All quite carefully choreographed. First anonymous briefing the night before the Merkel call. The second twelve hours later to confirm it was strategy not a misfire. No coincidence they picked Merkel… (View Post)

Textually it reads like Cummings or one of the senior Vote Leave staffers now in Downing St who talks to Cummings every day. It reads like ranting from the Bunker because it is. They didn't war game … (View Post)

There is nothing " undemocratic " about the Lib Dems endorsing Grieve here, They aren't a charity or publicly funded universal service. They exist to further political goals and if they fee… (View Post)

What's interesting about the Arcuri intervention ( apart from the fact that she's made it ) is it seems quite carefully calibrated. It's designed to keep the story going and be as unhelpful as possib… (View Post)

The Guardian write up of the Opinium numbers sheds light on the topline. Looks like the Lib Dem ' revoke ' pledge provoked a spasm amongst Remain voters which quickly unwound. https://www.theguardian… (View Post)