Not so - but only the Leader of the Opposition has the right, provided its reasonable, to have time allocated to debate it. Other party leaders can table such a motion - and have done so before - but… (View Post)

Given the frequency of online polling nowadays, it can simply be a sign of a survey that has gone on a bit too long - or coincides with some other domestic eventuality such that someone finishes it o… (View Post)

In a by-election like this, more than the usual number (and the usual number is already surprisingly high) of people will make up their minds at the last minute, based on which party appears best pla… (View Post)

For an intelligent man, it’s easier to pontificate about how everything should be different, from a distance when you’re unaware of the myriad reasons why changing anything will be costly, difficult,… (View Post)

Maybe he thought putting some distance between Scottish Labour and English Labour was tactically sensible, given that he’s on the edge of a cliff, and English Labour rowing in behind the unpopular PM… (View Post)