Thatcher's position on gay rights is sad. She started her career as a standout liberal on this issue on the Conservative benches but ended it with Section 28, which is a horrible stain on her le… (View Post)

That sliding bar gentrification map of London on the previous thread is fascinating. The rapid gentrification of SE London, which I guess I have contributed to, is striking. It certainly accords with… (View Post)

Technically I think the Tories are about to pay a terrible price for having three people unsuited to the role as leader, one after another. (View Post)

The 4% forecasted fall in GDP is measuring the long term effect on the economy relative to the no Brexit counterfactual, it doesn't refer to a drop in GDP from one year to the next. (View Post)

I'm sorry but how the hell can he resign in the middle of an election campaign? That would take this already bizarre election somewhere beyond farce. I don't think there are even words in t… (View Post)