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    Tim Walker‏@ThatTimWalker·33 mins33 minutes ago
    Only in this country could we start eulogising a man who has cost us all quite as much as Gordon Brown.
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    "When #UKIPEastLondon trended on Twitter after the account posted a string of racist and homophobic comments, I did some quick checking and found UKIP doesn’t have an East London branch, so @UKIPEastLondon couldn’t possibly be a genuine UKIP account. I quickly realised that – once again - some anti-UKIP troll had set up an account claiming to be an ‘official’ UKIP account, with logo and all, purely to make trouble.

    That a few gullible Tweeters who don’t really know what UKIP stands for could have been taken in by all this was one thing; but the story was picked up by first the Independent, then the London Evening Standard, IBTimes, and Pink News.

    All did so in such a way that allowed people to believe the fraudulent Twitter feeds had in reality been officially sanctioned, even going so far as quoting the author of the fake accounts and allowing his words to go unchallenged. They repeated his lie that he was involved in a non-existent branches and referenced our fictional phone conversations. Pink News scraped the deepest depths of the barrel, shamelessly listing the names of UKIP MEPs and prospective Parliamentary Candidates who were still following the account, thereby implying that whether or not they believed the account was genuine, they agreed with the views the account espoused."

    http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/12/01/Gullible-Left-Wing-Media-Taken-In-By-Fake-UKIP-Account
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Douglas Carswell MP ‏@DouglasCarswell · 35m35 minutes ago
    Can you imagine how sections of the press would report this if UKIP had adopted these vile tactics? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/11265911/Calling-Ukip-candidate-by-Turkish-name-did-him-a-favour-says-Tory-MP-over-controversial-campaign-leaflet.html
  • Sunil_PrasannanSunil_Prasannan Posts: 52,121
    edited December 2014
    Nice cartoon, Marf, as always :)
  • AnorakAnorak Posts: 6,621
    FPT:

    Anorak said:

    Anorak said:

    TGOHF said:

    Everyone got the tissues out for the tearful tv farewells to dear old Gordo - the man that saved the world ?

    His biggest claim was that he ended boom and bust. Probably the worst socialist lie.
    It's probably my memories softening with time, but compared to EdM, Gordon was/is a political titan. Given a forced choice between the two of them, with the economy in it's current state, it would be Brown every time.
    Knee-jerk partisan Tory flag wavers have a bit of a problem there.

    If Gordon was that bad, how come Cameron beat him so narrowly and is governing only in a coalition Government?

    And if Ed is worse than Gordon, why is Cameron not leading in the polls?

    I guess it's all down to the silly voters who just can't see things straight. ;-)

    Gordon wasn't that bad, just not very personable and suffered from the Guidoisation of politics (if i can use such a term). And I speak as a Tory voter. Also, his timing sucked!

    As for EdM vs. Cameron, I suspect the much-cited donkey-in-a-red-rosette would have struggled to poll at less than 30% after 5 years of Tory-led cuts and the stagnation of public sector pay.
    There's something in that, Anorak, although I suspect a more fundamental fragmentation of the main political blocs also plays a big part.

    What won't wash is the idea that Ed M is some kind of village idiot. OK, it's fun for those of us that like to post on places like this, but it bears no more relation to the reality than the idea that DC is some kind of crass insensitive Bullingdon toff.

    Party supporters who indulge in those sorts of caricatures are either fools or, more likely, just waving the Party flag. They are of little merit, and certainly of no use to us punters!
    I'm guilty of Ed bashing. Truth is he didn't get where he is today by being a muppet.

