Philip Cowley
@philipjcowley
Professor of Politics.
Maybe (altho slightly surprised at how many academics are bigging up an article containing this claim), but that's not really the point.
And a weirdly precise bit of geography (presumably because Black Rod's Garden Entrance is funny at all ages?)
It is no bad thing if from time to time an "extraordinary person" gets into the House of Commons
Who'd have guessed that dragging it out like this would lead to endless speculation?
Transparency International data on ministerial meetings is not without its issues but still fun to play with...
A column that offers both high levels of pedantry and free tips for a healthy marriage:
Another example. "Less than two weeks". In an article that details, in fascinating detail, how this process has in fact taken a year.
This was posted on the other place by Nikki da Costa, who is an opponent of assisted dying - but also has an excellent understanding of party management, having done the job for Boris Johnson. The potential for the issue to cause a new government pain is very real.
That was from young @stephenkb.bsky.social's daily email. But the conclusion was the more important bit:
This, in passing, was one of the curiosities of doing the research this time - reasons for which I am still unsure about.
This, from the Times Redbox email this morning, is fairly typical of a lot of commentary. But a) this is what used to happen - there were 6 days between Thatcher resigning and Major becoming PM, and b) given this was a hostile takeover, it is not unreasonable to expect there to be a plan?
I once owned a copy of this 1990 German Green poster, now sadly long lost, but was reminded of it today.
CB routinely privately expressed his exasperation with the king over the water, as in this marvelous letter from Dec 01. I'd like to think Starmer occasionally mutters to himself "I do not care a dump either way".
CB's (excellent) quote makes the Times diary, almost 120 years after his death. He'd appreciate the irony: the Times was very bitchy about him; it once described him as a 'warming-pan', from which neither light nor heat can be expected. "Nevertheless, a 'warming-pan' has its uses".