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Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
In yesterday's vote on juries, no MPs from any other party apart from Labour supported the idea, as you can see on Hansard. And 100 of Labour's 400 or so MPs also failed to support it.
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-03-10/division/716F1E68-CC3B-43A8-86A7-F2092F57D545/CourtsAndTribunalsBill?outputType=Party
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-03-10/division/716F1E68-CC3B-43A8-86A7-F2092F57D545/CourtsAndTribunalsBill?outputType=Party
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Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
Net zero will cost less than fossil fuel price rise, UK climate adviser saysIn difficult times It is always good to see a man who retains his sense of humour
https://www.ft.com/content/d1632ddc-2189-44ab-9b1c-72164354ee18
Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
No laughing at the back,Beyond parody.
Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a standards overhaul in an attempt to boost integrity in public life following the Mandelson scandal.
Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
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The documents that have been published today absolutely lay bare the fact the PM knew everything about Mandelson and still went ahead and appointed him
The documents that have been published today absolutely lay bare the fact the PM knew everything about Mandelson and still went ahead and appointed him
Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
No laughing at the back,
Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a standards overhaul in an attempt to boost integrity in public life following the Mandelson scandal.
Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a standards overhaul in an attempt to boost integrity in public life following the Mandelson scandal.
Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
Britons tend to think it's more important to retain the right to a jury trial than to try and reduce waiting lists for court trialsMore important to have right to jury trial: 50%More important to try and reduce waiting lists: 31%yougov.com/en-gb/daily-…
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Re: War? What is good for? Helping Starmer improve his ratings? – politicalbetting.com
No laughing at the back,
Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a standards overhaul in an attempt to boost integrity in public life following the Mandelson scandal.
Sir Keir Starmer has ordered a standards overhaul in an attempt to boost integrity in public life following the Mandelson scandal.
Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
Lucky fan, they dodged a bullet by not going to Newcastle.Should have used what three words. Donde.estan.barcodes.
Barcelona fan goes to wrong St James’ Park – in Exeter
Supporter misses Champions League match at Newcastle after travelling to Devon, where League One club take pity and let him in
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2026/03/11/barcelona-fan-wrong-ground-366-miles-newcastle-james-park/
Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
Nonsense. The tradition is walking their duckbilled platypuses backwards across Southwark Bridge.In yesterday's vote on juries, no MPs from any other party apart from Labour supported the idea, as you can see on Hansard. And 100 of Labour's 400 or so MPs also failed to support it.And if the MPs had bothered to turn up, the Govt would have lost. Why do we allow MPs to be absent from work/not vote remotely? Is this one of their ancient traditions, like walking their toads over Waterloo Bridge at sundown? Is there an Order of the Skive?
https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2026-03-10/division/716F1E68-CC3B-43A8-86A7-F2092F57D545/CourtsAndTribunalsBill?outputType=Party
Re: Voters want it good not quick – politicalbetting.com
Off topic, but too funny not to share:Earlier he [Thaddeus Stevens] had gone to warn Lincoln that [Simon] Cameron had taking ways and might not be the man for War Department head. “You don’t mean to say you think Cameron would steal?” Lincoln asked. “No,” was the reply. “I don’t think he would steal a red-hot stove.” Lincoln repeated this to Cameron as good wit, and perhaps a warning to be careful. Cameron insisted that Stevens must retract. So Stevens at the White House said, “Mr. Lincoln why did you tell Cameron what I said to you?” “I thought it was a good joke and didn’t think it would make him mad.” “Well he is very mad and made me promise to retract. I will now do so. I believe I told you he would not steal a red-hot stove. I now take that back.”
Corruption Isn’t a New Problem in American Politics:
I am reading Carl Sandburg’s biography of Lincoln, a chapter a day, and learning much from it. For example this story, from chapter 23, has something to teach us, even now:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaddeus_Stevens
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Cameron
Thaddeus Stevens was gift for the ages. A man born to be played by Tommy Lee Jones.