I agree with Algarkirk on avoiding unrealistic expectations. Also one mistake I learned after supporting the Iraq invasion was that it's a mistake to try to identify good guys by identification … (View Post)

Quite remarkable Communist result - up from 0.4% to 11.7%, and nearly the largest party in Salzburg city. It follows a previous Communist breakthrough in Graz. The formula in both cases seems to be t… (View Post)

With 1500 or so households to visit, it's a challenge to meet them all! I thought I was doing well one day with 9500 steps and the equivalent of 30 flights of stairs (it's a hilly ward with… (View Post)

Perversely after my previous subdued reports, this evening was easily the best Labour canvass yet - including an 86-year-old former Tory member who said, very quietly, "After their contempt for … (View Post)

Gove's manner is brisk and businesslike too in my limited experience, but that includes not wasting time insulting people. A typical Gove critical contribution is "I don't fully unders… (View Post)