It's obviously largely true. But one of the local refugees says her grandmother is holed up there, refusing to leave. She spends her days in her cellar, wrapped in blankets, surviving on what a … (View Post)

There are I think (but haven't checked) a fair number of seats with figures like Con 45 Lab 30 LD 18 in 2019 (and 40/35/12 in 2017). These ought to be Labour gains but I don't think the LD … (View Post)

I agree Streeting is interesting. He's the front-bencher who I see as the hardest-line purge-the-left figure, and the probable source whenever a journalist quotes a "senior Labour source&qu… (View Post)

Yes, I know the village rather well - certainly a nice place. It's LibDem-dominated and many people are vehemently anti-Brexit (there's an EU flag flying prominently in the centre) so feeli… (View Post)

Local LibDems didn't like it - they were in a strong position to win the seat, and wanted the message to be all about the powerful alternative to the Tories. It wasn't so much Jo's cla… (View Post)