Well, exaggeration for effect maybe, but the point that the Tories may not be at their low point is certainly valid. After another set of good locals, the Lib Dems are now back in the game, so I thin… (View Post)

So Tories currently ahead by a small margin in the strongest Tory areas in the country may not be quite the zinger you think it is. The momentum against the Conservatives in well educated, prosperous… (View Post)

Many consider that the ending of close Soviet support for the Provos in the 1990s was the point that the IRA "Army Council" decided to seek negotiations. The KGB certainly provided consider… (View Post)

Berlin is not particularly wealthy by German standards, placing well behind Hamburg, Munich, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, and Dusseldorf. Also the hinterland to Berlin is not wealthy either. but still, Lond… (View Post)

On a similar note I see Simon Jenkins in the Grauniad today is putting out the annual "Loyalty no longer the Tories´secret weapon" piece. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/may/… (View Post)