Sherlock is good but the series from the 1980s starring Jeremy Brett is a lot better IMO, although I accept you can't really make a comparison between the two.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
"Teachers face legal duty to report FGM cases in drive to bring mutilators to justice
Teachers may be given a legal duty to report cases of female genital mutilation as part of a drive by ministers to combat the crime. Home Office minister Norman Baker said there was “weight” behind calls for mandatory reporting by schools and believed it could help bring mutilators to justice. He added that the idea was “certainly on the agenda” and would be assessed more fully at a ministerial summit on FGM next month. The change would mean teachers and other school staff would have to report concerns over girls at risk of mutilation to officials or police."
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
I saw Man City play Leicester City in this cup in December. We had hardly a shot on goal in the first half, but a bit better second half and got a goal back. We are top of the league, and outclassed all over the pitch, showing how big the gulf has become. On the other hand seeing what happened to West Ham, we looked good, and our goal was the only one scored against Man City in their cup run.
They are an awesome side, and seem to be getting better. 26 nil may be about right!
Sherlock is good but the series from the 1980s starring Jeremy Brett is a lot better IMO, although I accept you can't really make a comparison between the two.
Jeremy Brett was IMO the definitive Holmes. Outstanding acting in a wonderful ITV drama.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
If you take the bookies odds as gospel (for the sake of this stat) then the implied probability of Sunderland winning the League Cup and being relegated this season is roughly 10%. That's a 9/1 shot of a remarkable coincidence happening for the second season in a row.
If you take the bookies odds as gospel (for the sake of this stat) then the implied probability of Sunderland winning the League Cup and being relegated this season is roughly 10%. That's a 9/1 shot of a remarkable coincidence happening for the second season in a row.
If you take the bookies odds as gospel (for the sake of this stat) then the implied probability of Sunderland winning the League Cup and being relegated this season is roughly 10%. That's a 9/1 shot of a remarkable coincidence happening for the second season in a row.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
That is a four months old quote old bean. Four months ago you were still predicting a polling crossover.......TRAMADOLADINGDONG!
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
Which popular FTSE 100 company could it be?
Difficult to say, Hugh.
Could be any of a hundred.
LOL, don't use big numbers Mr Pole, you'll only confuse him.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
That is a four months old quote old bean. Four months ago you were still predicting a polling crossover.......TRAMADOLADINGDONG!
Of course it is four months old, compouter.
You will note from the article that it was a reaction to Ed's energy price freeze proposals.
The proposals are definitely now ancient history, but investor attitudes persist.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
Attacking Labour! *the shock*
Next you'll be telling us that the Tories are Hedge Fund supported!
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
That is a four months old quote old bean. Four months ago you were still predicting a polling crossover.......TRAMADOLADINGDONG!
Compouter, does noñe of this bother you? The fact that every sensible economist knows that Ed will be a disaster for the recovery? Or don't you care that unemployment will increase, the low paid will get even lower wages as immigration increases? Don't you care one jot about thè working class? Is it all just tribal ideology for you?
Lib Dem statement defending their inaction until now on Hancock: "The Liberal Democrats have this afternoon, for the first time, had sight of a Portsmouth City Council report by Nigel Pascoe QC into allegations of sexual impropriety by Mike Hancock. Given Nigel Pascoe QC's conclusions in his report, we have immediately suspended Mike Hancock's membership of the party."
Even if you believe that, you've got to believe also that Lib Dems don't read their house journal. Because the Guardian published a report with all of the essential details four weeks ago.
As a side note, the all time Wales vs England rugby union head to head results are currently
124 matches. 56 wins each, 12 draws
In home nation tournaments they've each won individually 26 times (Wales have 12 shared wins to England's 10). England having 12 Grand Slams to Wales's 11.
Less of the Burnley FC mocking. We would never be involved in such a poor penalty shoot-out; lets remember us beating Chelsea on penalties to get to the League Cup semi-final a few years ago!
On northern marginals, Lancashire is an interesting county. Both Rossendale and Darwen (Jack Straw's son as candidate for Labour) and Ribble South (a first time Conservative MP, but who is standing down) may offer you a good challenge.
Ed Miliband will be a disaster as PM, and some of his policies, particularly in energy, will be economically disastrous, but I don't see how the view of some CEO is relevant to that. CEOs will say that about whichever party leader they think is most hurtful to their particular profitability, whether the policy platform is beneficial to the country or not.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
That is a four months old quote old bean. Four months ago you were still predicting a polling crossover.......TRAMADOLADINGDONG!
