I'm down already as guessing a Labour majority of 2,000 on a turnout of around 30%, and I'd stick with that whether the polls were level pegging or had the Tories 10pts ahead. Local circumstances pre… (View Post)

If, theoretically, one were tasked with talking down terrified old ducks then one would approach these matters rather more sensitively and patiently. Fortunately, however, I'm not. I'm writing on an … (View Post)

Photo ID, like a passport but for domestic use. It's the national ID card scheme, to be introduced using Covid as a pretext. And once they exist they'll be with us for good. They'll be required to vo… (View Post)

Once again, I'm sure that the fear is genuine but it has no basis in fact and should not, therefore, be indulged. There is nothing controversial (or at least there shouldn't be) in stating that peopl… (View Post)

Somehow I can't quite envision Whitty with Karen Hauer, carrying off the cha cha cha in a purple satin shirt. Seems more like Van Tam's sort of a gig. The guest slot on Countdown perhaps? (View Post)