Pity there is no evidence at all, though nobody dare detract from the good vibes arising from the first proper non-oik PM since TMay. (View Post)

And of course the manifesto thing is a silly fiction really. Elections are about government performance and the forward-looking offer, and manifesto pledges that conflict with either of these will ge… (View Post)

Wait until you hear about the UK which uses party lists of one person. (View Post)

Clearly too many people were opposed to the things you wanted, which is a pity but again it's not a menu where everyone gets their preference, it's a set of opposed choices where often you … (View Post)

Meanwhile the bits of the manifesto nobody likes are also decided in back rooms, and most of the last 12 years of FPTP have been hung parliaments and there's a good chance of next time too. (View Post)