Re the shelf-decorators: yes, I can attest to this as a former bookseller myself. Keys are: they buy hardbacks; they won't buy more than one by any given author; prizewinners are important; the … (View Post)

You're making the mistake of, in effect, double-counting. The 538 headline figures are for their 'deluxe' (i.e. complicated) model. The polls-only figures in their model give the Democ… (View Post)

My bookshop-owning friend (and while I'm at it, I'll give her a plug: The Book Ferret in Arundel, delightful independent bookshop staffed by 1 human and 3 whippets, do go and buy something)… (View Post)

Next you'll be saying it's a Christmas Queue (View Post)

Three council by-elections last night: 1 Con hold, 1 Con gain from Lab, 1 Lab gain from Ind Good Week/Bad Week Index Con +71 LDm +8 Lab +6 Grn -5 Adjusted Seat Value Con +1.2 LDm +0.1 Lab +0.1 Grn -0… (View Post)