I always respect HYUFD's analysis, which he keeps separate from his preferences. (That clarity of judgement may be what Epping Tories value too.) I think that's correct. The only snag is th… (View Post)

As I said earlier, it's tricky (not least because of the effect on the economy of staff absences with infection rampant) and I won't blame the UK government for going either way. But the sa… (View Post)

Gove is always interesting, as I've said before - you can put him in charge of anything at all and he'll come up with new ideas for it - one can disagree with him but he's the opposite… (View Post)

It's an undisputed fact that people who are settled in one place (who tend to be older, which nowadays means more likely to be Tory) are more likely to be registered. People who move frequently … (View Post)

"Acceptable" and "normal" are both very individual things, and people will make different judgments on the trade-off - it's unhelpful to portray it as "abject terror&quo… (View Post)