be enacted regardless of the situation with Theresa May?
Rory Stewart is in my front room asking me questions in Arabic, and he won’t leave. Please send help. The children are terrified of him. Update: One thing I’ve discovered from our little chat is that Rory’s full name is … Continue reading →
Rory Stewart currently has the ‘liberal media’ swooning over him and his cute little videos, such as this one: Now in Lewisham Market – a safe Labour seat – but a seat we held in the 1980s. Come and talk … Continue reading →
