The two battered main parties would do well to speak honestly about the challenges and costs we face.
Perhaps. But it’s hard to see where a significant Tory breakthrough is going to come from in time for next May.
Plus: The whitest party conference I’ve ever been to; Where will Carswell sit? Bombing ISIS in Syria; and publishing a book without having read a page of it.
Enhanced Scottish devolution makes English devolution inevitable. English votes on English laws would simply mirror the position in the devolved assemblies.
There are better ways of hitting back at Clegg than responding in kind.
Nicola Sturgeon’s party would win seven out of these eight seats on these figures. Douglas Alexander, Charles Kennedy, Jo Swinson – all would be out of the Commons.