Starmer is absolutely ruthless in his determination to win, which is why he's knocking back any proposals that he thinks could be damaging in a GE campaign. The obvious example is voting reform.… (View Post)

Despite all the excitability on here over the last week, I don't think the Tory party will split, or that Truss will be defenestrated (Kwarteng, possibly). Things will gradually calm down. I… (View Post)

I never quite understand the line of argument that there's "no point" working if marginal tax rates are high at the top end. Say I earn loads of money already, and any more I earn is t… (View Post)

The Labour conference must have passed you by if you think "they have no distinctive policies of their own". There were loads - to give just three examples. Great British Energy, national l… (View Post)

And I don't understand why you don't understand it. Giving tax cuts to the already wealthy. Giving benefit cuts to scroungers. Cutting the public sector to the bone until it's ripe for… (View Post)