My parents were both SDP/Lib Dem voters back in the 80s and 90s (though my mother has since admitted voting for Maggie in '79) but have been moving ever increasingly right since the mid 00s. I was a … (View Post)

I’ve said before, if Labour can’t get modest welfare cuts through the Commons then I will really believe them voting to derogate from/ leave the ECHR when I see it. It’s just not in your regular Labo… (View Post)

You think this is a good look for the government? It’s a view, I guess. (View Post)

Yes - but that isn’t going to make much difference in the narrative I’m afraid. The headline is going to be that government wins its appeal to allow asylum hotel to continue to operate. The nuances w… (View Post)

Government well and truly checkmated by this. As I said earlier, I do have some sympathy with their position, but sometimes events just don’t give you the best optics as a government. (View Post)