Wrt to your last para - I don't think 2016-2019 showed political discussion online in its best light, by either side. Alastair Meeks for one ran a series of articles on a theme of "aren… (View Post)

But Rochdale and Leigh are not atypical of Greater Manchester. It is Manchester itself which is the anomaly. I'd say Reform come a comfortable first in Wigan and Tameside, and a likely first in … (View Post)

It's Greater Manchester, remember, not Manchester. I'd expect Reform to win a plurality of votes across GM on current polling and given the evidence of Gorton and Denton and recent local by… (View Post)

If only we'd been offered that back in the 90s or noughties. Few people back then objected to British membership of the EU as it was (I did), but aside from a few fanatics almost jobody wanted e… (View Post)

I'd argue Brexit has improved (marginally) Europe's ability to respond to security issues (like Ukraine) because with tge UK outside the EU the main players are more able to act unilaterall… (View Post)