If you had spent the night travelling through Judea on a rail replacement donkey service, you too would support re-nationalisation.
Given that He walked on water, I doubt that He would stand around waiting for a replacement anything. He had the Ascension option as well.
Hmm - not sure Kippers would approve of middle eastern types who could walk on water - as they could easily avoid using patrolled ports to enter from Sangatte.
And clearly being a very bad geography student, thinking that they'd come to England to rebuild Jerusalem.
Wouldn't Jesus say 'render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's' etc? Jesus could raise the dead so all this should interest Clegg and co.
Lets face it if Jesus was alive today NOBODY would give a toss about his views because he would be classed as a fantasist. What do you do when someone talks to you ,in all seriousness' about being the son of God and that he once fed 5 thousand people with a fish and that he has 12 best mates (all male!!) ! err you politely nod and then look to escape
Someone who can spread one fish over 5,000 meals would work well in a fast food recipe dept - or even found a new franchise and become a multi billionaire.
John the Evangelist supposedly wrote the fourth gospel, probably written last and towards the end of the first century.
John the Baptist had been beheaded many years earlier - think Salome and the dancing. He was also a strict hermit and lived on honey and insects. Not one for socialising with anyone.
Were these not locust beans rather than Locusta migratoria?
Lets face it if Jesus was alive today NOBODY would give a toss about his views because he would be classed as a fantasist. What do you do when someone talks to you ,in all seriousness' about being the son of God and that he once fed 5 thousand people with a fish and that he has 12 best mates (all male!!) ! err you politely nod and then look to escape
Someone who can spread one fish over 5,000 meals would work well in a fast food recipe dept - or even found a new franchise and become a multi billionaire.
Sorry, they've just identified a third of a trillion euro black hole in the EU budget.
What?!?
They haven't spent it yet ...
"In a special report earlier this week, EU auditors identified the sum in outstanding bills for legally binding spending commitments made by the European Commission over the last four years. “Assuming that commitments will not be de-committed, and we don’t see how most of them could, it might be problematic to get this money from member states to finance the expenditure foreseen,” Igor Ludborzs, an EU auditor, told the Euractiv website."
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
Not really as UKIP could conceivably be odds against in every seat and Kipper seats be a buy at 100.5
Lets face it if Jesus was alive today NOBODY would give a toss about his views because he would be classed as a fantasist. What do you do when someone talks to you ,in all seriousness' about being the son of God and that he once fed 5 thousand people with a fish and that he has 12 best mates (all male!!) ! err you politely nod and then look to escape
Someone who can spread one fish over 5,000 meals would work well in a fast food recipe dept - or even found a new franchise and become a multi billionaire.
That said, Al Darling managed to lose HALF a trillion POUNDS down the back of the sofa between Statements to the House, so I'm sure the Europhiles will tell us we can just take it in our stride......
Europhiles will say that folk in Govt signed up to these principles 20+ years ago and that the civil servants know about the commitments and that it should have all been budgeted for if only Ministers paid attention and it would be lower if we were less suspicious of the EC civil servants. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9CjnDufqeQ
Following up my comment that Osborne looked Ill at Pmqs, Mike Smithson retweets...
Ross McCafferty (@RossMcCaff) 26/11/2014 12:15 Where in gods name was George Osborne last night? He looks like he slept in a ditch #pmqs pic.twitter.com/CgYxswbQcd
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
Not really as UKIP could conceivably be odds against in every seat and Kipper seats be a buy at 100.5
That link also shows only 4 seats where UKIP are > 50% chance.
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
Not really as UKIP could conceivably be odds against in every seat and Kipper seats be a buy at 100.5
That link also shows only 4 seats where UKIP are > 50% chance.
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
Not really as UKIP could conceivably be odds against in every seat and Kipper seats be a buy at 100.5
That link also shows only 4 seats where UKIP are > 50% chance.
And % fall away sharply.
A lot of money to be made by MikeK when his 85 seats prediction comes in.
