I agree, although I can't stand graphs that sneakily fail to start the y-axis from zero to reinforce their point (there can be a justification for doing this but often there isn't). Particu… (View Post)

A couple of quick factual corrections in the article. Firstly, Neil Hamilton was never a cabinet minister (nor attending cabinet). Secondly, Gordon Brown's final cabinet had three members of the… (View Post)

I think that perhaps, looking back, one remembers those more theatrical elements. But, canvassing at the time, stuff like VAT on fuel bills absolutely drove people mad. The economy was also doing oka… (View Post)

The policy differences in 1997 weren't huge. If you look at Labour's famous pledge card, what is striking is how modest it was. It nodded to areas where a different approach may be taken, r… (View Post)

True about Callaghan but Major is looking back with rose tinted specs. He's done well to rehabilitate his reputation post 1997, and he was seen as pathetic more than nasty, but he really polled … (View Post)