We need to talk about the smell of Trump
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Is New Hampshire about to dump Trump?
One poll and all that jazz but I am intrigued by the Insurrectionist-in-Chief’s reaction to this poll. Those of us who have followed Mike Smithson’s tips on Haley will be feeling content with this poll. TSE
Expect a lot of bishop bashing from the Tories
Will this lead the radicalised Tories to espouse republicanism? The unelected King has been doing things that have annoyed the Tories recently and knighting Justin Welby is just another example from the King. Taking back control from our unelected rulers is all the rage with the Tories since 2016. TSE
Home affairs
The lack of housebuilding and the Truss buggering up mortgages is having consequences. TSE
Sunak, he’s just not up to it
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One of these tweets is a spoof, can you guess which one?
Sunak really does hate the North, understandably Tory MPs are upset at the optics of the first tweet from the Department for Transport which has now been deleted. TSE
The View from South Africa
In a roseate African dusk a skinny teenager ignores the sliding pitch of the lark’s incessant call and shoulders a Mauser Model 1895 rifle. He squints down the crude iron sights, imagines himself to be Yevgeny Maximov and, between heartbeats as his grandfather has taught him, squeezes the trigger. The antique weapon bucks and roars in his hands leaving a choking cloud of white smoke and a ringing noise in his ears. The watermelon, placed on the corner of the…
Another difficult Tory by-election defence
A by-election is expected to take place in 2024 in the UK Parliament constituency of Wellingborough following a 2023 recall petition that removed the incumbent MP Peter Bone. Even though he had a huge majority at GE2019 the Tory record since GE2019 has been dismal. It is hard to see a CON hold. Mike Smithson