Eliminating extremists is not actually possible, so it's (cynically) better to have an election promising to do it rather than a period where it doesn't happen. Cf. Heath and "Who gove… (View Post)

Well, as you're going back to 1980, I'll offer a view from the 1997-2010 period. It basically wasn't an issue then. I had one death threat, but laughably with the name and address of t… (View Post)

First post-Rochdale poll - Labour sails on undamaged, seemingly: https://wethink.report/polls/majority-of-brits-would-back-assisted-dying-in-uk-new-poll-reveals/ (View Post)

A niche point is that a number of animal welfare charities have approached all the main UK parties to ask for commitments to improved welfare. The score so far: LibDems and Labour: invited to detaile… (View Post)

Not exactly. The very sharp age bias highlighted by TSE is relatively new. You used to be able to predict voting intention by income. That is now almost entirely irrelevant - it's predominantly … (View Post)