I certainly don't think the LDs are individually clueless - I count many among my friends and I live in a LibDem-dominated area (Oxfordshire). But it's regrettably true that I have little idea, despi… (View Post)

I don't post as often as I used to (among other things getting married again on Wednesday, hooray), but I think the current system still works well. There are one or two posters who I tend to skim pa… (View Post)

The kids I talk to generally think that society is unaware of the extent of problems of adolescence, and at most vaguely think about tackling anything by some functional change like banning phones in… (View Post)

I think you underestimate the appeal. I don't get the impression of doorstep loathing of Labour or anyone else, but more a sense that voters have tried Lab, Con and LibDem and nothing really changed,… (View Post)

There is a security aspect - it's not difficult to envisage global disruption of shipping lanes which would rapidly make dependence on imports dangerous. AFAIC remember, there is a figure of around 7… (View Post)