I've long had December 12th pencilled in as a likely date, but one aspect that counts against it is that it requires calling the election right at the end of October or the beginning of November… (View Post)

Britain is a museum with a country attached. "The UK defence secretary, Grant Shapps, has ordered an urgent review after it emerged there is a shortage of planes for a mass parachute drop to mar… (View Post)

If we compare to Ireland then the statistics I can find most easily are that, in 2022, 63% of Irish 25-34 year olds had a third level education. And that's in a country where the agricultural se… (View Post)

Yes. If you look at my comment history you'll see that I explore a wide range of possibilities with my comments. I forwarded the idea that telling pollsters they were voting Reform was a steppin… (View Post)

I think the lesson I take from this is that people have come to see political identity and affiliation as immutable characteristics, and this explains why there is so little attempt at mutual underst… (View Post)