The other problem for the Tories is that they have royally pissed off the group of traditionally swing voters who stand to gain when the economy picks up, especially if it's primarily services led - … (View Post)

The parallels don't work because the situations are so historically different - but are reached for because of their rhetorical power. If the situation in Israel/Palestine were like apartheid it woul… (View Post)

It would be rather funny if she won (probably middle of the pack IMV) though as it will annoy exactly those who need to be annoyed and told where to go. I.e. not those who are making rational and jus… (View Post)

There were protests against Russia's invasion, as I went to one. And of course the war didn't start in 2022 - Russia remained integrated as a member of the international community after it waged war … (View Post)

I was never a Blairite - I always thought of myself as on the left of the party before 2015, voted Ed M over David, very Ed Milibandite I suppose 'soft left' - but I was someone who knew Corbyn's pol… (View Post)