Agreed, we should always be careful importing America's neuroses to British politics. I note the arguments here that imposing voter ID might be more likely to disenfranchise key aspects of the Conser… (View Post)

Ugh, I hate sentiments like that. As someone with a northern accent, I can't stand how she speaks! Like, we all have telephone voices and perhaps she should use hers when on the TV. As to authentic, … (View Post)

Pidcock on the BBC, demonstrating the intellectual heft of the Labour left. Phrases like 'working class experience is full of fear', and 'we need to remind people that Tories are conservatives, their… (View Post)

Thank you! Agreed, a strong opposition is vital for the functioning of our democracy, and this is something we have lacked since 2015 (arguably since 2010, though Miliband did get some over on Camero… (View Post)

That's my fear. I mean Brown/Blair/Mandelson didn't change it themselves and a lot of work was done by Kinnock. Is Starmer Kinnock 2.0? Part of me hopes not, because I think he would make a decent PM… (View Post)