That was Mike McShane?  Holy fuck.

That was Mike McShane?  Holy fuck.

I thought so too.

I thought so too.

Being in the House of Lords doesnt preclude him from being in the Shadow Cabinet.

Being in the House of Lords doesnt preclude him from being in the Shadow Cabinet.

If Phil is a Dragonlance fan he is officially the lowest form of fantasy geek.  (And they can look forward to being sued by Wizards of the Coast)

If Phil is a Dragonlance fan he is officially the lowest form of fantasy geek.  (And they can look forward to being sued by Wizards of the Coast)

I would love to see The Fucker again, but its true that he might lose his appeal if we saw him every day.

I would love to see The Fucker again, but its true that he might lose his appeal if we saw him every day.

More seriously, MoD already has its own in-house intelligence, and the SIS is arguably too militarised already.

More seriously, MoD already has its own in-house intelligence, and the SIS is arguably too militarised already.

Policemens helmets should be yellow.

Policemens helmets should be yellow.

Nicholsons main thing is that he seems to delight in coming up with policies that nobody has thought of before.  As Malcolm says, these are often pretty stupid.  He would certainly have fitted in with the pre-coalition Lib Dems because they prided themselves on being different from everybody else, but now… who knows.…

Nicholsons main thing is that he seems to delight in coming up with policies that nobody has thought of before.  As Malcolm says, these are often pretty stupid.  He would certainly have fitted in with the pre-coalition Lib Dems because they prided themselves on being different from everybody else, but now… who knows.…

Humphrey is not a representation of conservatism, at least not the sort of conservatism that the British Conservatives were doing in the 80s.  Humphrey is not a Thatcherite, not even close - he is actually representative of one of the main Thatcherite bogeymen, the unaccountable civil servant. (The others are the…

Humphrey is not a representation of conservatism, at least not the sort of conservatism that the British Conservatives were doing in the 80s.  Humphrey is not a Thatcherite, not even close - he is actually representative of one of the main Thatcherite bogeymen, the unaccountable civil servant. (The others are the…

I got the impression that the reason Manion keeps Phil around is that Phil is really loyal only to Peter - he doesnt have any ties to the party higher-ups, unlike Emma.

I got the impression that the reason Manion keeps Phil around is that Phil is really loyal only to Peter - he doesnt have any ties to the party higher-ups, unlike Emma.