Compouter, does noñe of this bother you? The fact that every sensible economist knows that Ed will be a disaster for the recovery? Or don't you care that unemployment will increase, the low paid will get even lower wages as immigration increases? Don't you care one jot about thè working class? Is it all just tribal ideology for you?
"Sensible economist" - PB Definitive - An economist I agree with.
YouGov/Sun poll tonight - Labour lead jumps back up to eight points: CON 32%, LAB 40%, LD 8%, UKIP 12%
Is there going to come a point when the Tories finally realise that they are not benefiting from economic recovery, mainly because most of the 37-39% simply dislike them and want them out of government?
What they've done in the last 6 months has simply reinforced that - their ineffective flirtation with UKIP values annoys Lab/Lib voters without actually being enough to get the UKIP voters back (we will do some stuff to migrants and benefit-seekers and have some sort of Europe referendum but we won't recommend withdrawal or anything), much as though we made a bid for far left voters by promising to nationalise the biscuit tin industry. Cameron is by no means hated, but his party projects a grumpy image which puts off mlost people without actually winning the really grumpy voters.
Not sure I fully agree with you. But Cameron's dismantling of the centrist position that won him power is a mistake. The UKIP die hards are not going to vote for him. But a lot of centrists might have done.
Going from the last YouGov that has data tables on their website, of the 2010 Tory vote, 88% have a voting intention (2% wouldn't vote and 10% don't know - both lower than for the Lib Dems or Labour). Of those who would vote: - 76% are still Con - 6% are Lab, but are offset by 5% of Labour's vote moving to Con - 1% is Lib Dem, but offset by 10% of the 2010 LD vote now being Con - 16% is UKIP (no figure for the reverse direction; the 2010 UKIP vote is too small) - 1% to Green
You can make a case that the Conservatives need to win over the centrist voters they didn't in 2010 (though those LD and Lab scores aren't bad in the circumstances), but really it is the drift to UKIP which is killing the Tories' chances. The tricky bit is pulling them back while not losing any at the other end.
I think you have forgotten to account for the election campaign. We are already 75% of the way through the term...
The election campaign hasn't started yet. Chalk in November.
I agree - but both parties will need to float some ideas in late spring too I think
Well good luck , Balls hasn't chalked in an idea since 2010.
Labour will stick to Tory spending plans I think, with just a few vaguely populist tweaks that cost little
So what's the point of Labour ?
A more sustainable economic recovery that benefits the many and not just the few.
An empty soundbite, bereft of any economic credibility.
If you really believe in it you will be able to let us know the key differences in economic policy and metrics which will differentiate Labour policy from that of the Coalition.
Is yet another massive tax cut for millionaires still on the Tory agenda, do you know?
The top ten percent have been the group whose incomes have fallen the most since the Coalition came to power.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
That is a four months old quote old bean. Four months ago you were still predicting a polling crossover.......TRAMADOLADINGDONG!
Of course it is four months old, compouter.
You will note from the article that it was a reaction to Ed's energy price freeze proposals.
The proposals are definitely now ancient history, but investor attitudes persist.
I'm sure voters will flock to defend the right of these millionaire investors in multi billion pound companies to make a few more million quid out of them.
Hugh, as I said earlier the PB Hodges do not or want to understand. I find it entertaining observing them wondering why the polls are not swinging their way which then follows a whole series of IF's to make them feel better.
Four Englishmen fail to convert penalties. Worrying start to World Cup year.
Surely he means traditional?
I'll be amazed if we get out of the group
I agree, but I didn't think we were talking about the RWC.
How many world cup finals have Wales been to?
How many times have England lost to Samoa/Western Samoa?
Exactly, we're due.
40% of my life's gone by since England won a Grand slam.
That's because you're a nipper.
Children born since Wales' last grand slam win are nearing their second birthday. Children born since Ireland's last grand slam win are looking towards primary school. Children born since England's last grand slam win are preparing for secondary school. Children born since Scotland's last grand slam win are finishing university.
YouGov/Sun poll tonight - Labour lead jumps back up to eight points: CON 32%, LAB 40%, LD 8%, UKIP 12%
Is there going to come a point when the Tories finally realise that they are not benefiting from economic recovery, mainly because most of the 37-39% simply dislike them and want them out of government?
