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Re: From penumbra to umbra? – politicalbetting.com
The Lib Dems did, of course, finish ahead of the Tories in the recent local elections. As far as national polling goes, there've been two polls to have the Lib Dems just one point behind the Tories: …2 -
Re: From penumbra to umbra? – politicalbetting.com
Re care costs, I will mention my hobbyhorse of planning here though. Like so many other costs in the UK, the cost of land and many other services are inflated by hugely restrictive planning, which fe…3 -
Re: From penumbra to umbra? – politicalbetting.com
There is a woman of some substance who is already Labour's Deputy Leader. The increasing impression is that Starmer doesn't believe in anything - or doesn't believe in anything strongly enough that i…1 -
Re: From penumbra to umbra? – politicalbetting.com
On topic, yes, insurgent parties *can* surge and fade. 1981-2 was an excellent example of that. So was 2019. (Sidenote: the SDP was led by Roy Jenkins at that point; Owen didn't take over until after…6 -
Re: She may be gone but the Truss legacy still endures – politicalbetting.com
Correct. JohnO also correct but a tad late. Balfour was still Leader of the Conservatives (or Unionists) at the time and remained so while out of parliament and through to the next two elections, whi…1
