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)

Afternoon all :) Quite a few on here excited by Badenoch's pledge to abolish stamp duty on all first time purchases. The current level is £300k for no stamp duty if you are a first time buyer. That w… (View Post)

That's essentially what happened last time. David Cameron was a fresh face after the miseries of Howard, IDS and Hague - at least Cameron smiled occasionally and seemed human. It's possible Badenoch … (View Post)