Someone cleverer than me can work out the odds of all of the top 10 Kipper targets landing.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
Not really as UKIP could conceivably be odds against in every seat and Kipper seats be a buy at 100.5
That link also shows only 4 seats where UKIP are > 50% chance.
And % fall away sharply.
A lot of money to be made by MikeK when his 85 seats prediction comes in.
Someone cleverer than me can work out the odds of all of the top 10 Kipper targets landing.
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
Not really as UKIP could conceivably be odds against in every seat and Kipper seats be a buy at 100.5
That link also shows only 4 seats where UKIP are > 50% chance.
And % fall away sharply.
A lot of money to be made by MikeK when his 85 seats prediction comes in.
Someone cleverer than me can work out the odds of all of the top 10 Kipper targets landing.
Following up my comment that Osborne looked Ill at Pmqs, Mike Smithson retweets...
Ross McCafferty (@RossMcCaff) 26/11/2014 12:15 Where in gods name was George Osborne last night? He looks like he slept in a ditch #pmqs pic.twitter.com/CgYxswbQcd
Treasury Xmas Party in a crypt, by the look of him. Probably slept in a coffin.
All those who praise multiculturism should reflect that if this thread was on another religion, it would be closed down amid a storm of protests and fatwas .
You forgot police investigations and arrests. Some religions are more equal than others.
Interesting that people have taken 'Jesus' to be the moral view irrespective of their own. It's quite a relief to know that despite the rise of UKIP most people still recognize where the moral compass points.
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
If you had spent the night travelling through Judea on a rail replacement donkey service, you too would support re-nationalisation.
Given that He walked on water, I doubt that He would stand around waiting for a replacement anything. He had the Ascension option as well.
Hmm - not sure Kippers would approve of middle eastern types who could walk on water - as they could easily avoid using patrolled ports to enter from Sangatte.
but they allow immigrants in on a points basis I believe- and how many points does being able to walk on water get you? loads I would have thought!!
you know "Points based" is code for "how white are you ?"
Probably have a British passport anyway as anyone civilised knows that the Son of God must be an Englishman and probably from Yorkshire
Either that or Labour used to give them away with a subscription to the Palestine Times.
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
Interesting that people have taken 'Jesus' to be the moral view irrespective of their own. It's quite a relief to know that despite the rise of UKIP most people still recognize where the moral compass points.
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
Some of us have been enjoying the site since 2004 and are quite content with the way OGH chooses his threads .
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
I think reporting them is fine (and one of the raison d'êtres of PB). Reading too much in to one poll can be a bit tiresome, but it's just a bit of fun (EMICIPM anyone?).
Interesting that people have taken 'Jesus' to be the moral view irrespective of their own. It's quite a relief to know that despite the rise of UKIP most people still recognize where the moral compass points.
Is there any evidence that UKIP supporters are more or less religious than other cohorts?
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
Some of us have been enjoying the site since 2004 and are quite content with the way OGH chooses his threads .
Careful now, that's getting close to a Mellor-esque "don't you know who I am"
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
There hasn't been a Tory lead for nearly a week now.
Reckless likely to lose Rochester next May, say bookies. http://ow.ly/EViA5
The bookies are all Tories?
"According to our individual constituency prices, that means Rochester & Strood is now the eighth most likely win for UKIP at the general election. The UKIP win % is the chance of them taking the seat at the general election, as implied by our odds"
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
Not really as UKIP could conceivably be odds against in every seat and Kipper seats be a buy at 100.5
That link also shows only 4 seats where UKIP are > 50% chance.
And % fall away sharply.
A lot of money to be made by MikeK when his 85 seats prediction comes in.
Someone cleverer than me can work out the odds of all of the top 10 Kipper targets landing.
Are they planning to do a series like this? The views of other gods will be very interesting. Odin on gay marriage will be a hoot! (Totally in favour obviously as he's Scandinavian)
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
There hasn't been a Tory lead for nearly a week now.
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
There hasn't been a Tory lead for nearly a week now.
