True, that's a good counter-example, although we in the UK were never going to be able to keep a lid on Covid-19 in the way NZ has (so far, at least..). But also the opposition helped. And perha… (View Post)

Yes, that's true. If we really wanted to end up in WTO terms, without even the limited agreements Australia has, we could have organised for that and negotiated with the EU on that basis to get … (View Post)

Absolutely, he's all set to do that. (View Post)

Covid might have been some sort of political cover if they hadn't also messed that up so badly, in the narrative at least. Even if they hadn't messed it up, electorates don't do gratit… (View Post)

I was particularly amused by one lot predicting Trump gets 68 EC votes, and another lot 362. Those PolSci guys certainly cover all the bases. (View Post)