Seven thoughts on Dominic Cummings
Right from the start, Dominic Cummings’s defence of his actions shows, at best, very poor judgement. … Read the full post »
Boris Johnson
Read about the Conservative politician Boris Johnson. Member of Parliament for first Henley and then later Uxbridge and South Ruislip, in-between he was Mayor of London. As an MP, he served as Foreign Secretary and then became Prime Minister in 2019.
Please, don’t follow your instincts
Chances are, you’ve often had friends or relatives give you advice by telling you to follow your instincts. And then we had the Prime Minister today… … Read the full post »
A lesson from political history for our political future
There’s a curious consistent difference between how periods of political rule seem when people paint broad-brush pictures of political history and how they felt at the time. … Read the full post »
Ed Davey: We’ve always been a party determined to shake up the system
Following his Christmas message, today sees the release of Ed Davey’s New Year message, coming with a strong focus on local campaigning. … Read the full post »
How to change the result of the election with the help of targeting: Never Mind The Bar Charts #25
Welcome to the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts, taking a look at the key role for targeting in general elections. … Read the full post »
What Andrew Neil would have asked Boris Johnson
Unlike Jo Swinson, Boris Johnson is continuing to dodge an interview with Andrew Neil. But we do now know what Andrew Neil would have asked. … Read the full post »
Very impressive from Jo Swinson in her Andrew Neil interview
Although Boris Johnson is staying frit, Jo Swinson tonight braved the expertise of Andrew Neil’s questioning to be interviewed by him. And she showed Boris Johnson what a girly swot can do. … Read the full post »
How political pundits are ignoring one third of people
A standard rule of expertise is that the more you know about the topic, the more you are aware of the limitations of your knowledge. … Read the full post »
Media has a fair share of the blame for fake news about ITV election debate
Following the Boris Johnson – Jeremy Corbyn TV election debate, YouGov carried out a super-quick poll of people who watched the debate to judge the winner. … Read the full post »
The proposed ITV debate format is flawed. Other countries do it better.
The appropriateness of a debate format should be measured by how well it reflects the current political situation in the country. … Read the full post »