The main consequence of that article will be to increase still further the number of folk doing exactly what he describes. It’s bizarre that he has this weird idea that travel writing will escape the… (View Post)

Labour does best under the modelling with STV, which is a point that Labour politicians might like to observe, it being also by far the best system for us voters. (View Post)

The remarkable thing is how quickly - after one false arrest - they caught him. I’m thinking either he left a trail astoundingly easy to follow, or our secret services were on to him already? Assumin… (View Post)

The TLDR from Freedman's latest, on the Labour transition: - the number ten operation (both north and south) is going to be more heavyweight within the political set up and the relative influenc… (View Post)

Ultimately, Burnham knows that a) he's secure until the GE; Labour won't follow the Tories down the path of junking another leader, b) he starts with a lot of goodwill from his backbenchers… (View Post)