Yes, the increase was 9.5% last year. Now 8.8% this year. So that's a cumulative increase of 19.1% over the two years. A reminder of the need to tread very carefully even with supposed "mod… (View Post)

Looks like a very good day for Democrats re redistricting. 538 hasn't written articles yet but this morning Courts appear to have approved new maps for North Carolina and Pennsylvania - Court ma… (View Post)

I started posting in 2005. I still read the site almost every day, though recently haven't been able to post as often as I used to - but hope I will be able to post more again in the future. I k… (View Post)

It's blindingly obvious that if Con elect Truss as leader it'll be total wipeout - back to approx 175 seats. She is simply not remotely credible as a PM. But that doesn't mean she won&… (View Post)

Tom Tugendhadt has just gone 4th favourite for next Con leader, ahead of Gove (only behind Sunak, Truss, Hunt). I don't think I've seen a single post on here recently even mentioning him. C… (View Post)