The blatant murder of Renee Good, and the smearing of her as a “terrorist” by Trump’s team, was the moment the U.S. basically collapsed into Latin American authoritarianism. Unfortunately, while Trum… (View Post)

As I’ve said many times, NZ is your guide to what happens when you move from FPTP to (proper) PR. A decade of instability and then things kinda of go back to what they were like before, except you no… (View Post)

For the LDs to seize that opportunity means breaking out of their “successful” model, one that works inside their comforting bubble. It’s the innovator’s dilemma. For a start, they’d need a coherent … (View Post)

As I said, no evidence. Edit: and what’s wrong with drinking beer anyway? (View Post)

I’m talking more broadly than that. British liberalism always distinguished it from continental peer countries. But I feel the reflex has withered and may be lost. I don’t see politicians of any stri… (View Post)