On thread - ordinarily, in the UK, you get quite good odds on Republican candidates: the UK tends not to understand the attraction of, and therefore underestimate, the chances of a republican victory… (View Post)

Yes, it's a mistake to think that Tory and Reform voters are fungible. In very special circumstances in 2019 Boris managed to attract both tribes, but in my view most Reform voters are normally … (View Post)

How on earth has 'action the UK is taking on climate change' have a greater score for worse than better? This illustrates more than anything else the lack of objectivity of this poll. (View Post)

But they're not pandering to the extreme. They're talking right but not actually acting right. Cameron talked centre and acted centre; arguably Cameron talked centre and acted right. And wa… (View Post)

The British state can give itself the power to do lots of things. Doesn't mean it can actually achieve it! (View Post)