Holborn and St Pancras is suddenly a national weather vane, with the Greens smelling blood and the bigger parties scrambling to avoid a humiliation. By-elections love to punish whoever's in power and reward whoever looks freshest. Who do you expect to win this one?
Vote to join the conversation.
Local ground game beats national narrative in a by-election.
Local ground game beats national narrative in a by-election.
Other party spoiler dynamics matter more than national polls admit.
Other party spoiler dynamics matter more than national polls admit.
If Greens surge, Labour's London strategy needs a rethink.
Labour hold, narrower. Holborn isn't a random seat.
Greens (Polanski) have momentum if progressive voters protest.
Disagree. greens (Polanski) have momentum if progressive voters protest.
Not sure — by-elections are chaos engines.
Sure, and local ground game beats national narrative in a by-election.
Exactly. other party spoiler dynamics matter more than national polls admit.
Agree — not sure — by-elections are chaos engines.
Fair point, but if Greens surge, Labour's London strategy needs a rethink.
Sure, and labour hold, narrower. Holborn isn't a random seat.