He's 92 years old and was first elected (for Labour, funnily enough) in the Borough's first election in 1964. I believe he was on the old Twickenham Urban District Council for a term before… (View Post)

I think the NOC betting is probably about right. There is one very popular independent in Wandsworth who will be re-elected, but other than him, Labour/Tory have locked out other parties for decades … (View Post)

They will certainly outperform national polling, but that isn't terribly new with the Greens (or Lib Dems) - they do pick up local election votes that don't translate into General Election … (View Post)

Stormont is important in terms of where Northern Ireland goes from here, and of course that's more important than who collects the bins in Wandsworth and Wigan. But, frankly, the local elections… (View Post)

I think this is nonsense. Whilst the fact he is a successful gay politician in the USA is an interesting angle with Buttigieg, he is also just an engaging speaker and capable politician. He does have… (View Post)