Three groups. The big one is retired homeowners. See pension locks, NIMBYism and fear of social change. The next is People Like Rishi- the very top few percent of the income distribution who want the… (View Post)
Even if Farage does take votes equally from both parties, the effect is different. For Labour, it's annoying. For the Conservatives, it's possibly fatal, because they are already so close to the FPTP… (View Post)
Not even the careerists, by the looks of things. If one were an ambitious right-wing young thing, this ought to be the year to stand. Fly the flag somewhere hopeless, get mentioned in despatches, tha… (View Post)