I have to say I'd be exceptionally surprised if a new election at this point was part of Cummings' plan. (View Post)

They still seem to think it's '19, and that they can pick up more votes by being seen to take on, simultaneously, party grandees, institutions, Brussels, and parliament. I don't think … (View Post)

The 1970s was also in fact a period of lower inequality and greater psychological well-being. 1976, according to multiple social-psychological surveys, was Britain's happiest year. Economic decl… (View Post)

This is what many of us predicted years ago. It's extremely difficult for the Tories not to be very substantially damaged by Brexit, possibly for a generation, whichever route is taken. (View Post)

As I mentioned yesterday, I don't think the government will benefit from a pereceived fight with "elite remainers" within or without parliament in the way it did last year. Starmer is … (View Post)