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Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
That would suggest that Ms Rayner is the best that grouping on the left can offer. It also suggests that they aren't concerned about winning the next GE. So what would they be planning to do with the ~3 years left?Rayners intervention in favour of massively increasing the benefits bill by opposing Shabana Mahmood’s perfectly reasonable changes to ILR is nothing more than a naked attempt to cosy up to Union leaders, like those in Unison and Unite, who oppose the changes.Some on the left have spotted the large parliamentary majority that Labour has and wants to use it. They have also worked out that Rainer would never be elected as PM ever so best to mount a putsch now before time runs out.
It doesn’t matter what the cost to the taxpayer is. Rayner is nuts and the changes to ILR are popular.
Labour has won the battle on immigration now she risks blowing it all up,again.
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/britains-ilr-emergency
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/17/boriswave-indefinite-leave-remain-time-bomb-immigration/
AnneJGP
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Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
Can you imagine that oaf representing us on the world stage.Rayner. Labours Liz Truss.The Conservative Party's Liz Truss did become Prime Minister, which is what the bookies pay out on.
malcolmg
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Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
Southend female football fans achieved that rarity, they made me blush, some of their chants....Bloody Essex girls!That joke came from an Essex girl, Rayleigh part.What do Newcastle United and Essex girls have in commom?This jars with me. And yes, I'm from Essex originally and son of an Essex girl, now deceased, but I think I'd find it just as icky if it was another group with whom I had no connection.
Both go to Spain to get fucked.
(Though I'd argue Southend girls are something else again)
Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
I have heard from a Labour MP who normally isn't a Rayner fan (more team Starmer) and their view is Starmer's big problem is that he's ceding the battleground to Farage which isn't a good strategy, Rayner wouldn't do that, plus a Rayner led Labour would attract tactical votes from the Lib Dems and Greens in a way Starmer wouldn't.That would suggest that Ms Rayner is the best that grouping on the left can offer. It also suggests that they aren't concerned about winning the next GE. So what would they be planning to do with the ~3 years left?Rayners intervention in favour of massively increasing the benefits bill by opposing Shabana Mahmood’s perfectly reasonable changes to ILR is nothing more than a naked attempt to cosy up to Union leaders, like those in Unison and Unite, who oppose the changes.Some on the left have spotted the large parliamentary majority that Labour has and wants to use it. They have also worked out that Rainer would never be elected as PM ever so best to mount a putsch now before time runs out.
It doesn’t matter what the cost to the taxpayer is. Rayner is nuts and the changes to ILR are popular.
Labour has won the battle on immigration now she risks blowing it all up,again.
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/britains-ilr-emergency
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/17/boriswave-indefinite-leave-remain-time-bomb-immigration/
Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
In light of recent events my bank's prediction for the war, our reasonable worst case scenario has been updated to reasonable best case scenarioWell, Trump is a moron.
I'm somewhat heartened by Europe and Canada, Japan, Australia, and South Korea refusing to be drawn into this, though. There is a chance the fool will just announce victory and stop his aimless bombing.
Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
UK gas prices surge by a quarterThere appears no rational reason for Israel to have attacked Iran's gas facilities. Other than to chuck gasoline on the fire. Throw all the pieces up in the air.
UK natural gas prices have risen 25 per cent to 174.49p a therm this morning following fresh strikes against energy infrastructure in the Middle East.
Iranian strikes caused extensive damage at Qatar’s main gas hub, the country’s state-run energy firm said.
The attacks came after Iran’s South Pars field, the largest in the world, was targeted by Israel on Wednesday.
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/iran-us-war-live-latest-news-trump-oil-today-krj3ls7zm
12-D chess it isn't.
Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
Mahmood doesn't stand a chance if it goes to the membership. Sadly.Interesting perspective and there’s a lot to that. May as well do it now. Salt the earth. I’d expect labour to, in 2029, the same way as the Tories in 2024.Rayners intervention in favour of massively increasing the benefits bill by opposing Shabana Mahmood’s perfectly reasonable changes to ILR is nothing more than a naked attempt to cosy up to Union leaders, like those in Unison and Unite, who oppose the changes.Some on the left have spotted the large parliamentary majority that Labour has and wants to use it. They have also worked out that Rainer would never be elected as PM ever so best to mount a putsch now before time runs out.
It doesn’t matter what the cost to the taxpayer is. Rayner is nuts and the changes to ILR are popular.
Labour has won the battle on immigration now she risks blowing it all up,again.
https://www.adamsmith.org/blog/britains-ilr-emergency
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/03/17/boriswave-indefinite-leave-remain-time-bomb-immigration/
This, also, scuppers Shabana Mahmood who has ambitions for the leadership.
Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
In light of recent events my bank's prediction for the war, our reasonable worst case scenario has been updated to reasonable best case scenario 
Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
I think it depends on whether Labour MPs believe Angela Rayner would make a better PM than Keir Starmer in a straight swap. No-one likes Starmer but he hangs on faute de mieux. If it's Starmer versus unspecified not-Starmer, he staysNo more whether Labour members think that, Rayner only needs 81 Labour MPs nominating her not to win a majority of Labour MPs
HYUFD
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Re: (S)he who wields the knife never wears the crown? – politicalbetting.com
What do Newcastle United and Essex girls have in commom?This jars with me. And yes, I'm from Essex originally and son of an Essex girl, now deceased, but I think I'd find it just as icky if it was another group with whom I had no connection.
Both go to Spain to get fucked.
ETA: There are plenty of good ones... An Essex girl was driving down the A12 when her car phone rang. it was her boyfriend, urgently warning her "Babe! I just heard on the news that there's a car going the wrong way on the A12. Please be careful!" "It's not just one car!" said the Essex girl "There's bloody hundreds of them!" (Switch girl/boyfriend etc as desired)
Selebian
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