I think it's a bit naughty and it would have been decent to give it till the summer before saying she now needed to concentrate on winning the Brighton seat. I doubt if voters will care much but acti… (View Post)

The problem with Pip's ptherwise very convincing analysis is that it doesn't allow for the possibility of Farage jumping in, which IMO would transform the position, though quite how is not yet clear. (View Post)

Agreed. The Danes have a compromise system: 1. Parties can decide whether they want to have open or semi-open lists (see below). People who feel strongly can of course factor in the decision on this … (View Post)

The south has a good few Labour MPs and councils (particularly along the south coast) - you can't generalise about an entire area. There are also numerous seats where the second place has flipped bac… (View Post)

I think the point is that the obvious incompetence of her period has led people to pin the complex causes of mortgage problems firmly onto the Conservatives. We can debate whether that's fair, but it… (View Post)