There had been a time when there hadn't been one in 18 months!
Without reference to polls your ever more assured postings 'I'm now convinced than ever that The Tories are heading for an 8-10 point majority' would look even more asinyne than they usually do
O/T Word reaches me that Neil Findlay can win more party members than Jim Murphy in the electoral college that decides who will be Scottish Labour leader. (It's split into thirds - members, parliamentarians and affiliates). With Findlay set to do well among unions and with Murphy having a big lead among MPs and MSPs it will likely come down to the members.
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
There hasn't been a Tory lead for nearly a week now.
Clearly the Tories are experiencing some downward revision after Rochester and Strood. This further evinces a theory I have held since the Cleggasm: namely that a more sophisticated public uses opinion polls not to indicate intended behaviour but rather as a commentary on the perceived Zeitgeist. In short: all polling is now junk.
A new poll conducted by ComRes for ITV News reveals that Labour retains its lead over the Conservatives in the forty most marginal seats where the two parties are fighting head-to-head against each other ahead of the General Election next year.
However, Labour’s lead falls from 11 points in September to eight points now. Its potential vote share has fallen two points to 39%, while the Conservatives are on 31%. At the General Election in 2010, the two main parties were tied on 37% across these seats.
The Liberal Democrats are now on 7%, while UKIP are in third place on 18% – suggesting Nigel Farage’s party could play a significant role in determining who comes out top in these crucial battlegrounds.
Con 31% (+1)
Lab 39% (-2)
Lib Dem 7% (+1)
UKIP 18% (+1) Others 4% (-3)
(Figures in brackets show changes from October 2014)
With the Labour lead back to 1, and therefore likely to fall away when the sub-sample drops off, can I make a strong suggestion to Mike that you stop posting every single poll between now and the GE? Some will be favourable, some won't be. It would be very wise to do a poll thread every few days, preferably even weekly. This I know won't be popular with all, but there's a serious danger that you are getting blown hither and thither by every passing poll. Circumspection based on seeing the trends would enhance, rather than devalue, this site.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
Some of us have been enjoying the site since 2004 and are quite content with the way OGH chooses his threads .
Odin was old and grumpy and disapproving of Thor and his goldilocks and his toting a hammer around. I'd always assumed it was because he worried about the lad. I will concede though that my concept of gayness at the time was pretty much restricted to Liberal Party leaders, and I had a very hazy idea of what it entailed. I think you can see why Norse gods of any description didn't quite line up with the Liberal leadership in my ten year old mind. Clearly though with the onset of the LibDems and Clegg things have changed. Worthy of the Halls of Valhalla to a man/woman/person of other gender.
I am not religious but I seem to recall Jesus saying something like "render unto Caesar what is Caesars." Surely the nationalisation of trains falls into that category.
I am not religious but I seem to recall Jesus saying something like "render unto Caesar what is Caesars." Surely the nationalisation of trains falls into that category.
Some people have to much time on their hands.
I interpret that as acknowledging the claims of the Roman Empire, the predecessor of the EU, of course. In other words, Jesus was not one to seek a rebate.
A new poll conducted by ComRes for ITV News reveals that Labour retains its lead over the Conservatives in the forty most marginal seats where the two parties are fighting head-to-head against each other ahead of the General Election next year.
However, Labour’s lead falls from 11 points in September to eight points now. Its potential vote share has fallen two points to 39%, while the Conservatives are on 31%. At the General Election in 2010, the two main parties were tied on 37% across these seats.
The Liberal Democrats are now on 7%, while UKIP are in third place on 18% – suggesting Nigel Farage’s party could play a significant role in determining who comes out top in these crucial battlegrounds.
Con 31% (+1)
Lab 39% (-2)
Lib Dem 7% (+1)
UKIP 18% (+1) Others 4% (-3)
(Figures in brackets show changes from October 2014)
Sturgeon sounds (via BBC News 24 live) as if she wants to ratchet up income taxes, and talking up case for living wage in private sector in Scotland. Why not just go the whole hog and set up an incomes policy. Back to the 70s with the SNP's socialist nationalism.