What they've done in the last 6 months has simply reinforced that - their ineffective flirtation with UKIP values annoys Lab/Lib voters without actually being enough to get the UKIP voters back (we will do some stuff to migrants and benefit-seekers and have some sort of Europe referendum but we won't recommend withdrawal or anything), much as though we made a bid for far left voters by promising to nationalise the biscuit tin industry. Cameron is by no means hated, but his party projects a grumpy image which puts off mlost people without actually winning the really grumpy voters.
Not sure I fully agree with you. But Cameron's dismantling of the centrist position that won him power is a mistake. The UKIP die hards are not going to vote for him. But a lot of centrists might have done.
Going from the last YouGov that has data tables on their website, of the 2010 Tory vote, 88% have a voting intention (2% wouldn't vote and 10% don't know - both lower than for the Lib Dems or Labour). Of those who would vote: - 76% are still Con - 6% are Lab, but are offset by 5% of Labour's vote moving to Con - 1% is Lib Dem, but offset by 10% of the 2010 LD vote now being Con - 16% is UKIP (no figure for the reverse direction; the 2010 UKIP vote is too small) - 1% to Green
You can make a case that the Conservatives need to win over the centrist voters they didn't in 2010 (though those LD and Lab scores aren't bad in the circumstances), but really it is the drift to UKIP which is killing the Tories' chances. The tricky bit is pulling them back while not losing any at the other end.
Also, what is Cameron doing that isn't centrist? The centre of public opinion supports a tough line on benefits, the centre of public opinion wants a referendum on the EU, the centre of public opinion believes limits should be placed on Romanian and Bulgarian immigration etc...
Four Englishmen fail to convert penalties. Worrying start to World Cup year.
Surely he means traditional?
I'll be amazed if we get out of the group
I agree, but I didn't think we were talking about the RWC.
How many world cup finals have Wales been to?
How many times have England lost to Samoa/Western Samoa?
Exactly, we're due.
40% of my life's gone by since England won a Grand slam.
That's because you're a nipper.
Children born since Wales' last grand slam win are nearing their second birthday. Children born since Ireland's last grand slam win are looking towards primary school. Children born since England's last grand slam win are preparing for secondary school. Children born since Scotland's last grand slam win are finishing university.
Grand Slams are irrelevant once you've won a world cup
As an aside on those YouGov figures, I know how much the Scottish sub-sample is beloved of pb-ers, and the numbers are small and erratic, but the poll had the Tories on 22% up there. If that's accurate - and by-elections and other polling has pointed to a modest Blue uptick north of the border - it could mean up to half a dozen Con gains. Not massive in the overall scheme but noteworthy all the same.
Whilst, as a general rule, the New Statesman is less eye-wateringly barmy than the Guardian, you really do have to take your hat off to Ms Natalie Bennett, item number 7 in TSE's magisterial list, for the impeccably barmy timing of her article, published at 16:08 on the day that 'staggeringly strong' employment figures were issued.
Four Englishmen fail to convert penalties. Worrying start to World Cup year.
Surely he means traditional?
I'll be amazed if we get out of the group
I agree, but I didn't think we were talking about the RWC.
How many world cup finals have Wales been to?
How many times have England lost to Samoa/Western Samoa?
Exactly, we're due.
40% of my life's gone by since England won a Grand slam.
That's because you're a nipper.
Children born since Wales' last grand slam win are nearing their second birthday. Children born since Ireland's last grand slam win are looking towards primary school. Children born since England's last grand slam win are preparing for secondary school. Children born since Scotland's last grand slam win are finishing university.
Grand Slams are irrelevant once you've won a world cup
Nothing that occurred before facebook, twitter and youtube really happened.
It's like philosophy, if no-one hears the trees has become if no-one tweets about it.
As an aside on those YouGov figures, I know how much the Scottish sub-sample is beloved of pb-ers, and the numbers are small and erratic, but the poll had the Tories on 22% up there. If that's accurate - and by-elections and other polling has pointed to a modest Blue uptick north of the border - it could mean up to half a dozen Con gains. Not massive in the overall scheme but noteworthy all the same.
I think Rod From Crosby has been predicting Tory gains in Scotland for some time now?
Could be wrong though. I'm on here a lot more infrequently than I would wish these day's.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
one chief executive....one Tory marginal polling guru....one floating voter....one leading economist....one man and his dog....don't you just love unnamed sources. Who wrote the article, Dan Hodges.
