Worth noting that a candidate needs 1215 delegates to win the Republican nomination. In terms of timeline, that splits down as: Jan / Feb: 158 March 1-4: 173 March 5: 874 March 9-12: 170 March 15-19:… (View Post)

We also have the hard facts of evidence from Westminster by-elections, with 20k Con majorities regularly being overturned - and not just by the Lib Dems, who know how to win by-elections (and then lo… (View Post)

A further point: many 2019 Tories were *first-time* Tories. They won't be rushing back not just because Johnson / Truss / Sunak have been pretty crap but also because the Tories aren't their long-ter… (View Post)

No, it's far wider than that. Look at the intolerance on the left for people with different views, for example - whether of Trans rights or on Gaza, to take two of the more obvious. "Your opinio… (View Post)

I tend to agree. If Labour (or enough Labour MPs) had been willing to get May's deal though - as with Brentry in the 1970s - we might not be where we are now. But Corbyn wasn't willing the help her o… (View Post)