As we saw in London, however, the more the media try to claim it's a "close race", the less close it becomes. The only beneficiaries from a "close race" narrative will be Lab… (View Post)

Thete's a significant difference between a Government going into an election with a big lead and an Opposition going into an election with a big lead. In 1997, the Conservatives turned a 21 poin… (View Post)

Late afternoon all :) It's all been grand theatre and a lot of fun today. I wonder when the actual decision was taken and on what basis. As might be expected, there's a run back to the big … (View Post)

I agree with almost none of that - the Don't Knows are very low, the Labour leads have been in for months and we are 14 years into a period of Government led by the Conservatives. This is not a … (View Post)

In my part of London, we have the Newham Independents who have three Councillors, two won in overwhelming by-election successes and one via defection. Their leadership is ex-Labour, strong supporters… (View Post)