To be fair, after 2001, being opposed to the Iraq War worked pretty well. The Conservatives under IDS were even more gung ho about intervention than Labour - not that it did them any good. (View Post)

As a lifelong Liberal and Liberal Democrat supporter and one time Party member, it's incredible to think we now have 72 MPs. I remember the thrill of 46 MPs in 1997 and thinking of that as a bre… (View Post)

Afternoon all :) My GE prediction for London was Labour 61, Conservatives 9, Liberal Democrats 5. The actual numbers were Labour 59, Conservatives 9, Liberal Democrats 6 and Jeremy Corbyn. London is … (View Post)

That's your interpretation and your experience in your seat. I'd argue a lot of potential Labour supporters didn't bother because they knew the party was going to win and had there bee… (View Post)

Thank you for the kind word. Timms has a level of personal vote here and the fact he got above 50% while the other Labour candidates didn't speaks volumes. I'm sure you are aware there will… (View Post)