    That said: I dislike him, dislike the divisive, insidious envy politics he promotes, and am genuinely fearful of what he would do to my (and my children's) economic prospects were he to be PM.
  • Great Marf!
  • MarqueeMarkMarqueeMark Posts: 52,937
    That traffic jam isn't going to be helped by the thousands of twitchers hoping to get a glimpse of a pair of nesing Eastern Bluebirds...
  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,507
    edited December 2014
    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/
  • As far as I can see from the govt website, only the already announced link between the A40 and the A44 is included in the plans. And that is only a sticking plaster job for the horrible problems of the A40 west of Oxford

  • SocratesSocrates Posts: 10,322
    isam said:

    "When #UKIPEastLondon trended on Twitter after the account posted a string of racist and homophobic comments, I did some quick checking and found UKIP doesn’t have an East London branch, so @UKIPEastLondon couldn’t possibly be a genuine UKIP account. I quickly realised that – once again - some anti-UKIP troll had set up an account claiming to be an ‘official’ UKIP account, with logo and all, purely to make trouble.

    That a few gullible Tweeters who don’t really know what UKIP stands for could have been taken in by all this was one thing; but the story was picked up by first the Independent, then the London Evening Standard, IBTimes, and Pink News.

    All did so in such a way that allowed people to believe the fraudulent Twitter feeds had in reality been officially sanctioned, even going so far as quoting the author of the fake accounts and allowing his words to go unchallenged. They repeated his lie that he was involved in a non-existent branches and referenced our fictional phone conversations. Pink News scraped the deepest depths of the barrel, shamelessly listing the names of UKIP MEPs and prospective Parliamentary Candidates who were still following the account, thereby implying that whether or not they believed the account was genuine, they agreed with the views the account espoused."

    http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/12/01/Gullible-Left-Wing-Media-Taken-In-By-Fake-UKIP-Account

    Pretty embarassing for those publications. I hope they post an apology.
  • I should have also said "...in Cameron's Witney constituency"
  • SocratesSocrates Posts: 10,322
    edited December 2014
  • NeilNeil Posts: 7,983
    Socrates said:
    Do you ever find yourself just a bit ridiculous?

  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,507
    edited December 2014
    Asked to name some substantial spending cuts a Labour government would make, Mr Balls repeated announcements he has already made - such as matching the government's spending plans in 2015-16, a 5% pay cut for ministers and the loss of the winter fuel allowance for pensioners who are higher rate taxpayers.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30267675

    Cutting ministerial pay, well that will tackle about 0.00000001% of the problem. How can you when asked about substantial spending cuts to balance the books reply with that and keep a straight face.
  • rcs1000rcs1000 Posts: 57,624
    Socrates said:
    "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Jefferson

    Anything which lowers the power and prestige of the government is a good thing.
  • CyclefreeCyclefree Posts: 25,326

    Asked to name some substantial spending cuts a Labour government would make, Mr Balls repeated announcements he has already made - such as matching the government's spending plans in 2015-16, a 5% pay cut for ministers and the loss of the winter fuel allowance for pensioners who are higher rate taxpayers.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30267675

    Cutting ministerial pay, well that will tackle about 0.00000001% of the problem.

    In other words, none at all.

  • isamisam Posts: 41,118

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    I really dislike Brand, hope I come up against him if I am selected in Islington South
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Socrates said:

    isam said:

    "When #UKIPEastLondon trended on Twitter after the account posted a string of racist and homophobic comments, I did some quick checking and found UKIP doesn’t have an East London branch, so @UKIPEastLondon couldn’t possibly be a genuine UKIP account. I quickly realised that – once again - some anti-UKIP troll had set up an account claiming to be an ‘official’ UKIP account, with logo and all, purely to make trouble.

    That a few gullible Tweeters who don’t really know what UKIP stands for could have been taken in by all this was one thing; but the story was picked up by first the Independent, then the London Evening Standard, IBTimes, and Pink News.

