As a natural born pessimist, I can only apologise!

Not impossible at all because there is no such thing as a "common ground". There's only a highly corrupted RW media space. The main channels of power flow through this without consulting a single "common"person. This is how coups happen.

The authoritarian right can pick off Labour whenever it wants. Labour's positions are close enough to the Tory's for the AR not to be bothered. They know how weak this government is and they know how easily it can be toppled.

It’s so critical that this Labour govt makes people’s lives measurably better. The last 14 years of Toryism have been pretty horrific and we need to see real change urgently. But surely we can hold them to account without helping the right to tear them down. Because then what?

Labour absolutely must be held to account. Its first three months in office have been amateurish. Unforced errors. No plans. Dismal messaging. A sense of drifting without purpose. And support already for collapsing.

Having wasted his first two months in office, the real danger is no-one will be listening.

Tbh, I hadn't noticed. It all seems polite and reasonable to me.

I would like to see the broader base of Labour assert itself (I was a member once). The Scottish Greens are a good example of democracy, but have little power to change anything.

Thanks. I'll take a closer look.

I just checked. Good idea. How much is actually adopted as policy though? This is my point really. Loads of good ideas but lost at the executive level.