Pretty much anyone (well, anyone other than Rees-Mogg) would be better as PM, but anyone better as PM is going to have to make some decisions, which means telling people some things they don't w… (View Post)

Starmer is doing much better now in relative terms, but Labour is still a long way away from being fully convincing. It is still only getting the kind of mid-term leads which should be routine in any… (View Post)

If I were writing Starmer's statement, I'd make it statesmanlike and focused on dealing with the pandemic, almost as though he were PM. I'd slip in a few barbs making it clear that the… (View Post)

Yes, fingers crossed. I'm cautiously optimistic, except for what looks like a strong possibility of a very pronounced and rapid peak in cases leading to enough hospitalisations (despite the smal… (View Post)

It's comparing delta on a largely unvaxxed and not previously infected population with omicron on a partially vaxxed and largely previously-infected population. We really don't know whether… (View Post)