Well as a counterpoint to Sandy (and to up the sample size from 1 to 2) in a Con/Ref marginal I would vote for the Tory (so long as it wasn't a really nasty reactionary one) to stop Farage. Alth… (View Post)

That's the norm for the Beeb. Same with eg Major. If Starmer was to insist they dropped it specifically for him it would no doubt attract accusations of phoniness. Like with 'call me Dave&#… (View Post)

The public seems to increasingly share your distaste for his personality, yes. I'm not one to deny the undeniable. (View Post)

You always show your respect by using his full title of course. Very sweet considering you're no fan of his. (View Post)

I take your point. With populism in general on the rise some of it does find a left wing receptacle. But most of it finds a right wing one and my contention is that this is largely because that is wh… (View Post)