Interesting looking back at last time that the Dems only had 3 candidates (and one was a no hoper), while the Reps had 12. Clinton won for the Dems with 50% and Cruz for the Reps with 28%, so 24% for… (View Post)

I don't think it matters too much if Starmer is dull. We have tended to alternate between charismatic and dull leaders: Thatcher- charismatic Major - dull Blair - charismatic Brown - dull Cameron - c… (View Post)

The Warwick seat is very different to Eden's time as it then included Kenilworth and some rural wards. Essentially as the population of Warwick and Leamington towns has increased the seat has been dr… (View Post)

Hard to know. The Sultan is of course an autocrat but is also somewhat unorthodox being known for his handsome male bodyguards. Perhaps as a result the Omanis have been known to turn a blind eye to a… (View Post)

I don't like relative poverty statistics as it means you can never make any progress, and also relative poverty tends to fall in a recession as median incomes drop, which is really a nonsense. I woul… (View Post)