Five Most Popular Posts in October

It is increasingly preposterous to produce a countdown of the five most popular posts when the previous month only saw six or seven, but I do have a taste for the absurd. Here's what did the business in October. 1. Evading the Simple Fact 2. The Clear Blue Water Strategy 3. Undercover in Reform 4. John Healey's Little Budget 5. Local Council By-Elections October 2026 Up at October's top is my piece looking at the attacks being made on Zack Polanski and the Green Party in the aftermath of their coming second in Keir Starmer's old seat. What these reveal is a deal of complacency from a media and Labour establishment who want to see the Greens written off. In at two were my views on Kemi Badenoch's speech to the Conservative Party. I watch these things so you don't have to. This reiterated a strategic pivot back towards treating Labour as their primary opponent, largely thanks to the Tories taking the media view that Reform are a busted flush. You wouldn't think the two parties are level…