Not always anonymous, compouter.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
That is a four months old quote old bean. Four months ago you were still predicting a polling crossover.......TRAMADOLADINGDONG!
Compouter, does noñe of this bother you? The fact that every sensible economist knows that Ed will be a disaster for the recovery? Or don't you care that unemployment will increase, the low paid will get even lower wages as immigration increases? Don't you care one jot about thè working class? Is it all just tribal ideology for you?
"Sensible economist" - PB Definitive - An economist I agree with.
You would have some credibility if you ever answered a question instead of posting glib replies to posts that your brain cannot process.
I will ask you in a more neutral manner: do you think unemployment will increase under Ed, if not then why not? Do you think that mass immigration has been detrimental to the lower paid? Do you think the coalition have done anything whatsoever that is good?
Don't know if this has already been posted, but interesting article in the Economist suggesting UKIP are wising up on their campaigning methods and are targetting specific types of seats:
Seaside towns definitely look like very promising territory for them, as do working-class "white van man" seats in Essex and Kent - all types of seats where Cameron's Tories are too posh for them, but which don't like Labour because of immigration. The best part for UKIP is, many of these seats are Labour-Tory marginals, meaning most likely neither of those two parties will be getting huge shares of the vote in these places in 2015, thus UKIP could potentially sneak through the middle and swipe several of these seats on as little as 30%.
I still think UKIP have a decent chance of winning up to 10 seats in 2015.
"... The tricky bit is pulling them back while not losing any at the other end."
I don't think that is actually possible, Mr. Herdson. Of the former Conservative voters that have said they will vote UKIP next time around I rather fancy that a significant number have lost faith in Cameron and there is now nothing more he could do to get them back, and certainly nothing he could say. Furthermore, I don't think a growing economy really matters to the voters Cameron has lost, at least not in terms of their voting intention.
The Conservative's best hope is that in the marginals sufficient defectors, if I may use the term, will on the day swallow their misgivings and vote for them to keep Labour out. In the safe seats such as my own constituency UKIP will do well but as Nick Herbert has a 15k majority, who cares (except people like me who will be trying to get some bets on about how far his majority will drop).
CEO criticises Miliband. Given the public's opinion of CEO's isn't very high, I doubt this will harm Ed. Might even help him look more effective as the scourge of the fat cats.
Don't know if this has already been posted, but interesting article in the Economist suggesting UKIP are wising up on their campaigning methods and are targetting specific types of seats:
Seaside towns definitely look like very promising territory for them, as do industrial "white van man" seats in Essex and Kent - all types of seats where Cameron's Tories are too posh for them, but which don't like Labour because of immigration. The best part for UKIP is, many of these seats are Labour-Tory marginals, meaning most likely neither of those two parties will be getting huge shares of the vote in these places in 2015, thus UKIP could potentially sneak through the middle and swipe several of these seats on as little as 30%.
I still think UKIP have a decent chance of winning up to 10 seats in 2015.
God help the UK if ukip win any seats, judging by their poor record in local government.
As an aside on those YouGov figures, I know how much the Scottish sub-sample is beloved of pb-ers, and the numbers are small and erratic, but the poll had the Tories on 22% up there. If that's accurate - and by-elections and other polling has pointed to a modest Blue uptick north of the border - it could mean up to half a dozen Con gains. Not massive in the overall scheme but noteworthy all the same.
You could have taken the Scottish sub sample from the last ICM poll with Conservatives at 10% and say it was a certainty that the Conservatives would lose their sole Scottish seat . Alternatively you could have used the last Populus with Conservatives at 14% or the previous Populus which had Lib Dems at 17% and reached different conclusions .
As an aside on those YouGov figures, I know how much the Scottish sub-sample is beloved of pb-ers, and the numbers are small and erratic, but the poll had the Tories on 22% up there. If that's accurate - and by-elections and other polling has pointed to a modest Blue uptick north of the border - it could mean up to half a dozen Con gains. Not massive in the overall scheme but noteworthy all the same.
You could have taken the Scottish sub sample from the last ICM poll with Conservatives at 10% and say it was a certainty that the Conservatives would lose their sole Scottish seat . Alternatively you could have used the last Populus with Conservatives at 14% or the previous Populus which had Lib Dems at 17% and reached different conclusions .
When will we get the detail from ICM's January poll?
