It's to do now, with party loyalty running vertically through classes, rather than horizontally, across them. People are still used to the idea of upper middle class people being overwhelmingly … (View Post)

“The customer is always right, in matters of taste.” If you produce a product that people don’t like, and don’t understand the market you are aiming at, that is on you, not the customers. (View Post)

@Cookie I felt much the same way. We've gone from UUP/SDLP/Alliance winning 53% between them in 1998, to 37% now. The centre ground was hollowed out. (View Post)

The nadir in Labour's political fortunes is likely two years away. I would not be surprised to see them polling the teens by that point. (View Post)

4 gains for the Conservatives, 2 for Reform, in this week's by-elections. 3 losses apiece for the Lib Dems and independents. (View Post)