75% plus return isn’t however unusual for postal votes; it’s the standard. But a fair few are handed in to polling stations on the day, so if Bradford is already at 80%, that’s high. I believe the la… (View Post)

She had no choice - many ordinary Italians are far more pro-Gaza and anti-Trump than in the UK; when I was there last autumn, every city and many towns were seeing weekly pro-palestinian protests. Me… (View Post)

He's also right, however, that the same sort of attacks and smears that anyone who challenges from the left runs into are likely starting to come his way. There's a lot of powerful vested i… (View Post)

I suspect Burnham is already thinking along the lines of the lead. And isn’t there already one council where Labour is standing down in its coalition partner’s seats, and vice versa? The issue with t… (View Post)

Yes, it's remarkable that despite living in a much more youthful, vibrant place than I do, your understanding is so limited. You stand a decent chance of having a Green Party councillor in a cou… (View Post)