As an aside on those YouGov figures, I know how much the Scottish sub-sample is beloved of pb-ers, and the numbers are small and erratic, but the poll had the Tories on 22% up there. If that's accurate - and by-elections and other polling has pointed to a modest Blue uptick north of the border - it could mean up to half a dozen Con gains. Not massive in the overall scheme but noteworthy all the same.
You could have taken the Scottish sub sample from the last ICM poll with Conservatives at 10% and say it was a certainty that the Conservatives would lose their sole Scottish seat . Alternatively you could have used the last Populus with Conservatives at 14% or the previous Populus which had Lib Dems at 17% and reached different conclusions .
When will we get the detail from ICM's January poll?
As an aside on those YouGov figures, I know how much the Scottish sub-sample is beloved of pb-ers, and the numbers are small and erratic, but the poll had the Tories on 22% up there. If that's accurate - and by-elections and other polling has pointed to a modest Blue uptick north of the border - it could mean up to half a dozen Con gains. Not massive in the overall scheme but noteworthy all the same.
You could have taken the Scottish sub sample from the last ICM poll with Conservatives at 10% and say it was a certainty that the Conservatives would lose their sole Scottish seat . Alternatively you could have used the last Populus with Conservatives at 14% or the previous Populus which had Lib Dems at 17% and reached different conclusions .
When will we get the detail from ICM's January poll?
They are on their website now , what details do you want ?
Tory MPs have complained that they receive more attention from Ed Miliband than from David Cameron.
The Labour leader often writes notes, sends text messages or stops for chats with Conservative backbenchers. By contrast, the Prime Minister is regarded as frosty towards his own MPs when he bumps into them in the Commons.
Tory MPs have complained that they receive more attention from Ed Miliband than from David Cameron.
The Labour leader often writes notes, sends text messages or stops for chats with Conservative backbenchers. By contrast, the Prime Minister is regarded as frosty towards his own MPs when he bumps into them in the Commons.
The killer quote from that piece
One Tory MP. “Ultimately, Ed is just a much nicer guy than Dave.”
Tory MPs have complained that they receive more attention from Ed Miliband than from David Cameron.
The Labour leader often writes notes, sends text messages or stops for chats with Conservative backbenchers. By contrast, the Prime Minister is regarded as frosty towards his own MPs when he bumps into them in the Commons.
The killer quote from that piece
One Tory MP. “Ultimately, Ed is just a much nicer guy than Dave.”
Or perhaps it's just that Ed has a LOT of spare time on his hands while Cameron has to actually run the country?
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Man City 26 - Sunderland Nil
Moyes must go. Before it gets worse.
Incoming from Bedford !!!!!!!!!!
For all you Man U fans.
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Also seriously what was Moyes thinking sticking Januzi in there ? He has great potential but that's way too much pressure for an 18 yr old kid.
Ed Miliband has alienated himself from Britain’s blue-chip companies and is risking the recovery by developing irrational and unpredictable policies, senior business figures have warned......
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, one chief executive of a FTSE 100 company said: “Ed Miliband doesn’t give a toss about business. He will say anything to get elected. [We] think it’s economic vandalism.”
Teachers may be given a legal duty to report cases of female genital mutilation as part of a drive by ministers to combat the crime.
Home Office minister Norman Baker said there was “weight” behind calls for mandatory reporting by schools and believed it could help bring mutilators to justice.
He added that the idea was “certainly on the agenda” and would be assessed more fully at a ministerial summit on FGM next month. The change would mean teachers and other school staff would have to report concerns over girls at risk of mutilation to officials or police."
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/education/teachers-face-legal-duty-to-report-fgm-cases-in-drive-to-bring-mutilators-to-justice-9077010.html
The league cup is to ManU, what the Euros are to the Tories.
Mug bets. Barely liquid markets on Betfair too.
Someone with a brain.
They are an awesome side, and seem to be getting better. 26 nil may be about right!
Four Englishmen fail to convert penalties. Worrying start to World Cup year.
Neil Woodford, the head of equities at Invesco Perpetual and one of the UK’s most influential fund managers, said that Labour plans for a price cap on energy bills would damage the investment case for the UK and block the billions of pounds of new money the Government admits it needs.
“Here we have a serious politician, standing up and saying what he said which I think at a stroke torpedoed any chance that any of that investment will happen between now and the next election,” Mr Woodford said.
What oft was thought but ne'er so well expressed.
How many times have England lost to Samoa/Western Samoa?
