Great piece this. Features a chart that both came as a complete shock but then you’re like “oh, yeah, not a head-scratcher” when you think about it.
Speaking after Luke Tryl presented attitudes evidence, and other panelists had made points for staying (Buckland) or threatening to leave to seek reform (Clarke Smith), some of my points were 1. Conservatives are undecided/sceptical about ECHR - but defenders of ECHR need Conservatives
Sounds like the Ed Miliband, and then Corbyn, critique of why Labour lost in 2010 and 2015.
8am: publish article saying that support for women’s rights is a fundamental value. 11am:
Public intuition is to look at the individual credentials (across national and faith groups) rather than discriminate by group. (Leave use this intuition in 2016) @robfordmancs.bsky.social conducted a BSA experiment to test that. (Culture comes in a bit more with family migration than work/study)
Just me or does this look like she is launching a new party to complete the 'Re-' trilogy (Reform, Reclaim, Renewal)?
Badenoch says 3 reasons Cons didn't reduce immig (1) relied on civil servants to make decisions, which they didn't want to make - this is just wrong (2) left it to Home Office; other departments wanted immigration - this is true (KB exemplified this) (3) not prepared to talk cultural difference
Among other things, this is just Grade A political ineptitude. You've carved out a space where no matter how difficult you are internally the whips have to give you softer treatment, it's right at the start of a five year parliament, etc etc.
In her resignation letter, the MP lambasts Sir Keir Starmer for the ‘staggering hypocrisy’ of accepting gifts worth tens of thousands of pounds while scrapping winter fuel payments
New blog post: "How much do gender and ethnicity affect wannabe MPs’ chances of being selected?" chrishanretty.co.uk/posts/candid...
It’s fascinating to see a member *of the parliamentary Conservative party* convince themselves that “being able to command enough support to form a viable opposition frontbench largely drawn from your allies” is some kinda tricksy barrier to the membership ballot.
