I think Labour are still the party of the trade union movement, but the vast majority of the trade unions had the shit kicked out of them during the Thatcher years. With the failure of a mass-mobiliz… (View Post)

Both Aontú and SF are +2 compared to the previous poll by the same firm. FG -4, Greens and SocDems both -1. Others/Independents +3. I felt that Aontú's leader did pretty well in the half of the leade… (View Post)

I don't know if anyone shared the latest opinion poll for the Irish general election (coming up on Friday). FG 22% FF 20% SF 20% SDP 5% Aontú 5% Lab 4% Grn 3% PBP-S 2% Others/Independents 19% This is… (View Post)

Labour have more than 63% of the seats in the Commons on less than 35% of the vote, so there's a massive mismatch between their Parliamentary power and the popular consent for that power. Before he l… (View Post)

My first marriage... The wedding cost less than £1k. We got everyone to take the bus back home where we'd had a local deli provide us with food. The people of Exeter were a bit surprised to see a cro… (View Post)