The markets reacted to the generally insouciant attitude to more long-term debt, rather than any single measure - rushing the announcement for no good reason without getting round to the overall fina… (View Post)

The chaos and extreme ideology in the Tories helps Starmer, because while it's easy to portray him as boring it's virtually impossible to say he's chaotic and extreme. If the Tories we… (View Post)

An interesting finding at the end - voters think Conservatives will be better at making Brexit a success by...19 to 17. That's 64% who don't think anyone can make Brexit a success... (View Post)

Have we done this one (obvs pre-Truss speech)? A 38% Labour lead in the 40 Tory Red Wall seats. https://twitter.com/RedfieldWilton/status/1577327686430511104 (View Post)

I broadly agree with Jonathan, as you'd expect - politics is satisfying and fun if you don't get too bothered by losing some battles. Being a town councillor varies enormously. They can do … (View Post)