I think I see that as more cock up than calculation. I think at that point she genuinely was expecting to raise income tax (leaving aside the justification for it for a moment) but then in the next c… (View Post)

I still can’t believe that Labour are playing these stupid political games that please no-one, in some cases are actively dangerous, and reinforce their perception as dishonest. Do they actually thin… (View Post)

I think so. But the jury is very much out on how many people will come back to the Tories (or at least consider them) as a result. I think she’s got a window to try and get a bit more of a hearing no… (View Post)

Now she’s on firmer ground, she should do a big setpiece mea culpa speech and contrast that against the fact that Starmer and Reeves can’t bring themselves to apologise for anything or admit their mi… (View Post)

The challenge for Badenoch (and Stride) is putting in the hard graft to build a really coherent alternative. Kemi has just shown that, when on form, she can be a brilliant attack dog. She is good at … (View Post)