I think David's leader is accurate - like him I hear snippets suggesting the Tories have a decent chance in Hartlepool, but not a 60% chance. In response to DavidL's first point, obviously … (View Post)

I agree with pretty much all of that. An HYUFD-Palmer front - what next?! (View Post)

Interesting article, thanks Philip. A few thoughts: * It's certainly true that IndyRef2 can't be refused indefinitely if Scots keep voting for parties that want it. We are internationally a… (View Post)

Startled to read the Electoral Commission guidance to local election candidates - while it cautions that lying about opponents' personal lives is a serious offence, it says blandly that lying ab… (View Post)

From an animal welfare and farming perspective, a curious feature of the NZ negotiations is that their welfare standards are on the whole higher than ours - unlike the US or Australia. So Ministers a… (View Post)