That still strikes me as unlikely in terms of vote efficiency for the Lib Dems. Their high water mark was 62 seats in 2005, but that was on 22%. Conservatives are much lower now with the RefUK fissur… (View Post)

The petition would have virtually no chance of success for the reasons I've said, and she'd remain an MP unless and until it was successful. The courts just aren't going to uphold an e… (View Post)

No challenger whose father was a toolmaker has ever beaten a Southampton fan. (View Post)

It was in my case - I've been writing the letter "X" since I was a little boy, and am damned good at it. So I was in and out of there in seconds. (View Post)

I wasn't on PB for that thread but the election petition stuff strikes me as complete twaddle. Election petitions (outside the area of misconduct by the winning candidate) have succeeded due to … (View Post)