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It's helpful that Mims is switching to the new East Grinstead seat. That'll take the "incumbent" name recognition boost out of the equation for Mid Sussex. I'm in Uckfield, so at some point I'll need to educate myself on who might be best placed to defeat Mims. Was a minefield in previous...

Hence why I said any means testing system needs to be very well designed. Things I would *not* be in favour of includes both of those things you mention here. Actively monitoring bank accounts as part of the means testing is a step too far, IMO, especially given the government has already proven...

As much as I really, really hate the current Tory government and the vast majority of their policies, I'd actually be in favour of a well-designed system for means testing recipients of any form of payments from the government. IMO means testing is actually a policy that would benefit the left...

Not the first time this thicko has propagated baseless conspiracy theories, either. She seems to be very, very gullible.

Voted Green or pro-Gaza independent and cost Labour seats in the locals.

This is worth a read: Long and the short of it: no, I don't think the Muslim voter effect is being captured accurately in the polling. Apart from anything else, the areas where the population of Muslim voters is large enough tends to be very localised. Although it might explain why we're...

I'll be very, very surprised if it actually happens like that. The polls will, inevitably, close somewhat once the GE is called and campaigning gets underway. The Tories will win back some voters (particularly from Reform), and a lot of currently "shy" Tory voters saying "I don't know" on the...

For now, I think we need to give Labour some leeway when it comes to announcing their strategic plans for when they inevitably take over government. For the following reasons: 1. I believe at the current time they have not been granted full access to the data that spells out exactly what...

Rather than copy and paste, maybe add some context? That quote is useless without the context of which council. Harlow, btw.

From a purely political strategic view, you are of course correct: the only hope Sunak / the Tories have of winning the next GE is to push it out as long as possible and hope that something happens that can swing enough voters back their way. HOWEVER Sunak may not have that option available to...

Cat amongst the pigeons time? Could we be looking back in a few weeks and seeing today as the day that set in motion Sunak calling a snap GE for ASAP instead if waiting for a Rwanda flight?

I saw an article a while back re: Brighton's 20mph zones and enforcement. From memory there was a quote from the local police to the effect that enforcing it wasn't cost effective. Partly because their view was that in an awful lot of the 20mph zones it simply wasn't possible for anyone to speed...

To be fair to the Tories, as much as they opposed the original 20mph default for all the wrong reasons, I believe the current plans to revert (not everywhere, is my understanding) is because they've (not the Tories) realised they went too far with the across-the-board 20mph imposition and that...

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/apr/23/rishi-sunak-dementia-adviser-resigns-over-treatment-of-unpaid-carers

Either way, they're a bunch of stinkers that add nothing to the benefit of the rest of us.

I would not be surprised if we see a sequence like this as the year progresses: * First Rwanda flight is booked. * Those scheduled to be on that flight launch ECHR challenge. * Airline that initially agreed to do it backs out after it causes PR nightmare. * Government reverts to using RAF...

Might be worth doing some research into electorally defined 2 chamber systems that exist already before jumping to conclusions about how they'd work? eg Australia has a second chamber (the Senate) that is elected via a form of PR. Senator terms are offset - unless there's a "double dissolution"...

I don't disagree with you. I think where we differ is in how fast the current processes operate. It could take months before a recall petition can be triggered under the current procedures, and that IMO is no where near good enough. It's also still possible (despite Boris' fumbling failed...

Indeed. This would almost certainly be an instant gross misconduct suspension pending investigation and hearing that would almost certainly result in dismissal in the vast majority of private companies. Especially given a private company would be facing up to having to report the data breach to...

Yep - which just goes to prove that it is completely pointless legislating for a fine. Would far rather see them spending their time and effort legislating to "impose a penalty" that is designed to try to help the homeless onto a pathway off the streets. It's a complete waste of court and police...