News organisations have got into the habit of heavily editing Trump because the way he talks is rambling and incoherent. This editing is normally to Trump's benefit. It's part of what critics have ca… (View Post)

This is an excellent article and makes the points I would tend to make in criticism of the idea that tactical voting will stop Reform. (View Post)

In Australia they send you a letter telling you that they noticed you didn't vote and giving you a choice of writing to them to explain why you didn't vote (there are exemptions for those who claim a… (View Post)

I listened to a podcast recently that argued that compulsory voting (as in Australia) would have the effect of evening that up, and thus going some way to breaking the grip that pensioners and near-p… (View Post)

The only things that got done under Johnson's leadership were due to effective people he appointed to do those things. Which is always going to be the case for a leader at the very top of an organisa… (View Post)