This whole Chinese defection story seems to be sourced to Red State, are there any proper sources out there suggesting it's actually true? (View Post)

If Labour voters in the rest of the south are as smart as the ones here they won't need an alliance. Here they're down to their last 1.6% just by tactical voting. Take away the Labour candi… (View Post)

Haven't been paying much attention to British politics lately but I heard the Tories are threatening to legalize house-building? Nothing bleeds support to the liberals like doing liberal things. (View Post)

Although the principles here seem pretty flexible; Previously there was a case where a country got its allies to abruptly yank permission to overfly them when it was already in the air to force it to… (View Post)

That's my exact take. Electorally I think he's doing as well as could be expected. I think they could use a bit more feistiness (which is why I voted for Nandy) and I thought he was way too… (View Post)