Yes, I agree, unless the mid-terms are surprisingly good for the Democrats to the point where the moderates could carry a new fast-track mandate, which seems unlikely. The Trans-Pacific deal is the n… (View Post)

For those of us in the animal welfare corner the contrast with the reported Australia deal is interesting. Australia has some callous welfare standards which are nonetheless cost-efficient (feed lots… (View Post)

As I argued earlier, this is because it's apples (voter preference) and oranges (how people actually voted). The latter already reflect a chunk of Labour tactical voting. (View Post)

Hard to play the Coalition of Chaos card again IMO. "We already have a coalition of chaos - it's the Tories..." would be an effective response. (View Post)

That's right. Corbynites might well vote Green in safe seats, but can recognise a marginal when they see one, and they're much more anti-Tory ("evil") than anti-Starmer ("uni… (View Post)