Horrid man, but he did make a point sometimes.

But then there's the @bylinetimes.bsky.social filling that space quite competently.
And not getting sued (touch wood! - or should that be "yet"?)
And @thenerve.news too. And @petergeoghegan.bsky.social of course.

I think that's a bit of an overstatement.
His rating as potential PM increased by 8 points over the last week, if you check the polls, but that's from an extremely low base.
You can't rely on what you see on line.

Well that's not saying a lot, is it?
He could hardly be doing worse...

I suspect what happened was a great deal of pressure from the really big donors.
Politicians need to be reminded that money only gets you so far... you need votes too.