On those figures, Richard Holden is a goner in Basildon. On the plus side for him, there is little LD vote for Labour to squeeze. On the other hand, it's not the sort of place likely to apprecia… (View Post)

Laugh? Ed Davey's face would fall in half. (View Post)

I thought it was still part of Mercia. (View Post)

I was fortunate enough to go to an exhibition of his work many years ago and was knocked out by the range, skill and profundity of his work. Anyone who just thinks of him as just a painter of norther… (View Post)

There wasn't anything special about yesterday's polls - usual mix of good and bad news. Maybe we are seeing a reaction to an overreaction. You have to be careful interpreting the spreads an… (View Post)