Yes, totally agree. I had a similar experience in Switzerland, where direct democracy means referenda every 3 months on diverse issues. I knew lots of Swiss couples who would set aside an evening eac… (View Post)

I spend nearly all my time in two classic Tory areas (Godalming and rural Oxfordshire) and although I know a few people who are still planning to vote Tory, even they are doing it with a wry smile an… (View Post)

I was annoyed by the otherwise excellent Chris Mullin's memoirs, where he admits without shame that he often didn't bother to read the papers for committee meetings. I remember being on com… (View Post)

I think CR's post is evocative but too generalised - as others have said about themselves, I know lots of people who knock themselves out for one service or another with no expectation of reward… (View Post)

Dramatic changes there. Ipsos's previous polls had Labour on 46 (Nov) and 41 (Jan) so they do jump about more than most. The LD levels were 12 and 13, so the near-halving to 7 looks like an outl… (View Post)