The Conservatives are now down 336 councillors across England/Scotland/Wales. That's now closer to the 500 "utterly preposterous" number floated by CCHQ than the 150 estimated by the p… (View Post)

Labour crap Tories crapper Lib Dems even crapper still, but, by crikey, they used to be so much worse. Greens now capable of booking out a whole mid-sized local restaurant for their councillors'… (View Post)

The overnights seem to have flattered the Conservatives, somewhat against expectation. Or expectation here, anyway: several commenters noted that 'it looks bad for the Tories now, but when the b… (View Post)

I agree that this represents a return of the anyone-but-the-Tory vote across the South. I'm not sure I completely buy the "almost back to par" story in Red Wall seats. Not as bad, no, … (View Post)

It's also extraordinary to see the spread across Republicans - it is not the wedge issue it seems to be. As so-often, a batshit noisy minority (at either end) generate the conflict, and the pres… (View Post)