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The LDs appear to be returning to their former role as NOTA – none of the above

The LDs appear to be returning to their former role as NOTA – none of the above

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Council by-election vote share changes with previous winning party: (That UKIP-LDM swing tho…) pic.twitter.com/ENb5KEutC4 — PolitiStatsUK (@PolitiStatsUK) February 10, 2018 I’ve just come across the above chart which shows an interesting picture of vote movements in council by-elections since GE17. Clearly the collapse of UKIP is having a big impact and in almost every segment of seats, based on the defending party, LAB, CON and the LDs have moved forward. What is striking is that in the former UKIP seats…

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Things are so bad with Mrs May that some Tory MPs want Nick Timothy back to provide direction

Things are so bad with Mrs May that some Tory MPs want Nick Timothy back to provide direction

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Well this is how bad Mrs May's indecision over Brexit is, some Tory MPs want her to bring back Nick Timothy. Top scoop as usual from @ShippersUnbound. https://t.co/OM7N4jXzRO pic.twitter.com/oAoe2tWbZP — TSE (@TSEofPB) February 11, 2018 It is clear that whatever decision makes on Brexit it will likely hasten Mrs May’s departure. The Sunday Times say The standard bearer of the hardliners, Jacob Rees-Mogg, has privately told colleagues he would be a lot more relaxed “if we knew what we were…

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The Tory Brexit divide is in the cabinet – the LAB one is between the leadership & party supporters

The Tory Brexit divide is in the cabinet – the LAB one is between the leadership & party supporters

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We’ve heard a lot in the past few days about the arguments inside the cabinet between the rival factions over the form of Brexit that individual ministers want. How that will turn out is far from clear and whether it will be the Philip Hammond or the Boris Johnson approach that prevails. Clearly because they are not the government there is much less focus on the LAB Brexit divide between the bulk of party supporters and the leadership. That could…

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New poll highlights the danger for Corbyn if LAB is perceived as being pro-Brexit

New poll highlights the danger for Corbyn if LAB is perceived as being pro-Brexit

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It also suggests a way back for the LDs The Stop Brexit pressure group Our Future Our Choice has published a YouGov poll it commissioned which suggests that LAB’s poll rating could drop from 39% to 30% if it goes into the next election backing or having backed Brexit. The big dangers comes from the very same group of voters who were behind the party’s better than expected performance at GE2017 – those under 40. It finds that 73% of…

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Building the barricade. How the Conservatives are minimising their chances of picking up former Remain voters

Building the barricade. How the Conservatives are minimising their chances of picking up former Remain voters

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What are government policies for? If you were to ask the average member of the public, they would probably tell you that they were to set the best way possible for running the country on the particular topic at hand. Of course, that hasn’t always or even usually been the main point of government policies. In most countries in most eras, government policies have mostly been designed to benefit the interests of an elite. Kings rarely thought about the impact…

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R.I.P. The Conservative Party 1834-2018 if the Brexiteer dream is realised

R.I.P. The Conservative Party 1834-2018 if the Brexiteer dream is realised

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SUNDAY TIMES LEAD: ‘Brexiteer Plot’ by @ShippersUnbound pic.twitter.com/70OGZyDhvO — Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) February 3, 2018 It’s either a/the customs union or remaining Prime Minister Mrs May. Until Mrs May voluntarily stands down or is forced out we’re going to be subjected to stories like this. What is interesting is that it is the more fundamentalist Brexiteers that are revolting. I suspect Mrs May will propose a much more pragmatic deal than these Brexiteers are prepared to accept, so taking the…

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