The ability to extract concessions is neither here nor there. It's the political optics of Johnson's reliance on Labour votes that matters, in terms of further undermining Johnson's authority in his … (View Post)

The LOTO has taken full advantage of a situation where the Prime Minister's authority in his own party is shot, because henceforth on Covid the ability of the Government to get any legislation throug… (View Post)

Johnson choosing a format where he avoided questions had the effect of affording Starmer a similar platform with equal time on TV at 7pm last night. It was almost as if Whitty et al were lurking off … (View Post)

I won't actively disobey what I am required to do by law. But I will be absolutely livid if the Government extends restictions further by once again applying them collectively to the whole population… (View Post)

Perceptions of Starmer lag the movement in the polls. Much of Starmer's substantially negative approval stemmed simply from a proportion of Labour supporters being aware of and dismayed that Labour w… (View Post)