Another factor about going long: One of the reasons for the long contest in 1997 was that the chair of the 1922 committee (Marcus Fox maybe? I am stretching at distant memories here) lost his seat. S… (View Post)

There was a by-election in the Clacton seat this week, with a Reform UK candidate standing. They got 9.1%, 54 votes. Go for it Nige, please. (View Post)

On-topic, switching for Cooper at this stage risks a repeat of Swinson. While Daisy Cooper is a smart and tough cookie, she has plenty of time to build experience and profile. Much of the coming elec… (View Post)

Oh go on then. 1. The smallest Labour lead with a BPC registered pollster in Q1 2024. 12% 2. Date of the next UK General Election. 12/12/2024 3. Party leaders of Con, Lab, LD, SNP, and Reform when th… (View Post)

I'd put money on this. It feels that the Tories *need* to elect someone as Braverman as leader in opposition, howl at the moon for a term or two, and then decide they actually prefer being in th… (View Post)