I just tried electoral calculus (albeit using maths I did in my head and I don't have a reliable head) and I got the Conservatives completely wiped out in England and Wales, but with 6 seats left in … (View Post)

My Mum lives in the constituency and she met Patel. She said Patel is as thick as pigshit. [*] [*] My Mum's exact words were "she tries terribly hard" but I remember that euphemism from whe… (View Post)

So the interesting thing that happened last year was that Ukraine managed to reopen shipping (without the grain agreement). Militarily Russia are perfectly capable of hitting enough civilian ships to… (View Post)

Maybe we could unseat her before that happens? Her majority is 24,082 which is a lot but Witham is gentrifying, there's a cafe now with cream teas and mozzarella and pesto and they have little potter… (View Post)

Right, is Patel even going to run? She's only ever been an MP under a Tory government. I doubt that opposition offers very enticing opportunities for corruption. You'd think she'd go back to tobacco … (View Post)