    All did so in such a way that allowed people to believe the fraudulent Twitter feeds had in reality been officially sanctioned, even going so far as quoting the author of the fake accounts and allowing his words to go unchallenged. They repeated his lie that he was involved in a non-existent branches and referenced our fictional phone conversations. Pink News scraped the deepest depths of the barrel, shamelessly listing the names of UKIP MEPs and prospective Parliamentary Candidates who were still following the account, thereby implying that whether or not they believed the account was genuine, they agreed with the views the account espoused."

    http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/12/01/Gullible-Left-Wing-Media-Taken-In-By-Fake-UKIP-Account

    Pretty embarassing for those publications. I hope they post an apology.
    @UKIPNorthLondon and @UKIPYeovil are also fakes.. the guy is called Joshua Bonehill I think
  • SocratesSocrates Posts: 10,322
    rcs1000 said:

    Socrates said:
    "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Jefferson

    Anything which lowers the power and prestige of the government is a good thing.
    Parliament and the government are not the same thing. The fact that the executive has dominated the legislature to such an extent that people get confused by this is very worrying.
  • jayfdeejayfdee Posts: 618
    Nice cartoon,I really like those very expensive vector signs that display "Sign not in use",or something similar. The rest just tell you about an incident etc that has long since gone,they always seem out of date.
    As for Gordo standing down,I have opened a bottle of wine,only met him once,it was not a pleasant experience.
  • RobDRobD Posts: 60,033
    Late Xmas present ideas? I haven't even started thinking about present yet!
  • NickPalmerNickPalmer Posts: 21,564
    Super cartoon!

    No Populus at all today, apparently? Have they taken an early Christmas break?
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    Goodbye, and good riddance...
  • Super cartoon!

    No Populus at all today, apparently? Have they taken an early Christmas break?

    We had it this morning, Lab down 2, Tories no change. IIRC

  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,736

    Super cartoon!

    No Populus at all today, apparently? Have they taken an early Christmas break?

    We had it this morning, Lab down 2, Tories no change. IIRC

    LAB lead by 3 and EICIPM
  • AndyJSAndyJS Posts: 29,395
    Populus polls have recently been a bit out of line with the polling average. Maybe they're reassessing their methodology.
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,736
    https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/12/01/uniform-swing-rip/

    i think TSE pointed this out earlier.

    Doesn't bode well for LAB most seats CON most votes if PK is right.

    I still think that is the mostly likely outcome but we will see.
  • FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012

    Super cartoon!

    No Populus at all today, apparently? Have they taken an early Christmas break?

    You think so? It hardly warrants it in my view. For one thing there is no white van running anyone over.
    For another, the 2 billion a year is what we will be spending on HS2.
    For another its not all that new - it was heralded last year.
    For another the real cartoon should be one of German crumbling infrastructure.
    http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/low-german-infrastructure-investment-worries-experts-a-990903-2.html
    For another if Labour had not cancelled and stopped all road building we might be in a better place now.

    Out of place I know but Marf must try harder.
  • What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    Brand has made a big mistake. Journalists don't like to be aggressively intimated and insulted whilst doing their jobs.

    Every serious interviewer will now know this is a weakness of Brand's - that he only likes friendly questions - and will seek to expose him on it.
  • CyclefreeCyclefree Posts: 25,326

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    Brand has made a big mistake. Journalists don't like to be aggressively intimated and insulted whilst doing their jobs.

    Every serious interviewer will now know this is a weakness of Brand's - that he only likes friendly questions - and will seek to expose him on it.
    Why does anyone pay any attention to a word he says? Comedians have no special insight into politics or anything other than comedy.

  • FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012
    rcs1000 said:

    Socrates said:
    "When governments fear the people, there is liberty. When the people fear the government, there is tyranny." Jefferson

    Anything which lowers the power and prestige of the government is a good thing.
    Are we meant to get upset about this? Some minister showing she is normal? The US press awards dinners always feature polititians taking liberties with being close to the knuckle for fun and charity. The press actually gave her an award for a similar parliamentary speech which is where she drew attention this story and the press pack all thought 'oh what a jolly sane person'.
    The numpties on this site just got a lot more boorish.
  • surbitonsurbiton Posts: 13,549
    edited December 2014

    https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/12/01/uniform-swing-rip/

    i think TSE pointed this out earlier.

    Doesn't bode well for LAB most seats CON most votes if PK is right.

    I still think that is the mostly likely outcome but we will see.

