Yes, it did and I did, and there's an interesting possible reason which, to be fair Mr Ed pointed out in a private exchange. There is a linguistic problem in canvassing/polling voters whose firs… (View Post)

There is a practical Tory problem in traditional Northern Labour seats - they don't have many ground troops there, and the willingness of the often elderly membership elsewhere to travel long di… (View Post)

Went to bed as it sounded as though the count would go on forever, but woke early to see the outcome, which is great. Some thoughts: 1. Real credit to Kim Leadbeater. She had a very significant perso… (View Post)

All I can say with reasonable confidence is that Labour voters (and activists) were highly motivated today. Which isn't really what I expected, and I think that it's partly Kim's perso… (View Post)

You're very kind. And I'll gladly say that the Tories in Defra are proving excellent for animal welfare - on sentience, live exports and possibly cages, they're doing all the right thi… (View Post)