Getting beyond parody. (View Post)

It’s a balance. A few smart U-turns can be sensible politics. The key is avoiding getting a reputation for them, because it kills your credibility and annoys more people than it reassures. The Starme… (View Post)

I see this as very much a Tory-caused problem. I can understand the fact that Blair gets criticism for his policy, but I don’t think it was done in any way that contradicted any democratic mandate he… (View Post)

Hmm. I think the market is a little bit optimistic on Labour right now. But I do understand the rationale. There is of course a train of thought that Starmer’s departure will improve their fortunes -… (View Post)

Starmer appears to have replaced the tepid bath of managed decline with the warm bath of complacency. He likes his baths, clearly. (View Post)