    Actually, I do not agree with Peter Kellner. UNS , by definition, is average. Like Scotland, I could also come up with micro outcomes in London and other metropolitan areas. Labour would do better than UNS. Similarly, in Kent, Essex, East Anglia, Lincs, the Tories would do worse than UNS because of leakage to UKIP. Under UNS, Clacton or Rochester would not have fallen to UKIP.

    No one ever said UNS is perfect for each seat. But 650 seats is a very large sample.

    About Scotland: Labour only loses these seats on current vote distribution. Even a 36 - 30 split in SNP's favour eradicates their numerical seat advantage. In fact, with a 34 - 34 split, Labour gets 37 seats, SNP 15. Labour gains 2.5 seats for each percentage gained.

    Mark Senior pointed out, even in 2009, SNP led Labour by several points. Labour beat SNP by 22 points in GE2010.

    I agree that will not be repeated. But note Labour did not gain a single seat in Scotland even with a 2.5% swing in GE2010. There is room available. Things can change and does not have to change too much.
  • FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012
    Cyclefree said:

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    Brand has made a big mistake. Journalists don't like to be aggressively intimated and insulted whilst doing their jobs.

    Every serious interviewer will now know this is a weakness of Brand's - that he only likes friendly questions - and will seek to expose him on it.
    Why does anyone pay any attention to a word he says? Comedians have no special insight into politics or anything other than comedy.

    If we could rely on comedians to be funny it would be a big step forward.
  • Super cartoon!

    No Populus at all today, apparently? Have they taken an early Christmas break?

    You think so? It hardly warrants it in my view. For one thing there is no white van running anyone over.
    For another, the 2 billion a year is what we will be spending on HS2.
    For another its not all that new - it was heralded last year.
    For another the real cartoon should be one of German crumbling infrastructure.
    http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/low-german-infrastructure-investment-worries-experts-a-990903-2.html
    For another if Labour had not cancelled and stopped all road building we might be in a better place now.

    Out of place I know but Marf must try harder.
    OK, I'll see your message is passed on to her, although personally I feel your posts leave more room for improvement than her cartoons.
  • MikeKMikeK Posts: 9,053
    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    Good cartoon Marf!

    While in some ways the roads and NHS spending are rather obvious pre election bribes combined with shooting Balls's fox; there is an ominous subtext.

    This all looks like "economic stimulus" required to prevent a slowdown next year. It has a whiff of the Barber boom about it.
  • Cyclefree said:

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    Brand has made a big mistake. Journalists don't like to be aggressively intimated and insulted whilst doing their jobs.

    Every serious interviewer will now know this is a weakness of Brand's - that he only likes friendly questions - and will seek to expose him on it.
    Why does anyone pay any attention to a word he says? Comedians have no special insight into politics or anything other than comedy.

    You're asking the wrong person. It's a bit of a stretch to call him a comedian IMHO.
  • anotherDaveanotherDave Posts: 6,746
    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
  • rcs1000rcs1000 Posts: 57,624
    isam said:

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    I really dislike Brand, hope I come up against him if I am selected in Islington South
    I will come and campaign for you if he's your opponent...
  • surbitonsurbiton Posts: 13,549
    Peter Kellner's Scottish observations made me look up the following GE2010 figures:

    SE: Con 50%, Lab 16%, UKIP 4%
    SW: Con 43%, Lab 15%, UKIP 5%
    East:Con 47%, Lab 20%, UKIP 4%

    Now:

    Con 37%, Lab 28%, UKIP 17%

    Even between Conservative and Labour, there is a 10% swing to Labour induced by UKIP, of course.

    Tories should look in their heartlands.
  • Another quality cartoon from Marf.
    Thank you.
  • MikeKMikeK Posts: 9,053

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    Yes, 10pm yesterday!
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    rcs1000 said:

    isam said:

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    I really dislike Brand, hope I come up against him if I am selected in Islington South
    I will come and campaign for you if he's your opponent...
    Count me in too. He combines arrogance and vacuity in equal measure.
  • FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012

    Good cartoon Marf!

