On the one hand, I agree this is a risk. On the other hand, Trump won despite all the stuff his opponents said about him during and after the primaries. Until he was elected the party was barely hold… (View Post)

Are you saying pollsters should release polls where they have concerns about the data just because they might be right anyway? I don't think that would enhance the usefulness of polling data. (View Post)

I must say that I find the Brexit culture war tedious and painful and distracting from the genuinely important debate about the substance and what trade-offs we want to make going forward. I don't ca… (View Post)

Speaking of foreign cinema I noticed today that 50 Shades of Grey was rated 18 by the BBFC but released in France as a 12. Which sums both countries up rather well. (View Post)

For the record Corbyn did get the most nominations in 2015, though not by a massive margin. In 2016 he crushed Smith in CLPs but only increased his margin in the overall vote a tiny bit. I think it's… (View Post)