david_herdson

Thatcher and Blair had plans for government, that they explained in advance. You could add Cameron to that too, from 2008-15 anyway. They laid out what was wrong, why it was wrong, how they would fix… (View Post)

Starmer's comments today just reinforce the conclusion that he's *really* shit at politics. Yes, 400 seats in parliament, blah-de-blah. I'm not knocking his ability to hit the Tories while they were … (View Post)

That reminds me of a quote from David Lloyd George about him: "when they circumcised Herbert Samuel they threw away the wrong bit". (View Post)

FWIW, my scores on the doors, out of ten. Reform: 9.8 Council results beyond their wildest dreams, and a win in Runcorn, no matter how narrow. At least one and probably two mayors as well. It could h… (View Post)

The changing of the guard at such pace also means a huge loss of institutional memory and a lot of newbies with no experience taking up responsible roles. Look at Kent, for example, a Reform gain: Af… (View Post)