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Could it be that the next PM is NOT an Oxford Grad? – politicalbetting.com
Could it be that the next PM is NOT an Oxford Grad? – politicalbetting.com
I’ve noted before here how over the last three-quarters of a century Oxford graduates have totally dominated British politics when it comes to leading their parties to victory in general elections. The above table sets out the alma mater of the leaders the winning parties since 1935 and the trend is extraordinary.
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https://www.bellinghamherald.com/news/state/washington/article263271178.html?ac_cid=DM668866&ac_bid=405087845
Friday marks the cutoff date for the more than 100 initiatives in Washington state that have been gathering signatures to appear on the Nov. 8 ballot. Initiatives need at least 324,516 signatures from voters by 5 p.m. Friday, and the Secretary of State has recommended sponsors gather at least 405,000 signatures in case some signatures are invalid.
Although anti-tax businessman Tim Eyman withdrew three of his initiatives in March, he is still sponsoring 40 of the other initiatives on the Secretary of State’s list, mostly with variations of self-explanatory subjects such as “We don’t want any kind of income tax,” “term limits on taxes” and “no carbon tax.”
Eyman currently owes the state of Washington more than $5 million for campaign finance violations.
State Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, well-known for his appearances at anti-vaccine rallies throughout the pandemic, is sponsoring 40 initiatives on the list. While some of those are targeted at income tax as well, Walsh’s initiatives have a bigger range of topics than Eyman’s. For example, Initiative 1843 is an anti-Critical Race Theory proposal that would prohibit teachers in Washington from talking about “institutional, systemic, or structural racism; implicit bias; race or sex superiority; and stereotyping” to their students. . . .
SSI - whole host of other initiatives on plethora of topics with wide variety of sponsors. Most will NOT get the required signatures, will be interesting to see how many actually do make it. Maybe none.
HERE IS ONE INITIATIVE that should get plenty of support from PBers
Initiative Measure No. 1924 – Would require retailers to show the total amount, including taxes, that will be paid at the register on price tags for items. This is already standard practice in the EU.
No way of viewing old bets older than about a year on their website (I placed my Rishi bet in Nov 2019) and absolutely no way to contact them about it. Telephone calls (number not on website) rejected, live chat is just an idiotic AI bot that doesn't put you through to anyone and their email support doesn't respond.
Avoid.
Which means I'm a metropolitan liberal who doesn't understand the Red Wall.
Or summat.
Still. It'll be different in the 2030's old fella me lad.
Meanwhile, given the opinion polls the last day or so I think betting on an outright Labour Gov't is worth a punt. I'm not convinced the tories will regain the red wall with Boris gone.
None of the likely candidates fill me with any fear except Penny Mordaunt and I don't think the tory party will choose her. The rest of them are mostly a rum bunch of bald, fat, or tainted men. They don't look like winners to me nor, more importantly, the electorate.
I shall sit back from afar and watch the spectacle unfold with little comment for a while. It's for the tory party to sort out.
A Moscow councillor has been jailed for seven years for speaking out against Russia's war in Ukraine - in what is said to be the first full jail term under new laws targeting dissent.
Alexei Gorinov, 60, was arrested in April after he was filmed criticising the invasion in a city council meeting.
Under the post-invasion law, anyone who spreads "fake news" about the military faces up to 15 years in jail.
Russians are banned from using the word war to describe the invasion.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62092196
Maybe if people do not humiliate Russia and Ukraine concedes territory he can be released.
Another classic sign of being Woke: saying that anyone who objects to Woke is a bigot.
(asking for a friend)
Am I right in thinking that the 1992 election was the only election to date where neither the PM nor the LotO was at Oxbridge? Major never did a degree and Kinnock was at Cardiff.
The Conservative Party Leadership Handicap over eight weeks for three year olds of all ages. They go 4/1 the field and the going is soft on top.
No. No. Please. NOT ZAHAWI.
It will depend on which party can capitalize in future election but the days of Labour domination and complacency in these seats are over.
No - no - no to infinity and beyond
What about:
Berry
Zahawi
Braverman
Javid
Badenach
Truss
Hunt
Tugendhat
Baker
Sunak
Mordaunt
Wallace -coconut or cigar
I haven't looked it up. Could they have a 6 a side Oxbridge v The Rest at the Eton wall game while they are waiting?
'Cast in order of disappearance.'
