Yes, I've noticed this before. Ever since BJ took over, purdah rules seem to have become unimportant and have been largely ignored - e.g. reports of various kinds being published during purdah. … (View Post)

Rumours of some of the most prolific posters on PB working as much as 4 days a week, let alone 5, are, I suspect, greatly exaggerated. At least those of us who are retired have an excuse. (View Post)

Although lurking in that absurd Sun poll which shows Sunak slaughtering Starmer (apparently) is the question: How well is the government handling the Small Boats issue? Well: 12% Badly: 77%. Given th… (View Post)

I can't help but notice that the decline in Tory ratings in the last four opinion polls coincides neatly with Dominic Raab's resignation. This shows how much Raab was loved up and down the … (View Post)

Recent polling does rather suggest that rumours of a narrowing of the Labour/Tory gap such that it is only a matter of time until the gap is under 10pp may be greatly exaggerated. Sunak aficionados, … (View Post)