The implied promise, high net immigration in return for high economic growth, has never been delivered. So, I doubt that many will now be convinced by that argument. (View Post)

If it wasn't Brexit, it would be something else. The Conservatives are suffering what so many Western centre-right parties are suffering. It's very hard to keep the votes of those whose priorities ar… (View Post)

Outside London, it will be quite hard to compare the local elections of 2026, with those of earlier years, as county councils are being converted into new unitary authorities. https://en.wikipedia.or… (View Post)

As @Richard_Tyndall has explained, one effect of the Climate Change Act is that, instead of drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea, we import it instead. That is perverse. (View Post)

There’s a noticeable lack of confidence now, among pro-Russian bloggers. (View Post)