Could be any of a hundred.
They have a talent pool the envy of most teams but when you put them together they are hugely less than the sum of their parts. Why eludes me ?!?
You will note from the article that it was a reaction to Ed's energy price freeze proposals.
The proposals are definitely now ancient history, but investor attitudes persist.
"The Liberal Democrats have this afternoon, for the first time, had sight of a Portsmouth City Council report by Nigel Pascoe QC into allegations of sexual impropriety by Mike Hancock.
Given Nigel Pascoe QC's conclusions in his report, we have immediately suspended Mike Hancock's membership of the party."
Even if you believe that, you've got to believe also that Lib Dems don't read their house journal. Because the Guardian published a report with all of the essential details four weeks ago.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/dec/23/mike-hancock-sexual-harassment-allegations
40% of my life's gone by since England won a Grand slam.
124 matches. 56 wins each, 12 draws
In home nation tournaments they've each won individually 26 times (Wales have 12 shared wins to England's 10). England having 12 Grand Slams to Wales's 11.
(Or so wiki tells me).
Less of the Burnley FC mocking. We would never be involved in such a poor penalty shoot-out; lets remember us beating Chelsea on penalties to get to the League Cup semi-final a few years ago!
On northern marginals, Lancashire is an interesting county. Both Rossendale and Darwen (Jack Straw's son as candidate for Labour) and Ribble South (a first time Conservative MP, but who is standing down) may offer you a good challenge.
- 76% are still Con
- 6% are Lab, but are offset by 5% of Labour's vote moving to Con
- 1% is Lib Dem, but offset by 10% of the 2010 LD vote now being Con
- 16% is UKIP (no figure for the reverse direction; the 2010 UKIP vote is too small)
- 1% to Green
You can make a case that the Conservatives need to win over the centrist voters they didn't in 2010 (though those LD and Lab scores aren't bad in the circumstances), but really it is the drift to UKIP which is killing the Tories' chances. The tricky bit is pulling them back while not losing any at the other end.
Children born since Ireland's last grand slam win are looking towards primary school.
Children born since England's last grand slam win are preparing for secondary school.
Children born since Scotland's last grand slam win are finishing university.
It's like philosophy, if no-one hears the trees has become if no-one tweets about it.
Could be wrong though. I'm on here a lot more infrequently than I would wish these day's.
I will ask you in a more neutral manner: do you think unemployment will increase under Ed, if not then why not? Do you think that mass immigration has been detrimental to the lower paid? Do you think the coalition have done anything whatsoever that is good?
http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21594261-populist-right-wing-party-has-learned-trick-liberal-democrats-could-propel-it
Seaside towns definitely look like very promising territory for them, as do working-class "white van man" seats in Essex and Kent - all types of seats where Cameron's Tories are too posh for them, but which don't like Labour because of immigration. The best part for UKIP is, many of these seats are Labour-Tory marginals, meaning most likely neither of those two parties will be getting huge shares of the vote in these places in 2015, thus UKIP could potentially sneak through the middle and swipe several of these seats on as little as 30%.
I still think UKIP have a decent chance of winning up to 10 seats in 2015.
I don't think that is actually possible, Mr. Herdson. Of the former Conservative voters that have said they will vote UKIP next time around I rather fancy that a significant number have lost faith in Cameron and there is now nothing more he could do to get them back, and certainly nothing he could say. Furthermore, I don't think a growing economy really matters to the voters Cameron has lost, at least not in terms of their voting intention.
The Conservative's best hope is that in the marginals sufficient defectors, if I may use the term, will on the day swallow their misgivings and vote for them to keep Labour out. In the safe seats such as my own constituency UKIP will do well but as Nick Herbert has a 15k majority, who cares (except people like me who will be trying to get some bets on about how far his majority will drop).
http://www.politicshome.com/uk/article/91694/the_daily_mail_thursday_23rd_january_2014.html
Man City a shedload - Wigan Athletic Nil?
27 winning bets this calendar month, just saying.
http://www.icmresearch.com/data/media/pdf/2014_jan_guardian_poll.pdf
Tory MPs have complained that they receive more attention from Ed Miliband than from David Cameron.
The Labour leader often writes notes, sends text messages or stops for chats with Conservative backbenchers. By contrast, the Prime Minister is regarded as frosty towards his own MPs when he bumps into them in the Commons.
One Tory MP. “Ultimately, Ed is just a much nicer guy than Dave.”