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I can't be arsed with going though the whole thing again. Election/referendum overload over the last few years. But I think there is a good case for holding another referendum.

Doesn't mean you shouldn't make every effort to negotiate a peaceful solution before moving to more aggressive tactics. I wasn't in favour of the UK going and bombing Syria, for instance, because I didn't think they had made enough of an effort to negotiate with key parties. Instead they took...

So far all the talk has been of David Cameron’s demands. But the EU would hold all the power in post-Brexit negotiations, so it should spell out how it would make an outgoing Britain suffer http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jan/11/europe-turn-tables-bullying-britain-david-cameron-eu

This month the phoney war over Euro membership will get slightly more real. The Electoral Commission is to issue guidance for groups wanting to register as official “campaigners” in the Brexit referendum, and an outline of the rules. We know the Conservative party will not register, remaining...

Corbyn's election is a huge failure from the rest of the Labour party. They failed to give any proper impression of what they believe. I don't think Labour can win the next election (and that was regardless of who became leader) so I'm quite happy to see Labour start to rebuild from the left...

Do you love everyone you've ever talked to? If you want to take a hardline anti-war position, as Corbyn does, you have to be prepared to talk to everyone.

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/aug/18/jeremy-corbyn-rivals-chase-impossible-dream

It's going to be interesting to see how Labour reacts to this. Obviously there was an issue with Milliband not appealing to many people, but beyond that they seem to have got lost in a nothingy position on the political spectrum. They seem to be seen as dangerously left in much of the south of...

Terrible result from the point of view of the short-term good of the UK. Great result for the SNP. They get to continue the narrative of Scotland not being represented in Westminster. They also don't have to involve themselves in the risky business of actually governing in Westminster...

The SNP vote isn't that big an issue because they've always made it clear they'd work with Labour. The issue is that Labour actually seem to have lost ground to the Tories in England.

He'll have to because his party will force him to. - - - Updated - - - No-one else watching the results coming in?

It's still a poor recovery. And that recovery is being disproportionately felt by the wealthy. Both of those things suggest to me that a greater level of intervention is needed by the government.

I'm no fan of the SNP, but I don't see why spending to stimulate growth is a scary prospect, provided it is done correctly. I'd like everyone in Britain to be forced to read this before voting: http://www.theguardian.com/business/ng-interactive/2015/apr/29/the-austerity-delusion

I just hope people will wake up to the mess that the current system is. There is going to be a big hoo-hah when the Tories win the most seats, but no majority and probably won't have any way of forming a government because of the Lib Dems not getting enough seats this time to top things up...

Indeed. I'm reluctant to be overly critical of Brand on the basis that he does seem to be prepared to devote his time to some worthwhile causes. But I find it hard to believe there are many people out there who are daft enough to have waited to hear what he had to say before deciding who to...

Astonished to see that the forum isn't abuzz with chatter about the election... I'm outraged to see that those frightful Scots might end up exerting undue influence in London.

How Westminster helped squander Scotland’s black gold http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/18/labour-squanders-scotland-oil-revenues

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/jan/01/ukip-snp-greens-labour-conservatives-2015-general-election

They aren't really a party for thinking people. The disturbing thing is that the other parties are moving right to try and compete with UKIP instead of simply offering sensible alternatives.

Britain’s most racist election: the story of Smethwick, 50 years on http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/oct/15/britains-most-racist-election-smethwick-50-years-on Who can forget the classic election slogan: “If you want a nigger for a neighbour, vote Labour.” Or Harry Enfield referencing it: