You may laugh, but the understanding in England of the subsidies that Scotland gets combined with the constant whinging from the North that weirdly accompanies it is absolutely toxic on the doorstep.… (View Post)

In the long term, sure. But right now the friends who are going to inherit a packet aren't shopping at Waitrose, and those working in the cultural sector are. What I'm suggesting is that th… (View Post)

Great piece CR, thank you. I am baffled that eg Hilary Benn and Yvette Cooper aren't on the front bench. If Labour lose again, they'll have almost no institutional memory of Govt. Which wou… (View Post)

My experience is that the next generation of inheritors will be far less divided by class, and far more divided by a) the property experiences of their parents and b) their number of siblings. My Mum… (View Post)

Without Scotland my gut is it would very hard for a Labour majority, or indeed a Labour led coalition - given the current state of the LDs. Haven't run the numbers, but I guess Labour would need… (View Post)