Excellent article, thanks. Of course we have to remember that in the 1990s, the Tory hegemony over rural councils was much less marked - the LibDems were often Winning Here. So it's not a given that … (View Post)

We just need a poll showing Nigel Farage would be the favoured choice for a ceremonial Head of State, and then the Guardian -reading classes will discover the merits of the monarchy. (View Post)

A special treat for @TSE: The University of Oxford has been rated the best in Britain, taking the top spot in a UK university ranking for the first time in 12 years and beating its rival Cambridge. h… (View Post)

Yes, it's absolutely baffling that that anomaly continues. And of course, the longer it's left like that, the harder it will be politically to correct. It should have been fixed under the coalition, … (View Post)

It's a blunder for the obvious reasons: the more important reason is that it will go down very badly with the Tory voters they need to retain, and the secondary reason is that the disadvantages of th… (View Post)