On thread. The reason was (2), (2), a thousand times (2) My suspicion is that Johnson sought to save face. He was on or about 100 noms but not sure how many woud privately back out. So he agreed to s… (View Post)

Short-termism has crippled our economy. Quick fixes that just lead to terrible problems twenty years down the line. Ideological idiocy masquerading as economics. Both sides have played their part but… (View Post)

Just a reminder that Opinium's methodology is designed to eliminate the 'normal mid term polling'. Pre-Truss the best Lab lead under this system was 8%. I think the best movement to the Cons after Ma… (View Post)

That first speech was a bit of a clunker. However, I'll take Mr Sunak at his word and judge him on his actions rather than his words. First up - Appoint a Cabinet. Dumping the woeful Mogg and the ser… (View Post)

The tactical voting is the key point. Means Johnson might (though I doubt it) get more votes than Rishi but he would certainly save fewer seats. Which I presume is why you are smart enough to be back… (View Post)