Starmer thought he would do better. So did Truss. Farage would be unusual if he had the self-awareness to doubt his ability to succeed where so many others fail. And he's repeated his criticisms of t… (View Post)

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)