I don't know how much more use I'm going to get out of this placard, so can I wave it now? It says: "Starmer isn't much cop, but he's better than the alternatives." (View Post)

Burnham's younger than Starmer, but by less than you might think; 56 rather than 63. His mental map of the country's politics is just as out-of-date, though. The typical Labour voter isn�… (View Post)

Long-term is easy; Labour are the opposition, Reform are the enemy, the Conservative aim has to be to survive past Farage and hope that Reform is largely a personal cult. Anything that boosts Reform … (View Post)

You and I know that, but the relevant thing here is whether Streeting knows that. I suspect he half-does, and that the sudden urgency to dump Starmer comes from the realisation that he'll be yes… (View Post)

A couple of points that I hope aren't controversial: The American model is more efficient at generating GDP. The "European" (whether that's UK or continental) range of models is m… (View Post)