It's not a zero-sum game because of the weird Holyrood voting system. As a separate party, Alba can mop up list seats which the SNP can't get because it is already dominant in the constitue… (View Post)

Perhaps it will end up like Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil: two parties indistinguishable from each other from the outside, but at daggers drawn for decades. (View Post)

I always rather liked Juncker. He seemed to have a good mischievous sense of humour. I'm sure he'd be great company for an evening of moules frites at a bistro near the Grand' Place, o… (View Post)

It's not really a Hartlepool poll, though - it's an MRP based on demographic analysis of similar seats. Although it's plausible enough in general terms, I'm not sure it's ver… (View Post)

And Nus Ghani! Well, well, good for Nus. A badge of honour if ever there was one. (View Post)