I had thought Raab a bit of a dud but he seems to be getting quite favourable press these days. Maybe growing into the role. Don't shout me down, but I get the impression that Boris's cabinet is begi… (View Post)

Nope. Tories still polling very strongly overall. And the trend in the North and WWC seats remains positive. LibDems too far behind to take more than a handful elsewhere, if at all. The political gri… (View Post)

How what all ends? My guess is that he'll preside over the next GE , presumably win, and then step down. Hand over to Rishi. And then have bags of fun safe in the knowledge that he is a two-times ele… (View Post)

Communism didn't turn "poor countries with vast resources into rich ones". It slowed down the transition to greater prosperity and was enacted at enormous human cost. If the Communists hadn… (View Post)

Regarding your last sentence, I don't think so. The fact is the Tories very nearly took Batley & Spen and there are considerably better prospects than that seat elsewhere in the North. Just look … (View Post)