Morning all :) The sad passing of Councillor Neil Wilson means there will be a by election in Plaistow South in Newham which could be a fascinating test of opinion in the run up to the 2026 locals. I… (View Post)

In politics, unfortunately, you can never tell the voters they got it wrong even when they demonstrably have. It's one of those unwritten rules. (View Post)

Simply because Labour knows it wouldn't work just as the Conservatives probably did. In truth, no one has come up with a coherent, legal, practical, workable and above all inexpensive solution to the… (View Post)

I'm not sure all Conservatives wanted war but our treaty obligation to Belgium made war inevitable in 1914 as it would have done in 1870 had the Prussians attacked the French the same way. By 1914, t… (View Post)

Evening all :) To be slightly controversial, I'm not entirely convinced the country is on the "wrong track". I think we are treading water to an extent but the sense of doom and disaster is… (View Post)