Whar I liked about Corbyn's offer was partly the long-term strategy, which seems missing from ALL parties at the moment. "Make Britain less unequal and help people at the bottom" seems a wo… (View Post)

As a Corbynist-leaning CLP chair, I don't recognise Rayner as tied to the left at all - she's simply more working-class and less interested in middle-class obsessions. I wouldn't see her as a progres… (View Post)

Had a voter last night (in our council election) say that he'd never vote for a non-white candidate (which was a problem for him as Reform put up a Chinese-origin candidate) - the first time I've enc… (View Post)

Er, halved, to be precise. But for an honourable reason - tactical voting to (nearly) keep Reform out. I wonder how to "rejoin EU" candidate feels this morning? Or indeed the Lib Dem and Li… (View Post)

Interesting point. Partly it's related to turnout. On low turnout, radical parties can win; but if they appear to be winning and are perceived as radical, they lose to normally apathetic centrists. I… (View Post)