Re the Curtice article: I am more and more convinced that Labour is suffering from the same identity crisis that has hit centre-left parties all over the democratic world since the deindustrialisatio… (View Post)

Starmer is taking full responsibility - by sacking everyone else. (View Post)

The history of New Labour was them being too clever by half, and it backfiring badly: - Scottish devolution - dodgy dossiers - financial regulation - mass immigration to "rub the right's no… (View Post)

I agree that BR is unduly gloomy. I think Scotland may well end up like Quebec - somewhere that is always on the verge, but never quite leaves, and uses the threat to milk more and more concessions o… (View Post)

I have read Never Had it So Good and White Heat. I agree they are good, though he rather obviously relishes the cultural stuff more than the politics. I used to know him slightly years ago. Nice guy.… (View Post)