Paddy was a perfect example of how to handle a scandal. No obfuscation, no trying to excuse what he had done. Just a straight up mea culpa and apology and move on. Take the flak, take the criticism a… (View Post)

To be honest right now the Tory campaign looks worse than Foot's. (View Post)

You don't know how much of it will be returned. Candidates only lose their deposit if they get less than 5% of the vote. If you have Labour, Tory and Lib Dem standing I would expect it to be lik… (View Post)

Also worth adding that the Tories lost half their seats (from 27 to 14 out of 39) and their majority on Newark and Sherwood District Council last year. I do not regard this as a safe Tory seat. (View Post)

I would not be surprised to see Newark flip to Labour. The seat has a history of bouncing back and forth between Tory and Labour. Throughout the Wilson/Heath/Callaghan years it was solidly Labour wit… (View Post)