Yes, that's an awful poll for Labour, isn't it? Only 8 points ahead, with Tories on 34% and combined right-wing parties on a magnificent 38%. (View Post)

Yes, as a multiple of average incomes the top 10%, and even more the top 1%, earn a much higher multiple than they did before the post war settlement ended round about 1979. The gap between average i… (View Post)

It looks to me as if the French people want radical change; the old parties are dead in the water. But not enough of them want the specific type of radical change proposed by either a) Le Pen or b) M… (View Post)

Luckily for the French, you're not. (View Post)

I'm reassured. Looking through the results, including the very minor parties, I just can't see enough switching to Le Pen in a fortnight, even if there's a lot of abstentions. Even a r… (View Post)