Good article by @DoctorG The north will be interesting. I think the SNP vote will take a tumble as there are just too many local issues to hurt them: oil/gas, road dualling (lack of), ferries, etc. H… (View Post)

He tried, postwar, to revive his political career and stood for election a couple of times. I remember Anthony Howard relating how a young Michael Heseltine heckled Mosley at one of his postwar meeti… (View Post)

The 30s? Wasn't that when someone called Mosley finally abandoned the mainstream parties and set up the New Party, winning a few defectors along the way? Whatever happened to him? (View Post)

Agree with you on Cooper. If Labour need a leader in a hurry she ticks a lot of boxes, not least being a woman (can Labour really have yet another white male leader?), not undermining the party throu… (View Post)

I think a useful way of understanding Farage is through the lens of his emulation of Trump. For the Trump crowd, to which Farage is very close, monetising political influence is second nature. They h… (View Post)