Indeed, only in India of the countries polled do a majority, 54%, see the US as an ally at present. South Africa, Turkey, as you say the EU, the Ukraine, Switzerland, Russia and China all see the US … (View Post)

Why? Are aliens expected to open new banks? (View Post)

Brown got a hung parliament in 2010 when early polls suggested Cameron would win a landslide. May did at least win most seats in a general election unlike Rishi and against Corbyn (who had plenty of … (View Post)

Plenty of others are willing to do the hard slog ploughing through council planning committees and delivering leaflets and canvassing in seats they have next to no chance of winning in order to try f… (View Post)

Even Blair and Thatcher and Johnson fought hopeless seats before they got selected for a winnable one, you can't just expect to waltz into a safe seat automatically without any campaigning exper… (View Post)