numbertwelve

It does, but they will have to fight against the tendency to default to local protest politics and form a bit more of a unified national message. The country continues to need (small r) reform, and i… (View Post)

They had an absolutely terrible start, with some tone-deaf messaging, contradictory decisions and they spent political capital on questionable policies. There’s a reason why they’re languishing in th… (View Post)

A genuinely good piece of news on the growth figures this morning. I have had a downer on Reeves for some time (and I will not change that opinion overnight) but I have to acknowledge that growth is … (View Post)

This morning has shown both the strengths and weaknesses of Keir Starmer. It has once again shown up he has no political conviction that he is scared of breaking if he thinks it will make him more su… (View Post)

I understand that viewpoint, though I think that the ground was laid in the mid noughties for the issues we see coming to light now. The problem was that policy makers were by and large successful at… (View Post)