This is the first time we have ever seen Malcolm face-to-face with somebody he can't browbeat.  The closest we've seen beforehand is his phone calls to Prime Ministers, but at those times he wasn't face-to-face and was usually in full control of the situation.  Here he was and, at least in his second appearance,…

This is the first time we have ever seen Malcolm face-to-face with somebody he can't browbeat.  The closest we've seen beforehand is his phone calls to Prime Ministers, but at those times he wasn't face-to-face and was usually in full control of the situation.  Here he was and, at least in his second appearance,…

The most diverse and inclusive country in the first world?

The most diverse and inclusive country in the first world?

Some of the worst films out there are somebody's Dream Project.

Some of the worst films out there are somebody's Dream Project.

Ill be in my overdone TV reference

Ill be in my overdone TV reference

*Scottish accent*  Are you a horse?

*Scottish accent*  Are you a horse?

Owen didn't formally join the Conservative party but by the time he died he was actively collaborating with them, voting with them 99% of the time, and was considered for a Cabinet post by John Major.

Owen didn't formally join the Conservative party but by the time he died he was actively collaborating with them, voting with them 99% of the time, and was considered for a Cabinet post by John Major.

Is there a single war in history that was legal?

Is there a single war in history that was legal?

Phil, not Phillip.  Thats cold, Phils parents.

Phil, not Phillip.  Thats cold, Phils parents.

Im sorry Im repeating myself, but - I dont think Malcolm just enjoys the power.  I think he was once a genuine leftist idealist, but he quite quickly made the entirely sensible realisation that ideals are not worth much when youre not in power, and started working energetically to gain power - until he reached the…

Im sorry Im repeating myself, but - I dont think Malcolm just enjoys the power.  I think he was once a genuine leftist idealist, but he quite quickly made the entirely sensible realisation that ideals are not worth much when youre not in power, and started working energetically to gain power - until he reached the…

@avclub-061c32ba9f832fde359e352dfccbd421:disqus By the close of his political career, yes.  But it took a bloody long time for Churchill to gain that respect - he certainly didnt have it when he left the Conservatives, nor did he have it when he rejoined them.  Churchill is universally adored now, but before World War…

@avclub-061c32ba9f832fde359e352dfccbd421:disqus By the close of his political career, yes.  But it took a bloody long time for Churchill to gain that respect - he certainly didnt have it when he left the Conservatives, nor did he have it when he rejoined them.  Churchill is universally adored now, but before World War…