In my 56 years, I’ve reached the conclusion that there is no limit to human stupidity. In politics, the two worst forms of stupidity are: 1. Cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face (hence left win… (View Post)

My overall take on the results is that they are very good for Labour, and very bad for the Conservatives, but not as bad as those of the 1993-96 period, overall. The Conservatives are a lot less weak… (View Post)

From the point of winning, a vote won from the Tories, is the equivalent of two lost to the Left. Why actually, should Starmer worry that much about alienating left wing voters about Gaza? (View Post)

And, congratualations to @HYUFD for predicting Epping Forest correctly. He knows Conservative voters far better than his critics do. (View Post)

I am quite sure that Hall has not won, but it looks as if Yougov were out by a substantial margin. London is interesting, in that despite shifting to the left, and huge demographic shifts since 1992,… (View Post)