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Unfortunately because of the way the Tories play our electoral system they could lose an enormous number of votes and still win an election. At the last election they only increased their share of the vote by just over 1% yet won loads of extra seats. For context, the Lib Dems did a better job...

Led By Donkeys doing their thing excellently. 1533765420427186179

Just in his time in office we've had: - Lying to the Queen about proroguing Parliament - The "oven ready" deal that he used to win an election and his Government are now trying to negotiate their way out of - The wallpapering / redecorating scandal - Partying on the night before Prince...

Duncan Smith is the classic politician promoted way above his ability or evidence of any competence whatsoever. A useful idiot for others to elevate for their own ends, whose career in politics is through marital connections. Even worse, he's reputed to support both Spurs and Villa.

My other half helps out with a food bank in Brighton from time to time and this is exactly her experience. Almost everyone who goes in is doing so as a last resort, with embarrassment and shame and driven by desperation, often after an extended period of time of doing without to avoid all those...

There is actual research evidence into working from home that provides a bit of balance. Rees-Mogg's tone is entirely lack of trust and wanting control, but for what it's worth research has shown work from home tends to increase productivity because many people work longer hours (this is true...

I was wondering if the leak of all the Sunak Green Card stuff last week was to make it more difficult for him to resign on principle this week and put pressure on the PM. Without everything that came out last week Sunak could have resigned immediately he got the fine and claimed the moral high...

The "week in Tory" is always a good summary of what's been going on. 88 tweets in the thread this week, and local MP Maria Caulfield gets a mention. 1512361561263906821

Great point and an important distinction - with Johnson (and Rees-Mogg and Gove as other immediate examples) it's seems much more deliberate.

I think they find it easy - I heard from an acquaintance of William Hague that he once said the scariest thing about Tony Blair was that whatever he said in any moment he absolutely believed to be the truth, even if it contradicted and was opposed to something he'd absolutely believed to be the...

A few years ago I helped out an election count and it changed my opinion on whether messages on spoilt ballots mattered. Candidates - or their representatives - often watch the count closely so get to see spoiled papers. A message big enough, clear enough and simple enough will be seen. It won't...

It wouldn't surprise me if for a million reasons they've already half-accepted they are going to struggle to win the next election, so the next leader is going to be someone like Truss who is expendable and they can bin-off after that and then bring in Sunak or whoever after when they've got a...

That's not my interpretation, that's verifiable facts and their actual policy. I am actually sorry - I don't like conflict and pointing out that facts prove someone's opinions are based on wrong information could cause conflict. I'm glad you've not taken it that way. There's no point debating...

Sorry to come again with facts, but this is what Labour's policy was - it's not doubling down on a Remain position or campaigning to remain. It's literally what the majority of the country actually voted for in their choice of parties - a chance to have a final say in the outcome: "Labour will...

It's very relevant. To remind you, it was a response to when you said "Perhaps the other parties should have gone into the election with a positive vision of their own version of Brexit so as to give people a choice ? Stunning own goal never acknowledged by Remainers." My response shows that...

The evidence says that they did, and that they won the argument despite losing the election. At the last election more people (56%) voted for parties offering the public either a final say on the Brexit deal (i.e. Brexit will happen but we can choose what sort of Brexit), or for parties offering...

There's a level of misogyny against Carrie among a lot of Boris supporters who blame her for some perceived weakening of their hero. Over the weekend there were reports that it was visits to see her, not him, that were the latest focus of the investigation - looks like she might end up scapegoat...

It's quite something. The way they've framed that whole piece is absolutely going for the jugular, and from the paper that both employs and worships him too. Gone by breakfast?

What I always find interesting on that 2nd point is that the Lib Dems actually grew their vote by 1.3 million at the last election yet it was seen as a disaster for them, while the Tories only grew theirs by 300,000 - it's only the vagaries of our political system that meant the Lib Dems lost a...

Interesting in a way to see some of his core turning against him. D*ily Mail had a thing about his "litany of lies" that included lying to the Queen to prorogue Parliament for Brexit. Normally for a Tory PM I'd think the Mail going after them and invoking the Queen would be terminal for their...