In none of these by elections were the Tories remotely competitive. In previous parliaments their vote shrank when the LibDems were challenging Labour. The shire elections are far more consequential. (View Post)

Aberdeen South may change that. It's clearly an SNP/Tory contest: the result in the sort-of equivalent seat at Holyrood was close - just 1,000 in it. Looking back, Stephen Flynn was certainly ta… (View Post)

I'm sorry to say, but that's a pretty snivelling response. Ukraine is in an existential fight against a brutal dictator. And the first thing Reform does is take down the flag of Ukraine? Th… (View Post)

I think that focus on business, and getting things done, is what is behind the high regard that Ben Houchen is held in Teesside. It's why it is truly dismal that we have five more years of the S… (View Post)

Obvious point to make - but the monarchy is designed to be a unifying force - and it's certainly in its interests to be seen as such. Politicians, not so much. KCIII has always, and sensibly, ma… (View Post)