I think the way I would characterise these results is that it looks like five-party politics is here. This is bad for Labour and the Tories, obviously, but it would have been worse if it looked like … (View Post)

I think his failure to attract more votes was mainly due to not having any sense of purpose. He could have developed a slightly more right-wing sense of purpose, or one to the left, or even a purpose… (View Post)

But what if you book the meet-the-spider experience for the polling stations where you expect your opponent to do well and the cute kittens for the polling stations where you are strongest? Might tha… (View Post)

It's empty calories propaganda. Colour by numbers PR. The Idiots Guide to Blairism, implemented by a wooden puppet. (View Post)

Just a note on "hero voters". This is the name for the voters who didn't vote Labour after 2005 and before 2024. Labour's vote share in 2024 only went up by 1.6pp, while the "… (View Post)