I think the dividing line between fash and non-fash is violence vs a willingness to accept the rules of democracy. (View Post)

If we’re going all four Yorkshiremen, I expect that Macdonald’s and Attlee’s governments contained a lot more people who’d experienced real privation. (View Post)

This was a fairly good election for the UUP. They’re within striking distance of taking East Antrim, and a strong third in Lagan Valley. If they come back into contention, they could take votes from … (View Post)

Looking at the Northern Ireland results in detail, the UUP were only 2,000 away from winning East Antrim (just behind Alliance who were second), and had a pretty strong third place in Lagan Valley. T… (View Post)

Labour has learned to adapt to a left wing rival (the Lib Dems), that can win in seats they can't win in. The Conservatives can do the same. (View Post)