And the thing about the cultural change factor is that it's much more potent in the next town along than in the places actually undergoing change. So Reform's strength in Essex is driven by… (View Post)

Rules of the game. Part of Starmer's problem is that he's now the face of the government, even if the actions of the government are still largely about the decisions of the last lot. No, it… (View Post)

Some of us have been pointing this out for a while. Yes, the pensions cover a degree of pay gap, but that only goes so far. (View Post)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_Kingdom_by-elections_(1979%E2%80%932010)#1997%E2%80%932001_Parliament One Labour MP died. One Conservative MP resigned due to personal scandal. One seat f… (View Post)

All politicians fail eventually. Partly because their job is impossible and partly because if they knew when to quit they would never get to the top. Furthermore, the failure mode of most politicians… (View Post)