It depends on the details, not least the rate and the duration. A reasonable middle course between the Starmer plan and what we think the Truss plan will be would be to pay the cost of the cap over 2… (View Post)

Diverse unsurprising local reactions: https://www.farnhamherald.com/news/politics/local-reaction-as-liz-truss-confirmed-as-new-conservative-party-leader-562180#Echobox=1662380024 (View Post)

To be fair it wasn't a cringer, it was a nothinger. She has clearly decided that, impatient as everyone is for some action, she's not going to say anything until she's ready. For now, … (View Post)

My prediction was 60-40 - I did think the Sunak boosters who said he still had a chance were not totally deluded. 57-43 is very much a "Well, I suppose so" endorsement. (View Post)

"The Conservatives would suffer perhaps 224 seat losses, cutting vast swathes of the blue benches. Notable casualties would be George Eustice, Iain Duncan Smith, Chris Grayling, Dominic Raab, Ro… (View Post)