Why you need an exorcist to deal with Boris Johnson
A nation will be confused when we talk about Boris Johnson and fruit and it isn’t about the fruit of Boris Johnson’s loins. TSE
Kemi Badenoch isn’t very effective
My expectation is that at some point in 2026 Kemi Badenoch will be replaced as Tory leader by Robert Jenrick and one of the reasons is Robert Jenrick can set the agenda in a way Badenoch cannot, such as his focus on fare evaders. I have said the current government is in office but not in power, a similar mot juste can be applied to the current leader leader of the opposition as we can see in the above polling,…
The jury’s out
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The challenge for… the Liberal Democrats
This is the midpoint in a series looking at the challenges and opportunities for the 7 main Great Britain parties. Today we will look at the Liberal Democrats and see if they can continue their recent triumphs. Understanding the LD’s success 2024 was the most successful election to date for the LDs in terms of seats won and their ratio of seats to votes was twice as high as their previous best of 2005. Election % of Votes won %…
Hypothetical polls are still bobbins
I am not a fan of hypothetical polling because they have a history of being laughably wrong and I suspect this is another poll to join that list, even though it is good news for my 100/1 tip on Jeremy Corbyn or Zarah Sultana becoming Prime Minister by 2030. The reason why I’ve said Corbyn is a diminished figure from his 2017 apogee was his ratings went into the toilet was his response to the Salisbury poisonings where the public…
The Entente Cordiale
My bold prediction last year was that a second Trump presidency would unite Europe in a way it hasn’t united since the Battle of Waterloo, this poll is another indicator of that happening. I voted in this poll and a longterm Americanophile I voted for France because of my utter disgust at what America has become under Trump. TSE
Sometimes I don’t have to say anything, the image says it all
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Wholly Unacceptable Behaviour
With these words Sir Wyn Williams described the behaviour of individuals at the Post Office and both institutions, behaviour he considered “worthy of condemnation.” In essence, the Post Office demanded money with menaces based on data it knew was not reliable and defrauded its sub-postmasters (“SPMs”) of monies it was never owed. Lawyers, investigators, IT specialists and their managers were at the heart of this behaviour. For 13 years. The later parts of his Report will describe in detail that…