I see that 44% of A Level candidates this year have been awarded A or A* grades.I have been reflecting on the fact that under the system of Relative Marking applied until 1988 the A grade was restric… (View Post)

Blair lost circa 50 seats in 2005. Labour was not ahead in mid - 1961 but still did win the 1964 election. (View Post)

Actually that is UK data. On a GB basis it works out at 8.83%. (View Post)

It happened in 1945 - 1950 - 1964 - 1979 - 1997 - 2010 - (View Post)

I rather doubt it. Had Galloway not been standing, Batley & Spen would have seen a Labour majority of 5,000 - 6,000 - and a pro- Labour swing there of over 3%. That would win back quite a few sea… (View Post)