Thanks, Fairlired! I'm standing for re-election for Waverley Borough Council (Binscombe and Charterhouse - two previously separate wards now merged into one big one), as leader of the small Labo… (View Post)

Interesting and objective analysis of the local election prospects for Labour: https://labourlist.org/2023/04/local-election-2023-results-councils-good-labour-starmer/ (View Post)

I agree, relentlessly upsetting supporters tends to give the public the impression of a hopelessly divided party. Also, most people don't necessarily demand moderation in the sense of "neve… (View Post)

Seems plausible - we've certainly been assuming that in my workplace (it affects what we can realistically press for before the election). A spirng election would only make sense if the Tories a… (View Post)

Thanks! Yes, that's the trouble with nuance, and it's sometimes deliberate, to engage and perhaps mislead different audiences. The translator's objections seem a bit overblown. But the… (View Post)