There's a difference between a confidence and supply arrangement, and a coalition. That difference is when a party has it's members take Executive posts as ministers. There were two Green P… (View Post)

It isn't. But I'd suggest that the incumbent government is held in lower esteem than in 1997. Which difference is the larger and more important? That's a trickier question. (View Post)

The last three MRPs, the only ones with all fieldwork in 2024, give Labour seat totals of: 452, 468, 403. So an initial glance would conclude that 5/4 on >420 seats is quite generous. But these MR… (View Post)

Parliament would choose Edward or Anne over Andrew. Both of them would be at least okay. The question mark is over whether their respective children would adjust. (View Post)

If William, for whatever reason, cannot cope as Monarch, to the extent that the survival of the institution is threatened, then Parliament will find someone who can. The system is not a total lottery… (View Post)