Indeed. Labour: "We're right, so we'll work with you on the proviso that we get all our policies and you get to vote for them" Tories: "Whatever it takes to get a hand on the… (View Post)

I think the key point is that when push comes to shove, the Tories will back other parties (including the Lib Dems) and work with them for the duration of the agreement, while Labour simply don'… (View Post)

On schools: it's the logistics. I've got a friend who works in one and they're desperately trying to work out how to make it work. They wish to maintain social distancing as much as pr… (View Post)

Indeed. And the danger in omitting outliers due to special circumstances is that you can create special circumstances for almost any election. 2019, of course, was the Brexit election. We can omit it… (View Post)

Anyone holding up Sweden as a model to follow for economic reasons also tends to gloss over the fact that economically, it doesn't seem that great a route. https://www.ft.com/content/93105160-dc… (View Post)