Indeed, I think Nigel is looking at the wrong end of the stick. These are areas that vote Labour in part because they'd always voted Labour, despite the demographics now being fairly Conservative-fri… (View Post)

The seat I couldn't believe when the YouGov model came out was Leigh. My wife used to live in Leigh when I first met her and thinking of Leigh as Conservative is as alien as thinking it of Walton in … (View Post)

The most important thing is how it "feels" to each voter. If voters are struggling to pay rent to their landlord, are struggling to make ends meet etc then they're likely to vote Labour. If… (View Post)

No, just no. The Red Wall has changed in no small part because . . . the Red Wall has changed. Lots of house building has meant the Red Wall has much higher owner-occupier rates than it did in 2010, … (View Post)

Gove knows all about white drugs. (View Post)