How do you put a price on a social media algorithm? Even if X were a right-wing cesspit that nobody sensible would read, the ability to promote certain strands of right-wingery would be important but… (View Post)

Combination of two effects? The apparently successful launch Rupert Spode's party is new news. He might not win many seats himself, but siphoning off a slice of Farage's vote hurts Reform a… (View Post)

Remember that, at this stage in '87-'92, John Major was still only Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He became Foreign Secretary in summer 1989, so summer 2026 on this timeline. Jones probab… (View Post)

In the same way that Farage had a massive gravitational effect on British politics when his various parties had zero MPs elected under that banner. (View Post)

"We're all middle class now", as John Prescott said nearly thirty years ago. Not completely true, but a decent approximation then, and more true now. The sort of mass working class Gla… (View Post)