The problem is though, that his simply existing as the other candidate in the system breaks the system, even if he doesn't win. Because, as you say, any right-thinking believer in Democracy must… (View Post)

That's madness. You think that's how Cameron managed to get re-elected in 2015, simply by having results to show at the end of five years? He only managed to scrape a narrow majority becaus… (View Post)

They need to sell it, because they need a story to explain to people why pain now is worth it, and what improvements later it will bring. Otherwise they don't get the credit for good things, and… (View Post)

Ugh. When graphs go bad. I recognise some big differences compared to 2020, but if you want to compare the polling you really ought to make sure they're on the same scale of axes. (View Post)

The budget will not be received well. Even with all the dooming and glooming they've done to prepare people for the worst there are still threads on mumsnet expecting them to pull something out … (View Post)