Jesus wouldn't get involved in any of these political issues, seeing that he made a point of not getting involved in the politics of his time, when there were much more controversial topics - notably the Roman occupation of Judea - on the table.
"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and Render unto God what is God's."
A new poll conducted by ComRes for ITV News reveals that Labour retains its lead over the Conservatives in the forty most marginal seats where the two parties are fighting head-to-head against each other ahead of the General Election next year.
However, Labour’s lead falls from 11 points in September to eight points now. Its potential vote share has fallen two points to 39%, while the Conservatives are on 31%. At the General Election in 2010, the two main parties were tied on 37% across these seats.
The Liberal Democrats are now on 7%, while UKIP are in third place on 18% – suggesting Nigel Farage’s party could play a significant role in determining who comes out top in these crucial battlegrounds.
Con 31% (+1)
Lab 39% (-2)
Lib Dem 7% (+1)
UKIP 18% (+1) Others 4% (-3)
(Figures in brackets show changes from October 2014)
Sturgeon sounds (via BBC News 24 live) as if she wants to ratchet up income taxes, and talking up case for living wage in private sector in Scotland. Why not just go the whole hog and set up an incomes policy. Back to the 70s with the SNP's socialist nationalism.
Fertile grounds for a Tory revival in Scotland? (I live in hope).
A new poll conducted by ComRes for ITV News reveals that Labour retains its lead over the Conservatives in the forty most marginal seats where the two parties are fighting head-to-head against each other ahead of the General Election next year.
However, Labour’s lead falls from 11 points in September to eight points now. Its potential vote share has fallen two points to 39%, while the Conservatives are on 31%. At the General Election in 2010, the two main parties were tied on 37% across these seats.
The Liberal Democrats are now on 7%, while UKIP are in third place on 18% – suggesting Nigel Farage’s party could play a significant role in determining who comes out top in these crucial battlegrounds.
Con 31% (+1)
Lab 39% (-2)
Lib Dem 7% (+1)
UKIP 18% (+1) Others 4% (-3)
(Figures in brackets show changes from October 2014)
For clarity, this is 25 most marginal (Conservative held) and 15 most marginal (Labour held) so that's something to be aware of when drawing conclusions from it.
A new poll conducted by ComRes for ITV News reveals that Labour retains its lead over the Conservatives in the forty most marginal seats where the two parties are fighting head-to-head against each other ahead of the General Election next year.
However, Labour’s lead falls from 11 points in September to eight points now. Its potential vote share has fallen two points to 39%, while the Conservatives are on 31%. At the General Election in 2010, the two main parties were tied on 37% across these seats.
The Liberal Democrats are now on 7%, while UKIP are in third place on 18% – suggesting Nigel Farage’s party could play a significant role in determining who comes out top in these crucial battlegrounds.
Con 31% (+1)
Lab 39% (-2)
Lib Dem 7% (+1)
UKIP 18% (+1) Others 4% (-3)
(Figures in brackets show changes from October 2014)
For clarity, this is 25 most marginal (Conservative held) and 15 most marginal (Labour held) so that's something to be aware of when drawing conclusions from it.
Really it would be better concentrating on the 40 con held marginals which will presumably much closer.
Anyone know what the 25 con held ones show in this?
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Jesus could raise the dead so all this should interest Clegg and co.
All is normal with the world!
Something amiss if 8th most likely seats is odds against and SPIN has Kipper seats at 10.5
Potential Arb ?
You feeling hard then?
-Nah, I've always been a fella!
“Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9CjnDufqeQ
Ross McCafferty (@RossMcCaff)
26/11/2014 12:15
Where in gods name was George Osborne last night? He looks like he slept in a ditch #pmqs
pic.twitter.com/CgYxswbQcd
So what?
A lot of money to be made by MikeK when his 85 seats prediction comes in.
Someone cleverer than me can work out the odds of all of the top 10 Kipper targets landing.
