All I know if it's a La Nina winter it will be mild, if it's an El Nino winter it will be mild and if it's neutral it will be mild. No one ever got poor betting against a mild winter in the UK - anyo… (View Post)

I wouldn't rule anything out for an autumn 2028 or spring 2029 election at this time and that's the beauty of electoral volatility - we can all believe we are still "in the game" and it rea… (View Post)

Well, yes, and the same applies to the other parties as well. For all the happiness on here about Badenoch's Conference speech yesterday, it really falls apart under even a modest level of scrutiny. … (View Post)

Morning all :) The thing about populism is it always has to be on the right side of opinion - to be popular. Farage's sole misstep in the 2024 GE was when he advocated a view on the Ukraine which was… (View Post)

Early evening all :) Newham raises about a quarter to a third of its budget requirement through the Council Tax - it's actually £110 million out of a budget of £394 million. When considering how to r… (View Post)