Good leading article by Gareth. Certainly in rural Oxfordshire where I live, Labour is totally ruthless at leaving the field to the LibDems - not for the first time, Labour supporters in LibDem areas… (View Post)

Bad news is more interesting in the UK than good news, perhaps because most of us have at least an OK life most of the time? If we lived in a Gazan refugee camp, I imagine good news would be much mor… (View Post)

The biggest driver is the increasing number of people living alone, partially offset by the greater number of younger people still living with a parent. True. But the conclusion from that should be a… (View Post)

Most people don't instinctively think on a left-right axis as most of us do here - they go for more nebulous characteristics. Also, politics isn't only about winning - you need to win FOR something f… (View Post)

I'm Jewish by the formal; definition (maternal line), and I'm proud of the extent to which countries helped in the face of the Nazi atrocities, especially Denmark and Sweden, but also Britain for the… (View Post)