Yes, I agree with that. In the same way, Labour made a mistake in pledging £28 billion to fight climate change - it's not that it had to be reduced to £14 billion that's the problem - people understa… (View Post)

Yes, Tom Cooper, an Austrian military analyst who is emphatically pro-Ukraine (even raised money to help buy equipment), has been reporting gradual erosion for some time - it's not a collapse, but a … (View Post)

They've been selected pretty much everywhere, though for various tactical or personal reasons (typically restricted employment or health) the announcement has been delayed in some constituencies. But… (View Post)

Interesting evening canvass of 200 homes in one of our weaker areas - a small town in Oxfordshire. A lot of very solid Labour support with some genuine enthusiasm - we are not used to the chance of w… (View Post)

German polling update: https://www.wahlrecht.de/umfragen/ The Christian Democrats still riding high. Social Democrats and liberals (FDP) still in deep trouble, while Greens weathering the anti-Govern… (View Post)