Reasons to think that the honeymoon will be shorter than following 1997: 1. Starmer simply doesn't inspire in the way Blair did. He doesn't have the same connection with the voters, there&#… (View Post)

Boris Johnson came out of the pandemic in pretty good shape, even, with the vaccine rollout, with his reputation for effective delegation enhanced. A couple of us were seriously suggesting that he mi… (View Post)

Ah, I see. I think he's promising money to Ukraine that they can spend on buying/producing their own weapons, and here's saying Ukraine can use those weapons in Russia. Thanks for the corre… (View Post)

I think so. Generally turnout in general elections seems to be down when the result is not in doubt, and when the Tories do badly. On Betfair, turnout between 62.5-64.99% is currently favourite, at 3… (View Post)

I think that, for many people, that will be the story of these elections. Edit: Is it a perfect metaphor for how inept the Tory government has been, or does it simply distract from another round of h… (View Post)