The triple lock is here to stay
I think any political party that tries to change/end the triple lock will see a response to Mrs May’s dementia tax. TSE
The worst appointment since Incitatus
Whilst they weren’t cabinet ministers I do think Tim Montgomerie may have a point, the appointment of Jonathan Gullis screams like a cry for help from Sunak. It is already annoying Tory MPs which is not what you need when you could soon be facing a confidence vote. I don’t wish to be cruel nor unkind but nothing sums up the failing education system than the fact that quite recently Jonathan Gullis was a teacher in our state schools. TSE
David Cameron’s maxim about Twitter proved right once again
My initial reaction to this screw up by the Tories was to laugh at their incompetence but unfortunately I am really annoyed by one thing in this ad and it is just one word. The ad says Sadiq Khan seized power in London. Nope, he took power via an election then was re-elected. The word seized is the sort of the language you’d expect from the MAGA Republican party targeting a non white mayor. If the Tories want a long…
The enthusiasm gap
The above findings appear to confirm the maxim that oppositions do not win elections but governments lose them. What strikes me is the lack of enthusiasm for Starmer and Labour might have some betting implications in so far it might lead to a Labour victory but not the massive landslide victory the voting intention polls indicate but a more modest majority. TSE
Disgraced Tory MP Scott Benton does a Boris Johnson and quits
With a May general election a non starter and Scott Benton accelerating the process it appears we will have another by-election soon on the English Riviera that is Blackpool. I cannot see anything other than a thumping Labour victory. The only question is can Reform finish ahead of the Tories? TSE
We need to talk about gender
With every passing day I see more polling that makes me think that outcome of the next general election will make 1997 look like a good a result for the Tories when compared to GE2024. The latest finding is from YouGov and that the Tories are in third place behind Labour and Reform when it comes to male voters. Sunak and the Tories must hope this YouGov finding is a transitory blip and not a harbinger of a trend that…
It’s not easy being Green
I am working on the assumption that the Scottish Greens will stand down in most Scottish constituencies as not to split the secessionist vote (in 2019 they stood in 22 out of 59 Scottish constituencies) but in England & Wales I expect the Greens to put up something similar to the 472 candidates they stood in 2019 so there will be plenty of opportunities to vote Green but will they vote Green at the election? I think with the unpopularity…
It’s like rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic
If Sir Simon Clarke is correct then we could see a vote of confidence in Sunak very soon (which I expect him to win). One of the factors that should help Sunak survive is this poll from Opinium which shows the Tories are going to be experience their own Battle of Adrianople at the next general election no matter who leads them with only Penny Mordaunt achieving a better result than Sunak. This poll also confirms that if the Tories…