If Johnson is to pull the plug on HS2, he will reap more electoral benefits in the "north" (defined as starting at Watford Gap) if he simultaneously announces a very large programme of infr… (View Post)

It does seem a bit like VAR. The longer the process drags on, the more it's likely to be overturned. If the government wished to go ahead, it would have little reason not to publish Oakervee… (View Post)

Regardless of how representative CLP meetings are of the wider membership, what is apparent is that RLB is not doing very well at picking up nominations from CLPs that nominated Corbyn in 2016. That … (View Post)

In Starmer's case it is more that he was trying to avoid class becoming a selling point. He has every right to challenge inaccurate preconceptions based on his eventual career as an Oxbridge-edu… (View Post)

She's the last person who should be giving lectures. As an MP newly elected in 2017, she should have enjoyed a significant increase in vote share in 2019, all other things being the same. Instea… (View Post)