There was a brief convergence between the "Orange Bookers" such as Jeremy Browne and the "liberal conservatives" of the Cameron grouping which made the notion of a Coalition possi… (View Post)

I'm sure no one seriously involved in politics is assuming the 2028 or 2029 election is done and dusted for Labour. The last election was unusual for the UK in terms of vote distributions but the Con… (View Post)

Morning all :) Far too early to call the Conservative leadership election with any confidence. The four survivors have the not inconsiderable obstacle of the Party Conference to overcome and the repo… (View Post)

I suspect the reasoning is more along the lines of trying to ensure LR votes don't go to Le Pen in the second round of any contest. IF the second round is between Le Pen and a centrist candidate endo… (View Post)

A 50% cut across the civil service would mean around 260,000 dismissals - presuming that would do wonders for processing asylum claims, sorting out planning appeals etc. I can't speak to the use of a… (View Post)