Re unpopularity, by coming in without having a plan to do anything, has meant that Labour are governing (in practice and by default) as a slightly right of centre conservative party. This ought to be… (View Post)

I wouldn't worry yet, it has been like this in the past too. I only landed a job in September back in my day (late 80s) what is now despite a 2:1 from Durham. My daughter also took months to get… (View Post)

The only way to stop the boats is to restore order in the places most of the migrants come from, so they don't want to leave in the first place. That means sending expeditionary forces to places… (View Post)

I think a proper party of the Left has much more opportunity to gain traction that the Right. We've been governed from the Centre-Right for almost all my adult lifetime (Blair was certainly more… (View Post)

Fun fact: The Conservatives have only 5 seats with a majority greater than 10,000. I didn't realise they had lost quite so badly. (By comparison, there are 25 LD MPs with a 10,000 seat majority). (View Post)