In truth, the Mayor of London doesn't have a lot of power or at least he didn't until Johnson became Mayor and took on the running of the Met and Transport for London. The Boroughs still ha… (View Post)

Hardly. The ideal result for Farage would be the Conservatives in second place but with say 70-100 MPs. The gutted rump would then turn to him for salvation leading to a merger between Conservative a… (View Post)

As usual, it's nothing to do with the planning "system" to which some on here seem to have a particular aversion. The Conservatives want home ownership because home owners are or becom… (View Post)

On topic, none of this should surprise and the good news for Starmer is, contrary to the hopes or expectations of some on here, I think he's going to enjoy a prolonged electoral honeymoon. First… (View Post)

Margaret Thatcher didn't just see the Greens as a coming political force - she recognised the scientific reality of man-made climate change. She also faced within her own party very strong voice… (View Post)