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For the elusive website try https://secure. avaaz.org/campa ign/en/no_deal_ no_brexit_loc/? rc=fb&pv=88 - Brian Barder on 21st June
Brian writes: In reply to Barrie: I agree that terms like "rich" and "wealthy" can cover a multitude of sins. ... - Acilius on 20th June
You make a strong case that Labour's opposition to the three Tory policies you name was likely opportunistic, and that ... - Barrie England on 20th June
It depends who you mean by the rich, Brian. My parents didn’t own their own house, so I had no ... - Brian on 20th June
Thanks, Oliver. I think I have posted enough comments on the elephant in the room in previous posts for no-one ... - Acilius on 13th June
One question we might ask is, which members of parliament want a new election this year? If we assume that ... - sentinel on 11th June
The most pressing matter is surely Brexit, and in particular the forthcoming negotiations. A hard Brexit now seems to be ... - Phil on 10th June
Total Commons seats 650, -7 Sinn Fein, -4 Speaker & 3 Dep. Speakers = 639, x 1/2 + 1 = ... - David Campbell on 10th June
But for the Conservative resurgence in Scotland, Labour would almost certainly have been able to form a minority government. But ... - Rob on 9th June
With the arithmetic as it stands it would be almost impossible for labour to have stitched together a "confidence and ... - Brian on 7th June
Brian writes (in reply to Stephen Plowden): Many thanks for this cogent comment. Unlike yourself, I am no expert on ... - Stephen Plowden on 6th June
Among the reasons why I would find it hard to vote Labour is that along with the Lib Dems it ... - Brian Barder on 5th June
Brian writes: In reply to Sentinel: I would love to think that you're right. But I suspect that the widespread ... - Paul Sharp on 5th June
The issue is nicely framed for Remainers -do anything you can to weaken a Tory government and hang the unintended ... - sentinel on 5th June
I doubt Mrs May is firmly committed to leave the EU because: (a) Her sensible speech in April 2016 in ... - ObiterJ on 22nd May
Dear Brian, As ever, you have summed up exactly the mess that British politics is now in. Thank you. I ... - Peter Martin on 17th May
If we look at the long term yields for gilts we can see that the UK government can borrow money ... - sentinel on 17th May
Has there been a "collapse of Labour support" since Corbyn? Consider the share of the vote: 29.0% at 2010 GE; ... - Rob Storey on 15th May
I cannot agree with your enthusiastic support of the Blair-Brown years. Yes, there were successes but it was the wealthy ... - Brian on 14th May
Bob, many thanks for this helpful comment. Just two points on it. First, I don't think criticisms of specific aspects ... - Older »
More heresies on the election arithmetic and the manifestos (6 comments)
The 2017 Election Arithmetic and its consequences (5 comments)
How to vote on Thursday: a minority Labour government would be the best outcome (11 comments)
Notes for May (not Her, 2017) (10 comments)