Some strike me as quite difficult or just odd. British overseas territories - Falkands and, er...Cyprus? St Helena? Really? Where did textile firms recruit 70 years ago? Who were the main parties in … (View Post)

For those of us (like me) who still find Denis MacShane interesting despite what happened, he's published a book on his prison experiences, which I'd expect to be interesting reading - whatever one t… (View Post)

Interestingly nuanced findings in detailed leader question in this poll: * Most capable PM is Cameron 34, Miliband 20, Farage 9, Clegg 5 but "best understands problems facing Britain" is 23… (View Post)

On topic, it's a reminder that the general media aren't particularly versed in opinion polls. We've had a few excited posts here about subsamples, but it's really bonkers when a BBC region does it. O… (View Post)

Very interesting, as usual. I support PR, mainly because I've seen it work well. I do think most Tories and Labour would split - both parties are broad churches because of the system, not because the… (View Post)