POLLING PLACE REPORT * Had no idea there were so many people who couldn't speak English particularly well in my ward - mainly eastern Europeans, but also many more black people than I realised. … (View Post)

E&W has a crime survey since 1981 that just asks people if they have experienced crime. That's by far the best way to measure it, and it shows huge decreases across everything except fraud. … (View Post)

5,500 fully laden 6-axle at 44 tonnes. (Assuming increase from 1.5 tonne to 1.9) (View Post)

“British ICE” shortly before they shot two people in the head. “Bomb Iran” shortly before the world economy collapses. (View Post)

There’s always a risk in interpreting MRPs at a constituency level, even if overall they get it right. E.g. Edinburgh Northern going LD - will that bit of Almond (Silverknowes & Muirhouse) really… (View Post)