It's not about house prices, it's about caring for the countryside. This is a very strong motivator amongst Conservative voters in rural areas, and quite rightly so. (View Post)

Since fracking wouldn't reduce prices, and in any case it would take years before any gas was actually produced from fracking even if we went hell-for-leather for it starting today, that really … (View Post)

Err, unless things have changed quite spectacularly since I resigned from the party, I can categorially assure you than there are plenty of Conservative voters who are extremely opposed to fracking. (View Post)

I believe that Macron will win easily, albeit by a smaller margin than last time. I think those looking at the polls today are overlooking four key points: 1. In an opinion poll about a hypothetical … (View Post)

Wind turbines are massively more of an eyesore than pylons (although those are bad enough), for the very simple reason that they move. In beautiful scenery, it's akin to having a flashing advert… (View Post)