Regarding what wins elections, I think you've just agreed with my point (accepting that the 2005 was effectively won by Labour touting Brown as the post-election replacement to Blair). However, any p… (View Post)

It is I think instructive to compare how the parallel contest to choose the person who leads in taking on the incumbent government are panning out in the US and UK. In the US, the various candidates … (View Post)

The SNP did indeed help usher in eighteen years of Tory rule. They were reduced to 2 seats thanks to the implosion in their support that their actions caused - "Tartan Tories" and all that.… (View Post)

No, it's not as simple as that. The SNP should be fearful of what might happen if they vote with the Tories to vote down a Labour PM in the initial vote of confidence on the grounds that Labour will … (View Post)

It does though remind us that countries are unwise to make it expensive or difficult for tourists to visit them, because they may choose to go elsewhere. Is the EU listening? (View Post)