Stripping Prince Andrew of his titles, the country wants the King to act
If the King doesn’t act then Prince Andrew, the Queen’s reported favourite child, might be the best thing to happen to the republican movement since Oliver Cromwell. TSE
This can be classed as a bona fide Brexit dividend
YouGov have polled across several European countries about their attitudes about the European Union, there’s a bit of negativity towards the EU and its direction therein but as we can see from the above polling there’s no real desire to the leave the EU. I think Europeans have seen how badly and much energy wasted thanks to Brexit and they’ve decided they don’t wish to repeat that which can be classed as a positive outcome of Brexit, Brexit has strengthened…
Clarkson’s talk about becoming an MP, will it lead to diddly squat?
I wonder if the public think’s Clarkson’s violent past is what will make him a bad MP but will the voters of Doncaster North care? TSE
A plurality of voters think gambling taxes are too low
I suspect punters will get hosed in next month’s budget not just those who play the FOBTs. TSE
What we think about our leaders
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Your regular reminder that words matter
I love how changing a word or phrase can lead to a different result by changing the term from ‘publicly owned’ to ‘run by the government’ sees support fall by 10%. This is why you should never consider an opinion poll finding the definitive result on a particular topic. TSE Site notice – I am currently on holiday and consequently blogging will be light until Halloween.
Apparently Labour’s choice of deputy leader can lose them the next election
I like Bridget Phillipson but these comments sound like desperation by somebody who is about to lose the deputy leader race. Issues such as the economy and the NHS and not the deputy leader of the Labour party will determine the outcome of the next election. TSE
Dominic Cummings is right
I agree with Dominic Cummings that Sir Keir Starmer is rubbish at politics but Dominic Cummings needs to get his eyes tested if he thinks he can see evidence that Labour removes its leaders unlike the Tories. Interestingly he also names Starmer’s three likely sucessors. Angela Rayner, Lisa Nandy, and Ed Miliband. The first two are no hopers in my view, whilst Ed Miliband is somebody I tipped to succeed Starmer at 100/1. TSE