On reflection, if asked I would have guessed two hours ago that if Elphicke were to defect it would have been to Reform. So it is good news for Labour - she could have given a boost to Reform in Dove… (View Post)

Mike Tapp, a former soldier, has already been selected by Labour for Dover: https://miketapp.co.uk/ There's no way he's replaced, or that any CLP would go for Elphicke. I thought Starmer se… (View Post)

Brighton resident here. One of the (many) reasons Caroline Lucas is so popular in her constituency is that she is seen (rightly, I think) as highly principled and of great integrity. Labour now has t… (View Post)

So now we've got Joe Rogan, to add to Dan Wootton, Isabel Oakeshott and Michelle Dewberry. Formidable. Any chance of somebody inventing a vaccine against far-right idiocy? (View Post)

Meanwhile, the boss of P&O is appearing before the Business and Trade Committee. Remember they sacked 786 workers a while back to re-employ them on lower wages, to much public and political outra… (View Post)