That's always the problem in dealing with unscrupulous populists (Trump is the obvious recent example). If you attack them you make it all about them, which they enjoy and is part of their strat… (View Post)

On Betfair at least the market is really thin, with ample scope for politically-motivated mischief - with £100 you can shift the main odds substantially either way. The Conservatives have an interest… (View Post)

No, this is bonkers. Both mean eating up available space with houses that are unaffordable for most people, thus making the crisis worse. The effect would be (a) more and more people unable to buy or… (View Post)

I know Galloway quite well, and a key fact about him as a politicians is that he has zero interest in his constituents - he's about himself. Nor is he really interested in Palestine. I was a co-… (View Post)

Spent an hour on the Labour national phone bank for Batley & Spen with several dozen others. Hard going, not because of hostility (everyone was scrupulously polite) but because most people just w… (View Post)