Woke has nothing to do with it. I'm opposed to a lot of silly stuff that bears the woke label, but this had nothing to do with it. Unless knowing gay people is a 'metropolitan bubble' thing is thought to be a sensible point.
Berry (Timewaster)
Zahawi (OK)
Braverman (Timewaster)
Javid (OK)
Badenach (Who? Timewaster)
Truss (It might all over by the time she gets home?)
Hunt (OK)
Tugendhat (Timewaster)
Baker (Timewaster)
Sunak (OK)
Mordaun(OK)
Wallace -coconut or cigar (OK - But I don't think he'll run)
But meh is better than many of the nutjobs on the list .
I hope she wins. That would be hilarious!!!
- Hospital admissions, MV beds, in hospital UP
- Hospital admissions R is slightly DOWN.
- Deaths UP
The concern will be -
Hopefully we approaching peak hospitalisation for this wave....
Mr. Jessop, I think in the first series (could be wrong) it was done in order of shoe size and that sort of thing.
I mean it’s like herpes vs cancer, but as with every contender “it’s all relative”.
(I tried the little 'un on some Blackadder clips last year, but he's too young to 'get' it. He does like some Monty Python though - Upper Class Twit of the Year and the Fish-Slapping Dance. The Lumberjack sketch was *not* understood...)
HST was awarded 22 honorary degrees, from institutions of higher learning ranging from University of Oxford (Oxford ENG) to Olympic Junior College (Bremerton WA).
University of Pennsylvania NOT on the list. Though they allegedly DID "confer" a degree, via Wharton School, to one of Harry's successors?
Berry - Sheffield
Zahawi - UCL
Braverman - Cambridge
Javid - Exeter
Badenoch - Sussex
Truss - Oxford
Hunt - Oxford
Tugendhat - Bristol
Baker - Southampton
Sunak - Oxford
Mordaunt - Reading
Wallace - (RMA Sandhurst)
Satire doesn't cove it.
This is a classic sign of being Woke. It's totally impervious to criticism or reason.
My next step will be the gambling ombudsman.
Ben Wallace’s old tweets may come back to haunt him if he decides to run for Tory leader…
Same list with second degrees included.
Wallace - Sandhurst
Mordaunt - Reading
Sunak - Oxford/Stanford
Baker - Southampton/Oxford
Tugendhat - Bristol/Cambridge
Hunt - Oxford
Truss - Oxford
Badenach - Sussex/Birkbeck
Javid - Exeter
Braverman - Cambridge/Sorbonne
Zahawi - UCL
Berry - Sheffield
China’s rapidly growing presence in South America has reached Guyana. Vice News goes undercover to expose allegations of corruption in business deals between the two countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOOFSJqBYTY
And is Gonville perhaps "Gnlgh"?
Oxford
Steve Baker: Southampton then Oxford
Jeremy Hunt: Oxford
Rishi Sunak: Oxford
Liz Truss: Oxford
Not Oxford
Kemi Badenoch: Sussex
Steve Barclay: Sandhurst then Cambridge
John Baron: Cambridge then Sandhurst
Jake Berry: Sheffield
Suella Braverman: Cambridge
Robert Buckland: Durham
Rehman Chishti: Aberystwyth
David Davis: Warwick then LBS then Harvard
Nadine Dorries: n/a
Sajid Javid: Exeter
Kwasi Kwarteng: Cambridge then Harvard then Cambridge again
Esther McVey: QML then City then Liverpool John Moores
Penny Mordaunt: Reading
Priti Patel: Keele then Essex
Grant Shapps: Manchester Polytechnic (now Manchester Metropolitan University)
Tom Tugendhat: Bristol then Cambridge
Ben Wallace: Sandhurst
Bill Wiggin: Bangor
Nadhim Zahawi: UCL
She posts like an eleven-year old, makes utterly facile or idiotic contributions, and routinely drops in and out to drop oblique shotgun negs about other posters like she occupies some sort of high ground and is qualified to comment.
She should stick to shoes, or the soft play, and otherwise leave this site to grown-ups.
If the Tories are serious about winning the next election, you need Rishi Sunak. A northern MP who has shown that he can parachute cash where its needed and puts levelling up front and centre. But he's also clear that we can't mortgage our kids' futures by spending daft.
https://conservativehome.com/2022/07/08/next-tory-leader-whos-backing-whom-our-working-list/