Would there be any mileage in it for the Dems to suddenly vote for McCarthy? it would split the GOP even further, McCarty would be seen as a puppet of the Dems, and in order to keep his role he would… (View Post)

Not much of the analysis I have read recently has made much of the possibilities/dangers/consequences of tactical voting. I think that the obsession amongst commentators about the Red Wall (and its n… (View Post)

Re: The Wellcome. I have the dubious distinction of a Masters Degree in the History of Medicine, and I still have my Library Card for the Wellcome. It's been undergoing a number of changes in re… (View Post)

I think this is a question to which the answer is "No". In order for the Tories to do particularly badly, the Lib Dems need to be doing a bit better than they are doing at the moment. Harol… (View Post)

What, pray, is the difference between "planned" and "pre-planned"? (View Post)