The thread header seems to me to owe quite a bit to the latest R&W poll with a Lab lead down to 12% but with the LDs up to 16%, that is 4% higher than any other LD poll rating this year. No doubt… (View Post)

You appear to implicitly accept the apparent paradigm that the result in Dudley is apparently "bad". Please explain why a result across the council of Lab 13(+1), Con 12(-1), Others 0 is &q… (View Post)

I owe an apology to anyone who put money on the Conservatives losing their majority there, as I suggested here that the very short odds on them retaining a majority seemed to be a bit too short and t… (View Post)

Sam Allardyce is already taken, by Leeds. Their 3rd managerial change in a season, including a short lived caretaker. And they're running out of time to avoid relegation with the season almost finish… (View Post)

FPT OK. Dudley: Election by thirds only. Labour win a majority of the 1/3 of the seats up for election, in a Conservative council where all 4 parliamentary seats are Conservative with big majorities,… (View Post)