Absolutely. People have got so used to domestic peace and order that they no longer even notice that they rely on it. Some friends of mine have known real disorder (the collapse of the Soviet Union, … (View Post)

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)