My distinct impression of UKIP after the last 36 months is that they are strongest in predominantly white lower-middle class areas. Which tend to be suburbs rather than shires, and which did vote las… (View Post)
Not quite. You get an overall number of seats theoretically proportionate to your vote. Therefore, if you do well in constituencies, it is less likely you will get a list seat - Nick Bourne lost his … (View Post)
Somewhat off-topic, but this is even harsher than Dan Hodges' comments on Ronald McDonnell and elephant traps: "The manner of his U-turn implied that Denis Healey in his present state would be a… (View Post)
The strange thing is that there are lots of good ideas coming out of Labour at the moment, mostly from the excellent Jon Cruddas who is not merely a class but a whole education system above the candi… (View Post)
When Dennis Healey hung on to the deputy leadership ahead of Tony Benn by, as he put it, 'the hair of his eyebrow' thanks to Labour's electoral system and a crucial abstention by Kinnock's faction, i… (View Post)