The more belligerent the Iranian regime's rhetoric, the more in trouble they know they are in. (View Post)

I think it's right on people liking the alternative even less - or rather there being a critical mass of people who do. Labour started from an unusually pessimistic position, and one they haven't imp… (View Post)

Isn't one point here, to extend the analogy, that while the primary aim maybe to ensure the wellbeing of the main beneficiaries, if there's a surfeit of cash to meet plausible needs, it may make sens… (View Post)

Starmer is no Blair, but does have a habit of proving people wrong because of that slightly plodding unlikability that leads people to underestimate his less showy strengths. Other factors mattering … (View Post)

And it took an endless string of scandals - and pretty robust proof he'd lied about several to finish Boris off. If the same keeps happening to Starmer then yes, his MPs will get fed up and want to c… (View Post)