The problem was that Cummings and Johnson didn't actually want to reform the civil service, they just didn't want them in the way. The fact that Cummings successfully articulated the civil … (View Post)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/19/sadiq-khan-says-hundreds-of-thousands-spent-on-anti-ulez-twitter-manipulation Whatever one's thoughts on ULEZ, the fact that someone spent £100ks… (View Post)

You produce more air pollution per unit of time to travel at a higher speed though so it's not that simple. At 20mph you're more likely to travel at a constant speed with less acceleration … (View Post)

That's an interesting point, I hadn't thought of that but you're right, if anything Labour underperformed in 97. What I did notice in 79/83 and 05/10 was some over correction or swing … (View Post)

I think that would risk over fitting the model given N=11. (View Post)