To an extent, that's not crazy for Labour. Let's say the total vote on the right is 45% or so. Put all that in one box, it wins. Put it in different boxes in different places, it forms a po… (View Post)

In semi-modern times, the only other plausible contender would be Ramsay MacDonald... Looks like he was 57 in 1924. (View Post)

As an attack line it's clever. The natural initial response is "Hmm... Starmer's an ally of baduns". The thought "Someone has to defend baduns in court" comes in a bit l… (View Post)

Best ask the party who put a columnist and comedian with fairly minimal ministerial experience into Number Ten. (View Post)

And that's why it's worth thinking this through, especially if Brexit isn't going to be reversed any time soon. Normally, political mistakes get reversed. The Poll Tax lasted three yea… (View Post)