Two By-Elections do not a Landslide Make
They are doing what they always do with these by-election victories, projecting onto a GE. While this sometimes pans out, in most cases, it leads […]
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If You Thought the Tories Were Bad
Labour says ‘hold my beer.’ Labour has doubled down by releasing a second advert attacking Rishi Sunak over crime – despite provoking a huge backlash by claiming […]
Actions and Consequences
As Stonyground mentions, there have been developments in the Netherlands. A new populist party surfing a wave of rural anger at government environmental policies has […]
Neil is Right, I Think
Anyone who expects a Labour landslide is living in a fantasy land. Tory MPs like to agonise over whether the next General Election will be […]
Refuse Reform
Richard Tice is ruling out any electoral pact with the Tories. He is right to do so. Nigel Farage’s deal turned out to be an […]
And For Us?
If this poll is significant (usual caveats apply) then we could be in for an interesting time. Again. Boris Johnson and half of his Cabinet could […]
The Ultimate Expression of Dissent
Ultimately in a democracy we have the power to remove our politicians. It’s a flawed system and our system tends to favour the same types […]
I Wouldn’t Worry
Deborah Mattinson is concerned that her findings didn’t make it to the Beckett Report. A former Labour pollster who conducted research that fed into a […]
Democracy in Action
Much like Ukip in the UK, the Front National failed to make its anticipated breakthrough. There is, though, a twist in the tail: The ruling […]