A reminder for those who may be uninitiated in following US election coverage, or who may be coming back to it with fuzzy memories. “I am going to go for the BBC coverage” is never an acceptable thou… (View Post)

I still can’t escape the thought that we should have an indirectly elected second chamber, with representatives from local government and the devolved administrations. Adds an extra factor to local d… (View Post)

Yes and party affiliation is tied up so much with identity now in the US - this is how I see myself, this is how I see my country, this is how I see my values. Ergo I am a Republican / a Democrat. If… (View Post)

If Biden loses the senate, he’s got zero chance of appointing a justice before the next election. McConnell won’t let him. He is however unlikely to be in a position to need to. None of them look to … (View Post)

At the moment I’d say Labour largest party is by far the most plausible outcome. But the jury is still out on whether there’ll be an overall majority. Overturning an 80 seat majority and building a m… (View Post)