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)

I miss the days when we could go 48 hours without the government changing their mind. It demonstrates how badly our government has been run in recent times that they manage to make themselves look th… (View Post)