I think that an unusually small number of council byelections have been successfuly defended in the last year, something like 40%. Thr churn of councillors for all parties could well be huge in May. (View Post)

It does look like US Evangelicals do have a war plan. It is to speed up the Apocalypse and bring on the return of Jesus. https://jonathanlarsen.substack.com/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for?r=fx… (View Post)

Where's the Light Brigade nowadays? We used to rely on them for pointless gestures. (View Post)

Worth noting that the worst ever performance by a Tory candidate at a byelection was by a Trustee of "Sex Matters" who went heavy on culture war issues like Trans rights. I think very few v… (View Post)

Interesting finding from MIC: "Tracking our *negative* voting intention (who would Britons vote AGAINST): ➡️ Ref 38% (+9) 🌹Lab 34% (-4) 🌳 Con 7% (-1) 🌏 Green 7% (+4) 🐦‍ LD 3% (-) changes w/ … (View Post)