Author Archives: martin

Third places

Posted on May 13, 2025 by martin

Normally in British elections there is a binary attitude to challenger prospects based on whether or not they are in second place, but it is not unknown for third-place parties to leap-frog to victory rather than being squeezed. So the … Continue reading →

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Labour pains

Posted on May 4, 2025 by martin

That time of year for various local and regions elections and first up: Runcorn by-election. This was something I called as a stretch for Reform to win but they managed it. By six votes. So no effort wasted. It was … Continue reading →

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Nationalisation

Posted on April 13, 2025 by martin

It does not take much effort to read between the lines that British Steel is about to be nationalised. It was made evitable by the offer to buy raw materials but with the current austerity in all but name it … Continue reading →

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