In the latest episode of the Weekly Sceptic, the talking points are Sadiq Khan’s 3rd term, the take over of the Greens by Islamists – where are you, Hope Not Hate? – and whether Rishi’s right to predict a hung parliament.
Labour is set to lose the West Midlands Mayoral election because of anger among Muslim voters over its stance on Gaza, party sources fear, adding to the shock loss in Oldham and struggles elsewhere.
The local election results are as terrible for the Conservatives as feared and thanks to Reform they would have been lucky to have had only a 1997-style wipeout, says veteran pollster John Curtice.
I've published some responses to my slightly gloomy piece for Lockdown Sceptics on why anti-lockdown candidates did so badly last Thursday. Some of them are much more upbeat.
Incumbents got a boost at the local elections, but not because they handled the coronavirus crisis well. They got a boost because they've been faced with lacklustre opponents and a supine media.
A Lockdown Sceptics’ reader imagines a letter he might get from Boris in the run up to May 6th listing his "achievements", i.e. transforming our vibrant democracy into a 'safety first' dictatorship.
