Yes, the spread of Labour along the coast is a remarkable and under-reported phenomenon. I don't entirely understand it myself, though the position of Brighton as a flagship of young counter-cul… (View Post)

Yes - over half the suporters of other candidates didn't bother to give a second preference. The fact that Labour opposed having a mayor at all was a handicap in standing for it, a bit like the … (View Post)

The Tories have narrowly won the Croydon mayoralty: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2022/england/mayors/E09000008 (View Post)

I'm CLP chair in Southwest Surrey so I know the position intimately. In my opinion, Hunt will hold on, not least as he's a good constituency MP who assiduously keeps in touch, but the LibDe… (View Post)

It's a good summary (including the sideswipe at Labour tbh). The Government absolutely feels adrift. Oppositions can just about get away with not having prominent policies in mid-term. The Gover… (View Post)