When my daughter (now 24) was a nipper the consensus was that introducing alcohol drinking in a controlled way with the family was a good way to encourage responsible drinking habits - hence the law … (View Post)

The evidence in Scotland and Wales is the opposite. The Lib Dems have done pretty badly in what were once considered redoubts of the old Liberal party, which have had quasi-PR systems. (View Post)

I tend to think that the Tory tent probably needs to be as broad as possible if they are going to both see off the challenge from Reform on their right, and make inroads on regaining voters towards t… (View Post)

I'm not seeing any obvious change from the status quo that Starmer/Reeves inherited. [Source: https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/grossdomesticproductgdp/timeseries/ihyq/pn2 ] When a change was requi… (View Post)

I think it's been eight (8) days since the last Russian oil refinery was hit, though. That's AGES. Also, we see again that Trump's supposed "unpredictability" that was going … (View Post)