I think Labour and the Lib Dems could tear chunks out of each other if they were so inclined. If Labour started to come for Con/Lib Dem battlegrounds, I think they would. The last thing Labour want i… (View Post)

I think mandates are slippery things. On the one hand, Brown had been a key architect of the 2005 manifesto and was deeply involved in the Government beforehand. On the other hand, some of the stuff … (View Post)

Indeed, and that's what gave Truss the legal right to Govern. Mandates are not a legal concept. Having a mandate from her MPs would have helped her too but, since she was complaining that MPs di… (View Post)

In politics I think bulletproof is a relative, rather than absolute, term. Some politicians can survive one 'bullet', others can survive many. Some can survive a hit that would end another&… (View Post)

Ah, I had missed this! It suddenly struck me, with polls going the way they were, talk of a fakearendum had boxed the SNP in to an awkward corner. Still, if the base take it seriously, that could bri… (View Post)