One thing that strikes me is the relatively low level of activity in the locals. Even the LibDems have been relatively subdued here, with just one leaflet so far and only a handful of small posters. … (View Post)

Not really, it's 4% of a smaller number vs 3% of a larger number - pretty even trade, isn't it? Both are losing net votes to Labour. (View Post)

Yes, I wish him well and quite like him, but swearing allegiance feels a bit, well, un-British. It's the sort of thing Americans do. (View Post)

Yes, I agree that anyone being subject to frivolous allegations is suffering unfairly, and there should be a fast-track approach to dismissing them. But it's probably true that figures in the pu… (View Post)

I don't know (and doubt if you know) whether SC expressed a view about the Doncaster case, but I do think that there should be reasonable limits to the extent to which public figures can be hara… (View Post)