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Agree completely. What happens when they get removed from power will be interesting to watch. A few 'grandees' -- Hague, Gove, etc -- will try to steer the debate, but their overwhelming problem is that the membership will have the final say.

Like you, I'm no fan of them, but think you're being a little unfair on their leaders there. Thatcher was brilliant enough to pursue a project that transformed the country but, since her, I don't think you can question the integrity and competence of Major, Cameron or May in fulfilling the...

The dissection of Johnson's resignation letter on Broadcasting House this morning is well worth a listen: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnj3 There's a long opening piece with Steve Richards and someone who used to work for Johnson, and it comes towards the end of that.

Oh, agreed completely. I had the smug choice of voting for Caroline Lucas, which is no longer open 😥 But, yes, Corbyn was a disaster. I'm sure others would disagree, but some of the economic policies McDonnell introduced were promising, but Corbyn was just an awful politician. The notion that...

I think there's something in this, but one obvious problem is that it doesn't explain why the UK entered the EEC in the first place, which was soon endorsed by 2/3 of the electorate. The decline of the UK might be a related issue too. Brexit was both a symptom of that, and an accelerant. FWIW...

Thatcher clearly had a vision, which has dominated the Conservative Party ever since, although it has waned in recent years. It even impacted on New Labour, who accepted much of her policy agenda. Not sure anyone has really broken from Thatcherism with a vision. Brexit is certainly a break from...

I agree with you that Brexit is a symptom, but what is it that you think it is a symptom of?

Good post. I differ in that the Tory party wasn't struggling when they turned to Johnson -- they'd secured the largest party representation three times by that point and, in the only election he had as PM, he increased that majority. Doesn't say much for either the electorate, or the voting...

Johnson and his media chums have had a thing for 'Harlot' Harman for some time. We can but wonder why.

Weirdly, she has some legitimacy in feeling left out given his hit rate in the circles they inhabit -- although the deed might have already been done