Rank Seat Win 2010 UKIP Win %
1 Clacton Cons 82.25%
2 Thanet South Cons 64.58%
3 Thurrock Cons 57.47%
4 Boston & Skegness Cons 56.06%
5 Great Yarmouth Cons 40.33%
6 Castle Point Cons 38.47%
7 Thanet North Cons 36.55%
8 Rochester & Strood Cons 35.87%
9 Great Grimsby Lab 32.94%
10 Rotherham Lab 28.51%
11 Cannock Chase Cons 27.91%
12 Dover Cons 27.77%
13 Louth & Horncastle Cons 26.29%
14 Basildon S & Thurrock E Cons 25.67%
15 Folkestone & Hythe Cons 22.65%
16 Sittingbourne & Sheppey Cons 22.57%
17 Eastleigh LD 20.81%
18 Camborne & Redruth Cons 20.23%
19 St Austell & Newquay LD 19.83%
20 Portsmouth South LD 19.66%
"Were these not locust beans rather than Locusta migratoria?"
Give him a break. Would he have been so cheerful if he was veggie too? Although I did wonder how he managed to catch the little blighters.
Perfect combination of public and private sector.
Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.
Not that I think that is a very good way of estimating their likely total. Although I have bought them at 10 with SPIN.
You forgot police investigations and arrests.
Some religions are more equal than others.
In terms of thread coverage, there must be plenty of other ways to report politics. And there would be nothing wrong occasionally with simply having an Open thread, a little like Nighthawks, in the daytime. Not every discussion has to be led from the front.
Either that or Labour used to give them away with a subscription to the Palestine Times.
Odin may have had gender dysphoria according to legend.
You Gov the smallest
Although a carpenter by background, he went on to become a teacher - admittedly a locum, but still effective.
Labour doing better this week is unlikely to be Mylene. More likely, dancing to the Ukip theme on immigration is the reason. Do you approve?
Without reference to polls your ever more assured postings 'I'm now convinced than ever that The Tories are heading for an 8-10 point majority' would look even more asinyne than they usually do
Are you sure that wasn't Thor?
A week ago Findlay's camp believed their man was 6% behind in the college overall but apparently it's much closer. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/scottish-labour-leadership-could-former-bricklayer-neil-findlay-be-labours-biggest-headache-yet-9871403.html
4/1 is still available on Findlay causing a big shock and he's certainly the value pick at this stage: http://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-scottish-labour-leader
Or buy the Times Guide to the House of Commons...
A new poll conducted by ComRes for ITV News reveals that Labour retains its lead over the Conservatives in the forty most marginal seats where the two parties are fighting head-to-head against each other ahead of the General Election next year.
However, Labour’s lead falls from 11 points in September to eight points now. Its potential vote share has fallen two points to 39%, while the Conservatives are on 31%. At the General Election in 2010, the two main parties were tied on 37% across these seats.
The Liberal Democrats are now on 7%, while UKIP are in third place on 18% – suggesting Nigel Farage’s party could play a significant role in determining who comes out top in these crucial battlegrounds.
Con 31% (+1)
Lab 39% (-2)
Lib Dem 7% (+1)
UKIP 18% (+1)
Others 4% (-3)
(Figures in brackets show changes from October 2014)
http://comres.co.uk/poll/1329/itv-news-marginal-constituencies-poll-november-2014.htm
Some people have to much time on their hands.
Lab isnt really up this week its been the Tory UKIP vote that has increased Lab lead
Have a quick butchers, though if it messes with your childhood memories, I bear no responsibilities.
http://norse-mythology.org/gods-and-creatures/the-aesir-gods-and-goddesses/odin/
What a title.
"Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's and Render unto God what is God's."
Thanks Rod and Rob.
I don't think Theyworkforyou is open data (they have restrictions on use).
I'll have a look at the Wiki list.
Anyone know what the 25 con held ones show in this?
Jesus Christ Will Never Be Prime Minister
BZ said he would be out there with Jenny Jones etc, PH said he wouldn't get involved