I think that's right - Wagenknecht failed to show that the party was more than a vehicle for herself. But the Left fought a very effecftive campaign, reminding people what positive leftism is about. … (View Post)

The BSW are old-fashioned leftists (more or less a vehicle for Sahra Wagenknecht), for social spending and dubious about high defence spending, but also sceptical about high immigration and support f… (View Post)

I'm mildly shocked - it never occurred to me to embellish my CV, or to look for lies on other people's CVs. Omissions, sure - what exactly were they doing in the 3-year gap between posts? But lies? W… (View Post)

Wow. All credit to you, including only describing it here when it related to the argument. That's rather awesome, quite beyond the NHS issue. (View Post)

Thank you, Max. Q1: I think we've already signalled that pretty effectively. Should we go on doing so indefinitely? Q2: I agree - Trump's approach inexplicably hands over key points in advance, ironi… (View Post)