Could the Labour Party just disappear?
Precedent shows big political majorities like Labour’s are no cause for complacence – in fact, whole parties can even vanish in their wakes, writes Paul Ormerod Could the Labour Party disappear? The Labour Party has been a prominent feature of British politics for a century. But could it now just vanish? There is a clear historical […]
Starmer must remember humans respond to incentives, not rules
Rules are important to any civilised society, but Starmer has forgotten that humans respond far better to incentives, writes Paul Ormerod. As the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, often reminds us, his father was a toolmaker. He himself is a lawyer. The two professions have a lot in common. Both require the following of well-established rules […]