Ironically, the publicity has given Republic far more attention and sympathy than if they'd bween allowed to shout through a megaphone or even chain themselves to a fence. (View Post)

Hey, I'm a Corbynite and know lots more, and I've never heard anyone say anything like that. Link please! (View Post)

Having a lot of seats to win matters mainly if there's a significant incumbency bonus, and that's reduced, though not eliminated, by boundary changes. If you're 10% ahead, it doesn… (View Post)

Well, no, it suggests that you reach a conclusion merely because you've no reason to doubt it. I've no reason to doubt that there is life on Alpha Centauri, but that doesn't mean there… (View Post)

I broadly agree about reading out something for someone you don't agree with but respect. At the funeral of Gordon Skinner (Denis's brother and a very left-wing Labour councillor), a Conser… (View Post)