DC was fresh off winning the Sindy Ref with that technique. I feel the same as you about 2016 but I doubt a more idealistic approach would have worked better. Contra consensus I think Leave won it wi… (View Post)

Yes, they have 2 strands. The specific (nativist, anti-immigrant) and the general (upset the status quo). It's essentially the same mix that got Brexit over the line. That's why you'll find that almo… (View Post)

A summit between not the real Putin and not the real Trump sounds far more promising to me. (View Post)

And never got suckered into 'national interest but unpopular' stuff like messing with the WFA or pensions. Kept his guns trained on things his voters disliked such as welfare and local government. (View Post)

He was the most political Chancellor ever (compliment and criticism). (View Post)