Don't know, tbh, but they certainly tend to be cautious about alienating their core supporters. Hence their opposition to the banning of fox-hunting when it was introduced by Blair - didn't… (View Post)

That's the crucial point. There is no credible white knight. And the spectacle of a defenestration could be incredibly destabilising - far too risky. I think she's pretty safe as I suspect … (View Post)

Most likely about party management. It's an emotive issue for some. I had thought that, after the family farm tax, Labour would have been reluctant to trigger another row with the rural communit… (View Post)

There is a time-honoured political precept - "Things can always get worse". Plaid and Reform are just the boys and boyos to prove the point. (View Post)

Interesting, that latter point. The Scottish universities' admissions policies is weighted to favour applicants from less successful schools in Scotland. So you can get in with lower grades. Sou… (View Post)