And on this I think we agree. By boxing herself into an orthodoxy entirely framed by the current Government, she leaves no room to offer tactical redirection, never mind an alternative vision. The co… (View Post)

I’m not so sure. Whilst there is deep loathing now for the Tories, there is no real enthusiasm for Labour. Starmer’s offer is not going to motivate anyone, as it appears at the moment. The one thing … (View Post)

We deserve better, and from both major parties. I think we might get better if we stopped fluffing our politicians with pet names. Let’s go back to the days of Wilson, Heath and Thatcher and start re… (View Post)

Investment is fine. I agree we need ‘a new deal’. It needs to address people as well as infrastructure. We need to demonstrably improve healthcare and working people’s wages. And force our utility co… (View Post)

Electorally it may feel like 1997 but politically and economically the country is in a very different place. This is what Starmer, Reeves and co are failing to understand. It worries me what happens … (View Post)