It's possible that they're aware that there are limits on their powers. They'll be worried of the fact that sooner or later, people start standing in front of tanks. It may be a weighed decision that… (View Post)

Indeed. The Tories of the past knew that the way votes shifted towards them as people aged from youth to becoming older wasn’t a law of nature, but required nurture. It’s well known that the cohorts … (View Post)

Following up on the morning's comments versus the Britain Elects prediction: With only Tower Hamlets and Croydon left to declare in England, and Vale of Glamorgan in Wales (with 97 Labour and 54 Cons… (View Post)

Good point. Counting up the England plus London seats, when the counting in England is done, they were pointing at: Con -101 (currently -122) Lab +19 (currently +34) LD +33 (currently +59) Grn +30 (c… (View Post)

On the abortion discussion: There's a rule of thumb that when testing one's position, one should "steelman" the other side of the debate. That is - make it as strong (according to the other… (View Post)