Ah but a lot of them aren’t asking for an immediate contest. They seem to want him to set out a “timetable” for departure. This is code for him going around the time of the party conference and givin… (View Post)

I see nothing in the trailed parts of the speech that will shift the dial. Unless he’ll pull something out of his hat - but that would be very un-Starmerlike. I do think that West might row back thou… (View Post)

Wasn’t there reporting last week that Streeting had the numbers to prompt a challenge? (View Post)

Burnham is setting himself up for a fall. The way his supporters are briefing about him is positively messianic. He’s been an effective local mayor. It doesnt translate that he’ll make an effective P… (View Post)

One of the reasons I was cautiously optimistic for a Labour government was the house building pledge, which could only really be delivered by a simplification of the planning system which I hoped wou… (View Post)