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Makes perfect sense that a party can change their leader without having to call an election. Otherwise, perverse incentive to keep 'bad' leaders in charge.
February 7, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Makes perfect sense that a party can change their leader without having to call an election. Otherwise, perverse incentive to keep 'bad' leaders in charge.
Looking at the past 10 years, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak all resigned without media comment about PM resignation triggering a General Election. I wonder what's changed their minds?
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Looking at the past 10 years, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak all resigned without media comment about PM resignation triggering a General Election. I wonder what's changed their minds?
Maybe even Elvish poetry.
February 1, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Maybe even Elvish poetry.
Needs a neutral venue to be fair. Greenland?
January 29, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Needs a neutral venue to be fair. Greenland?
The caption is just explaining how graphs work. Like saying "higher numbers are bigger than smaller ones". If people need to be told this, maybe graphs aren't for them.
January 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
The caption is just explaining how graphs work. Like saying "higher numbers are bigger than smaller ones". If people need to be told this, maybe graphs aren't for them.
When you see the cross-section through the Chilterns, it's obvious that a few more bridges meant far less tunneling. Also, rail passengers would get to see some of the Chilterns, not just a few people living there.
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM
When you see the cross-section through the Chilterns, it's obvious that a few more bridges meant far less tunneling. Also, rail passengers would get to see some of the Chilterns, not just a few people living there.
Almost all the young blokes seem to have a built-in delay so they're only activated after 8 episodes. Also, is there a rule that Rachel and Steven can't ever be discussed at round tables?
January 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Almost all the young blokes seem to have a built-in delay so they're only activated after 8 episodes. Also, is there a rule that Rachel and Steven can't ever be discussed at round tables?
Submarine is obviously a substitute for a marine.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Submarine is obviously a substitute for a marine.
A 10 minute rant about the state of Belgium's autoroute service stations would be the absolute highlight of this speech.
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A 10 minute rant about the state of Belgium's autoroute service stations would be the absolute highlight of this speech.
Surely they all speak Swissman in Switzerland.
January 21, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Surely they all speak Swissman in Switzerland.
Most of the press do this, using weasel words like "bold" and "unconventional", rather than "illegal" and "unprecedented" .
January 20, 2026 at 7:40 PM
Most of the press do this, using weasel words like "bold" and "unconventional", rather than "illegal" and "unprecedented" .
Surely megembassy?
January 20, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Surely megembassy?
Suppose there's a climbdown on Tuesday - what happens in Wednesday? Imagine your neighbour saying he'll extend his house onto your garden, next day he says "maybe I won't". Are you reassured all is back to normal?
January 20, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Suppose there's a climbdown on Tuesday - what happens in Wednesday? Imagine your neighbour saying he'll extend his house onto your garden, next day he says "maybe I won't". Are you reassured all is back to normal?
Yes! Archimedes, da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Galileo - none of them ever got to see the world from this perspective. Also, people in window seats actually pulling down the blind, just no. Give them a warm coat, and make them sit on their luggage in the hold.
January 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Yes! Archimedes, da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Galileo - none of them ever got to see the world from this perspective. Also, people in window seats actually pulling down the blind, just no. Give them a warm coat, and make them sit on their luggage in the hold.
Brilliant framing. The more people defect from Conservatives, the stronger they become. The ideal is to get to Kemi as their only MP, guaranteeing 100% loyalty to herself.
January 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
Brilliant framing. The more people defect from Conservatives, the stronger they become. The ideal is to get to Kemi as their only MP, guaranteeing 100% loyalty to herself.
As a schoolkid, I never understood the logic that the first English king should be a very French guy who conquered us. I suppose starting with William has allowed us to say we've never been conquered?
January 10, 2026 at 4:55 PM
As a schoolkid, I never understood the logic that the first English king should be a very French guy who conquered us. I suppose starting with William has allowed us to say we've never been conquered?
I thought I was the only person left on the planet who preferred my iPod classic rather than using my phone for music.
January 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
I thought I was the only person left on the planet who preferred my iPod classic rather than using my phone for music.
Back in 2008, we were in US and stopped at a smallish supermarket to buy normal food we could eat without cooking it, and there was ..... nothing. No fruit, no vegetables, just peanut butter pop tarts, and doughnuts.
January 6, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Back in 2008, we were in US and stopped at a smallish supermarket to buy normal food we could eat without cooking it, and there was ..... nothing. No fruit, no vegetables, just peanut butter pop tarts, and doughnuts.
They could at least write numbers on their forehead to help us out.
January 3, 2026 at 11:29 PM
They could at least write numbers on their forehead to help us out.
Once again, everyone is utterly shocked when they don't instantly find one of four traitors out of 20 people they've only just met.
January 3, 2026 at 12:28 AM
Once again, everyone is utterly shocked when they don't instantly find one of four traitors out of 20 people they've only just met.
I remember a Villa fan telling me that Alex McLeish's plan for a season was 38 nil-nil draws and staying up on goal difference.
December 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
I remember a Villa fan telling me that Alex McLeish's plan for a season was 38 nil-nil draws and staying up on goal difference.
I'm sure they'll move the champagne bar just as soon as the Sheffield-Europe link is completed. But why can't we have style and substance?
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I'm sure they'll move the champagne bar just as soon as the Sheffield-Europe link is completed. But why can't we have style and substance?
As a Northerner, thought the St.Pancras station revamp made it a great place to be, so of course, let's make visitors spend most of their time in a cramped underground box. Would prefer just getting on at Doncaster for Europe, as promised around 2014.
December 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As a Northerner, thought the St.Pancras station revamp made it a great place to be, so of course, let's make visitors spend most of their time in a cramped underground box. Would prefer just getting on at Doncaster for Europe, as promised around 2014.
Their Head of Forecasting, Cassandra, warned them about using that name.
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Their Head of Forecasting, Cassandra, warned them about using that name.
Sadly we know that if/when Trump loses the legal case, he will do something to harm the UK economy, probably to the tune of billions. Far cheaper, but morally repugnant to pay him to go away.
December 16, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Sadly we know that if/when Trump loses the legal case, he will do something to harm the UK economy, probably to the tune of billions. Far cheaper, but morally repugnant to pay him to go away.