If you look at the polling before the 1997 general election there were frequently polls that put Tory support above 30%. The last such poll now, was in June 2023. The Tories are on course to be oblit… (View Post)

You must know that isn't true. The Wikipedia average has been very close to 25% since the beginning of November, with possibly a recent dip. So, at least as many polls would have the Tories belo… (View Post)

The Tories are beyond the political event horizon now. They would need a mighty large assist from Starmer and Labour to survive now. That's not impossible, but it is unlikely. (View Post)

I guess it shows that Britain got itself into an awful mess having different income-related taxes not paid by different groups of people. If you had just one income-related tax, paid by everyone (wit… (View Post)

If the Remain campaign had managed to convince people that a Leave vote would lead to higher immigration then it would have been a landslide for Remain. But I can see why they didn't try that ar… (View Post)