The visits of UvdL and Boris to Kyiv strike me as a crossing of the Rubicon, and a definite escalation of commitment. That's now the EU and UK making a very visible stand and, given the very strong p… (View Post)

Sunak is obviously now dead in the water so far as the leadership is concerned. I wonder if at the next reshuffle he'll stand down from the cabinet and leave politics at the next GE. The dream is ove… (View Post)

Not entirely unfair precis. Their only chance is if they double-down on Levelling-Up and give themselves some momentum and a positive reason for their new working-class voters to stick with them. It … (View Post)

It'll take another electoral cycle (at least) and the departure of Sturgeon to really impact on SNP numbers. She is given a lot of credit for Covid Management and then there's the contrast with Boris… (View Post)

That seems a very fair summary. There is still the danger of him being bulldozed by Boris during a campaign though. I remember, vividly, those factory workers with the "We Love Boris" placa… (View Post)