That's a mistaken impression, because what's happening is a shift within every constituency - while there are some niche seats as you say (just as there are some with few ABC1 voters), the … (View Post)

That's about my view too, based partly on second-hand reports from people involved. That said, there has been a longstanding shift of C2D voters from Lab to Con and a corresponding shift of ABC1… (View Post)

Global power and influence isn't a zero-sum game - leaving aside EU questions, a significant part of Government is about arranging healthy cooperation with other countries. Sure, there will be c… (View Post)

A distinction needs to be made between expertise and improper influence. It would be bizarre if a former PM was unable to receive payment for making a speech about current affairs. At the micro end o… (View Post)

It's certainly part of the establishment (including ideas that most middle-class people take as facts, like gay marriage being fine and climate change being a fact), though I doubt if anyone con… (View Post)