Well, from a post-industrial deprivation POV - yes? As a proxy indicator, the 57% for Leave in Caerphilly is very similar to Brexit voting parts of the NW and NE (e.g. Durham, around Manchester etc).… (View Post)

Still quite a lot of Labour support to squeeze there too. It's not like 100% of their voters went Plaid. It certainly upends the narrative that high turnout = Reform landslide. It looks like there is… (View Post)

I'd missed that Russia went into NATO airspace again yesterday. Becoming routine, which was always going to happen after our feeble response to the drones into Poland (and elsewhere), as well as the … (View Post)

That latter group is large and by far the biggest issue. Often, they just aren't the kind of person who is particularly employable unless you have a highly tolerant and benevolent employer. And the j… (View Post)

I still don't think they are pushing it hard enough. If I were Swinney I'd be talking about the economic benefits of cheap energy in the run up to the election, as well as fuel poverty in Scotland du… (View Post)