FWIW I think we'll still win Rutherglen (I know, there was one bad poll, but even then the swing was big enough) and have a good chance in mid-Beds where the Labour effort is massive, but I wond… (View Post)

Really good, thoughtful post - thank you. (View Post)

Interesting reminder that Trump is corrupt, self-obsessed and ruthless, but not especially and consistently conservative in the classic far-right guns'n'pro-life sense:… (View Post)

Sigh. If we want to play rhetorical games, Labour was and is the obvious challenger in mid-Beds and the LibDem effort from 12% was the spoiler, complete with personal attacks on the Labour candidate.… (View Post)

Speaking of which, it's looking quite exciting. The populist left (really a vehicle for ex-PM Fico) narrowly ahead of mainstream liberals and social democrats. Various conservative/nationalists … (View Post)