I once persuaded a chap who'd forgotten it was election day to run down the road in his pyjamas to vote at 955 - to be honest he didn't need much persuasion and thought it was funny. The po… (View Post)

Yes, good luck with that though, it'd leak in 10 minutes. I agree with Felix - when you've spent all day or indeed all month or all year on it, the last thing you want to do is go to bed! Y… (View Post)

Age isn't very important in generating enthusiasm. Corbyn. Sanders. Even Biden, though mainly as the anti-Trump. But you need energy and confidence (which Corbyn and Sanders had and indeed have)… (View Post)

In this case, yes. There is only one local newspaper covering one of the three main areas. The Facebook groups have 10K+ members. The LibDem leader is all over them, every day, offering helpful advic… (View Post)

Not sure that's true. Waverley is a counter-example. There is no significant university population, it's a bit far from London to commute, the lifestyle is deep Surrey rather than London (P… (View Post)