I wonder if there's also an element of not grasping the rules- the five week campaign (six with washup) is fairly recent. Ted Heath went from announcement to defeat in three weeks flat in 1974. Findi… (View Post)
Looking at the timetables... House goes off for Whitsun holidays this Thursday. They come back Monday 3rd June. So if they want to do things conventionally, with a week or so of washup and saying goo… (View Post)
Curious thing is that we've had two fairly chunky NI cuts- 4p off is definitely in the "shameless bribe, but it's a bloody good one" range. And yet not a ripple in the polls. Some of that w… (View Post)
Green Shoots was the runup to 1992, wasn't it? 1997 was Britain Is Booming, which was a complete flop. When was Yes It Hurt Yes It Worked? Long story short, governments don't get credit for clearing … (View Post)