A key problem for Farron’s party is that Labour is competitive among young people – many of whom have not forgiven it for tuition fees.
Instead of trying to work out what the general election result will be, it might be useful to try to work out what the Conservatives think it will be.
We have no objection in principle to the role of the state, but the Prime Minister’s march to the economic left runs practical, economic and political risks.
We should be asking ourselves whether the law is putting our data more at risk than the balance between collective and personal security requires.
We could not have provided exclusive after exclusive without your phone calls, texts, e-mails and tips.
We need policies to meet the challenge of an ageing population, mass immigration, pressured families, job insecurity – and grotesquely expensive housing.
Corbyn’s Michael Foot tribute act gives the Conservatives the potential to secure a landslide by winning over the patriotic working-class vote.
None the less, campaigns are not devised for the entertainment of journalists and websites. They are crafted to win votes. Which this one seems to be doing.
May wants to break with the Thatcher tradition on controls, but there are risks from our old friend the law of unexpected consequences.
Perhaps the reason why the Conservatives are marginalising them is that the former are shaping an electoral coalition big enough to include Leavers and Remainers.
Her strategy of winning over UKIP voters en masse while not losing Remain Tories to the LibDems worked well yesterday. What will Labour voters do on June 8?
Elsewhere, the Conservatives snatch Teesside and gain the West of England in a fine day for the Party. And Burnham wins big for Labour in Manchester.
UKIP voters are flocking to the Tories, Labour have performed poorly, and the LibDem fightback has failed to materialise.
She has changed the conversation, put the Opposition on the spot – and set a trap that hardline Remainers will duly walk into.
That’s two of the original three out of the contest: Seely remains in it. The selection will take place later this week.