Has David Davis just increased the chances of a 2018 election or Corbyn becoming PM this year?

Has David Davis just increased the chances of a 2018 election or Corbyn becoming PM this year?

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Excl: Revealed – David Davis’s new Brexit plan to give Northern Ireland joint UK/EU status and a border buffer zone;https://t.co/jCjUi6vMnD — Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) May 31, 2018 Two big developments for the Max Fac option (the only one under real consideration now)1. DD has been persuaded a technological solution to keep the NI border open won’t work, so has moved to regulatory alignment ideas (1/3) — Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) May 31, 2018 This may just win agreement from…

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From bollocks to Brexit to bollocks to Bercow?

From bollocks to Brexit to bollocks to Bercow?

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After "Bollocks to Brexit", now Speaker Bercow has a sticker on his car saying "Don't blame me, I voted Remain" https://t.co/uA6sWWWmwA pic.twitter.com/h3Hy7ZyDLC — Alex Wickham (@alexwickham) May 31, 2018 The Speaker seems determined to annoy the Leavers and with crucial votes on Brexit coming up that seems unwise. Former Monday Club member John Bercow has a history of needlessly antagonising people with his words & actions and I fear that his bumper sticker will rightly annoy Leavers especially with crucial…

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If Brexit is ever to be reversed it’ll be down to the 13% who think Brexit will negatively impact the economy but not their personal finances

If Brexit is ever to be reversed it’ll be down to the 13% who think Brexit will negatively impact the economy but not their personal finances

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New ICM poll has Tories +3 on Labour (Con 43% Lab 40%) but don't worry about that look at this. Although 45% think Brexit will be bad for GB economy only 1 in 3 think it will negatively impact them personally. This is really important for Remain / soft Brexiters to grasp. pic.twitter.com/LfcdIQAtIn — Keiran Pedley (@keiranpedley) May 30, 2018 I’ve been long of the opinion if Brexit is to be reversed it will be after a few years after…

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If we are to have a 2018 general election then the Tories will have a significant financial advantage

If we are to have a 2018 general election then the Tories will have a significant financial advantage

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Tories get more than three times more than Labour in Jan-Mar. Ukip? Not a penny pic.twitter.com/ZKwWx9akz7 — Matt Chorley (@MattChorley) May 30, 2018 I’m still of the view that the only way we’ll have a general election this year is if Parliament votes against Mrs May’s Brexit plans and she’s left with no alternative to call a general election, although a bit of free advice, don’t call it the ‘Who Governs Britain’ election. But if we do have an election…

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There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

There’s a Sheffield rally style hubris around Jeremy Corbyn and Labour should be afraid

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Picture: From Saturday’s Times Never get high on your own product. Ever since Labour’s sensational and better than expected general election of last year I’ve felt Corbyn’s been a bit hubristic. First there was him telling Michael Eavis that he would be PM by Christmas 2017 and now there’s JezFest that could cost see Labour with a million pound loss. Despite the result last June Corbyn finished with fewer votes and seats than the Tories and it should be remembered…

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This interview is not of someone who will ever be Tory leader or Prime Minister, let alone the next one.

This interview is not of someone who will ever be Tory leader or Prime Minister, let alone the next one.

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For quite some time I’ve been advising laying Gavin Williamson for next PM and Tory leader, somebody once compared him to an incontinent puppy and his media performances seem to confirm that, wherever he goes there’s a great steaming pile of excrement not far behind. The next Tory leader needs to have good media skills so you know you’ve got major problems when you’re getting savaged by a dead sheep Richard Madeley. All of this stems from Williamson’s non (Prime)…

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If LAB gets within 10% of its GE17 Lewisham vote it’ll be a vindication for Corbyn’s Brexit approach

If LAB gets within 10% of its GE17 Lewisham vote it’ll be a vindication for Corbyn’s Brexit approach

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A bigger drop would be problematical At the General Election the strongly anti-Brexit LAB MP, Heidi Alexander, came out with a share of 67.9% and a margin of 44.8% over the second place Conservatives in Lewisham East. The question, on which Ladbrokes have a market, is how the party will do on votes in the by-election two weeks on Thursday. The big fear of the Labour hierarchy was that the Lib Dems, who’ve done particularly well in Remain seat by-elections…

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A very British coup. A way back for the defeated centre?

A very British coup. A way back for the defeated centre?

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These have been dark times for pragmatic politicians. Both the Conservative party and the Labour party have been taken over by politicians pursuing projects for ideological reasons, uninterested in any evidence as to whether those projects were actually beneficial for the nation. In both parties, moderates have been marginalised as the extremists compete to apply purity tests for their projects. Since the election last year, neither group of ideologues has yet established a decisive polling lead. In the wake of…

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