YP self-destructed even more convincingly than did ChangeUK. Meanwhile Farage has just announced a big Reform rally on the island in less than two weeks’ time. (View Post)

FPT No, that’s doing it all wrong! Because seeing the result you want has some monetary value to you, a combination of real economic benefit (getting policy decisions that might benefit you) and cele… (View Post)

And, interestingly, something abandoned during the transition from Old English to Middle English; a key argument for those who believe Middle English owes far more to Old Norse than is usually acknow… (View Post)

That was always my favourite tactic as a LibDem canvasser. When I met with a voter absolutely certain they weren’t voting for us, and about to close the door in my face, I’d take a guess as to whethe… (View Post)

That reminds me of the Bermondsey by-election, which I’d been down to London from my Cambridge Uni digs several times to help out with. On polling day I found myself sitting in some extraordinarily d… (View Post)