Wrong question anyway. "Pay rises have to come from productivity" is about how much public sector workers ought to be paid. But there is no ought. The cost of a worker is somewhere in the o… (View Post)
Besides, the space to the left of Labour has now been largely occupied by the greens. (Though it will be interesting to see how the urban Labour-facing Green vs. rural Conservative-facing Green dynam… (View Post)
It means that, if she were to lose in May 2028, she has an excuse not to resign. And by December 2030, it's awfully close to a possible May 2032 election, so no time for a novice... (View Post)
Worse than that. No single video, perhaps no collection of videos, can tell the whole story. In part because not all thoughts and motivations are visible. As that 1980s TV ad for the Guardian showed.… (View Post)
In which case, which candidate will: a) split the party in a month b) split the party in a week c) be forced to step aside due to rumours of horizontal jogging? (View Post)