Ted Morris
@tedmorris.bsky.social
62, independent minded, tolerant pluralist, increasingly grumpy rationalist, sceptic and test cricket lover.
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To paraphrase TW3 from memory, he may not have been great in the Commons. He was dreadful on TV. But you should have seen him in Committee.
December 10, 2025 at 7:25 PM
To paraphrase TW3 from memory, he may not have been great in the Commons. He was dreadful on TV. But you should have seen him in Committee.
All very exciting, tbh.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
All very exciting, tbh.
A forceful, dominant batsman at a time when they seemed a rarity in the England line up. He was very good indeed.
December 2, 2025 at 11:39 AM
A forceful, dominant batsman at a time when they seemed a rarity in the England line up. He was very good indeed.
Not enough talk about Sandbaggers on here
February 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Not enough talk about Sandbaggers on here
Pretty easy if you're a bot
February 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Pretty easy if you're a bot
Balfour, Asquith, LG, Chamberlain, Macmillan, Home, Callaghan, Major. All became PM mid term without a quick GE. You know this though.
February 19, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Balfour, Asquith, LG, Chamberlain, Macmillan, Home, Callaghan, Major. All became PM mid term without a quick GE. You know this though.
There's nothing illegitimate in PMs coming to power without facing a General Election. 20th century precedents as much one way as the other.
February 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
There's nothing illegitimate in PMs coming to power without facing a General Election. 20th century precedents as much one way as the other.
That starts today, with Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. Link to my Substack in the bio. Let me know what you think. 2/2
January 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
That starts today, with Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne. Link to my Substack in the bio. Let me know what you think. 2/2
It does appear to actually be him,doesn't it?
January 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It does appear to actually be him,doesn't it?
Wasn't that the other guy? And ice picks?
January 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Wasn't that the other guy? And ice picks?
Good thing he's not a quitter
December 20, 2024 at 5:32 PM
Good thing he's not a quitter
I can do you 7000 words on Simon. He's a chapter in a book I forlornly hope to publish next year :/
December 18, 2024 at 7:46 PM
I can do you 7000 words on Simon. He's a chapter in a book I forlornly hope to publish next year :/
Not all of us. But then I do have an unerring record of voting for the losing candidate.
(Except last time. When I didn't bother.)
(Except last time. When I didn't bother.)
December 18, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Not all of us. But then I do have an unerring record of voting for the losing candidate.
(Except last time. When I didn't bother.)
(Except last time. When I didn't bother.)
Simon, a man reputed to physically radiate cold, had just been (per Nye B) "the worst Foreign Secretary since Ethelred the Unready". And was about to be the Chancellor who starved rearmament. This was a refreshing interlude.
December 18, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Simon, a man reputed to physically radiate cold, had just been (per Nye B) "the worst Foreign Secretary since Ethelred the Unready". And was about to be the Chancellor who starved rearmament. This was a refreshing interlude.
There was a pretty good Factories Act too, though it took his successor to get it over the line.
Fact is, the 4 years of John Simon and Sam Hoare at the Home Office were remarkably progressive and constructive, despite the wider reputation of both men.
Fact is, the 4 years of John Simon and Sam Hoare at the Home Office were remarkably progressive and constructive, despite the wider reputation of both men.
December 18, 2024 at 5:32 PM
There was a pretty good Factories Act too, though it took his successor to get it over the line.
Fact is, the 4 years of John Simon and Sam Hoare at the Home Office were remarkably progressive and constructive, despite the wider reputation of both men.
Fact is, the 4 years of John Simon and Sam Hoare at the Home Office were remarkably progressive and constructive, despite the wider reputation of both men.
Sir John Simon's second stint as Home Secretary was actually pretty constructive. An uncharacteristic plus to weigh in the scales.
December 18, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Sir John Simon's second stint as Home Secretary was actually pretty constructive. An uncharacteristic plus to weigh in the scales.
But somehow the one I overlook is the one telling about the imminent delivery which I usually miss.
December 12, 2024 at 2:04 PM
But somehow the one I overlook is the one telling about the imminent delivery which I usually miss.