Oh sure, I am confident that it is a real effect. I went to Salt Lake City last year for a conference (booked before the POTUS election) but it was notable that there were fewer attenders than normal… (View Post)

I think the Greens are a much more devolved party in terms of how local parties relate to the national party, so may be as simple as that. (View Post)

I rather liked this review of Davos: "Davos was divided between those who want to enslave all of humanity and those who are smart enough to realise that would include them" https://www.norm… (View Post)

I am not convinced that Starmer wants to stop Burnham, and I think Burnhams statement that he intends to support Starmer is also genuine. Both Starmer and Burnham are Labour to their cores and know t… (View Post)

If you look at the electoral map of Minnisota, it is a red state with a large blue city (as are most "blue states") so voter suppression is only needed in MSP to win that state. https://bsk… (View Post)