Conversely, one thing some Brexiteers find puzzling about Remainers is the refusal to countenance that things might not be a bed of roses on the continent, either at present or in the future. Neither… (View Post)

I think it would be better if parties could grow from the bottom up, but our system discourages that. They should have jumped to the LDs, but the fact that they didn't shows the nadir the LDs we… (View Post)

Parental opinion is divided on the merits of this. On one hand, when your authority has a half term out of synch with everyone else's, it's an opportunity for a holiday you wouldn't no… (View Post)

More than you would expect, I think. I remember when I was a student, a fellow student being unsure whether then-Prime-Minister John Major was Conservative or Labour. She wasn't stupid - she wen… (View Post)

A day out in the High Peak yesterday. Party flags little in evidence, but what few there were Labour. (I'm no marketer, but I'm pleased to see Labour in High Peak have done what I have ofte… (View Post)