I think J K Rowling feels that, as a woman uniquely protected by her celebrity, wealth, and way with words, that she is in a pretty good position to take on the "progressive" establishment … (View Post)

He may, but in the meantime someone else will have become party leader. If he/she fails to make progress it is quite easy to imagine Boris coming back into contention after a triumphant result in a b… (View Post)

That would be David Aaronovitch. He's certainly not a Communist now. Writes interesting stuff. Eminently sane. Look out for his substack contributions. Particularly good on Israel/Gaza. (View Post)

The danger for Starmer/Reeves is they end up like Francois Hollande, disappointing their core supporters with MOR policies, while their transactional voters drift away after the novelty wears off. Ho… (View Post)

Davey's problem is that he has history. He was a cabinet minister in a Tory-led govt. He didn't deliver then for WASPI. I don't think he will necessarily prosper during the election campaign when the… (View Post)