The entire immigration issue, rather like those leviathans health and housing, is multi-layered, nuanced and impacts so many other areas of public policy-making yet it's been reduced down to boa… (View Post)

The Battle of Vouille is one of the lesser known events of European history but its significance was huge in cementing the legacy of the Frankish King Clovis. (View Post)

More like go back to your constituencies and prepare to be disappointed. (View Post)

What we don't know (unless you do) is how YouGov poll, what weightings do they use, what samplings, do they prompt for all parties? As Yes Minister showed, if you want the right answer, you have… (View Post)

Defections occur for all sorts of reasons - few, in my experience, relate to great matters of policy and principle. More are about personalities and ambitions. Sometimes it can be those trying to sto… (View Post)