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David Davis: now with added diversity

Just a quickie: the header graphic on the David Davis website has now been edited to show a bit of ethnic and age balance. However, data from the 2001 Census shows Haltemprice and Howden to be 98.2% white, and 24.5% over 60. On that basis, I'd probably have opted for more older faces, rather than [...] read on »

Dodgy start to David Davis campaign

The website for David Davis's campaign to get re-elected - on an identical platform? - in Haltemprice and Howden is now live at www.daviddavisforfreedom.com. I suggested last week that if his (wider) campaign was to be truly successful, he'd need 'some kind of politics 2.0 initiative': and so far, there's not much sign of it. The [...] read on »

Big test for single-issue politics

Like everyone else, I'm trying to make sense of David Davis's decision to resign his Commons seat, and fight a by-election to win it back. He says he's trying to start a national debate on 'one of the most fundamental issues of our day.' But when it comes to the vote, assuming he wins, he'll [...] read on »