    While in some ways the roads and NHS spending are rather obvious pre election bribes combined with shooting Balls's fox; there is an ominous subtext.

    This all looks like "economic stimulus" required to prevent a slowdown next year. It has a whiff of the Barber boom about it.

    From what I read the works were heralded last year.
    I do not see this funding getting going much by next year and there are in any event a whole string of road work projects that have been going on for years. This is the next lot. Sure there may be some increase at the margins but it is just publicity for new named projects that are part of a programme that was introduced some time back.
    EG
    ''The government unveiled another attempt to kickstart infrastructure investment with a commitment to spend an extra £3bn a year, but gave little indication where the money would be spent.
    The additional funds for capital investment will be found from cuts to government departmental budgets, George Osborne said, and will be available from 2015-16.'' (From Guardian 2013)

    And back in 2013 the IMF urged infrastructure spending.
  • Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.
  • surbitonsurbiton Posts: 13,549

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    We need skyscrapers like every other country if NIMBYs will not allow us to build. Foreigners happy to pay Mansion Tax.
  • MikeSmithsonMikeSmithson Posts: 7,382
    edited December 2014

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    The latest ComRes phone poll will be posted in the header at 10pm. I've got the embargoed copy.

    One party on the up.

  • taffystaffys Posts: 9,753
    ''We need skyscrapers like every other country if NIMBYs will not allow us to build. Foreigners happy to pay Mansion Tax. ''

    It seems that the supply of overseas people who want to live here and/or by property here is essentially limitless...
  • MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    The latest ComRes phone poll will be posted in the header at 10pm. I've got the embargoed copy.

    One party on the up.

    The Lib Dems? :-)

  • anotherDaveanotherDave Posts: 6,746

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    The latest ComRes phone poll will be posted in the header at 10pm. I've got the embargoed copy.

    One party on the up.

    Tell us now. We'll keep it quiet till 10.

  • FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 82,507
    edited December 2014
    I see the BS about Gordon is overflowing...

    History will record him as a man who restored Labour's economic credibility, who kept Britain out of the euro, who helped lead the global response to the financial crisis in 2008.

    The books will also note the national minimum wage, the tax credits and the long period of economic growth that allowed him to pump billions into public services.

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-30275321

    Lets just pull apart the BS.

    No Euro, because Tony wanted it, and Balls came up with 5 impossible tests to pass in the back of a cab.

    Response to the global crisis my arse, so many mistakes.

    Min wage fine, but I don't think that was a Brown's idea.

    Tax credits are awful, complex, and counterproductive.

    And what growth? BBC new favourite measure of GDP / capita, there was no growth for post Labour first period in office (when the global winds were flowing all one way). And that is with ever increasingly public borrowing / spending and massively expanded army of paper pushers adding no real value, all of which adds to official GDP figures.
  • MikeLMikeL Posts: 7,723
    edited December 2014

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    The latest ComRes phone poll will be posted in the header at 10pm. I've got the embargoed copy.

    One party on the up.

    Looks like Lab to me.

    The last ComRes poll was 30/30/9/19.

    I think the polls of the last few days suggest the Lab lead has now risen to about 2% (or just above) from about 1% pre Rochester. UKIP has also slipped in the last 4 or 5 days.

    So from the above base, if anyone is up it must be Lab.
  • perdixperdix Posts: 1,806

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    Houses in the UK, particularly in London, should only be sold to UK citizens who plan to live in them as their principle residence. This condition should be part of the deed of sale, applying even to resales.

  • saddenedsaddened Posts: 2,245
    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    When will your apology to TSE be published, 10:01 PM?
  • MikeL said:

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    The latest ComRes phone poll will be posted in the header at 10pm. I've got the embargoed copy.

    One party on the up.

    Looks like Lab to me.

    The last ComRes poll was 30/30/9/19.

    I think the polls of te last few days suggest the Lab lead has now risen to 2% from 1% pre Rochester. UKIP has also slipped in the last 4 or 5 days.

    So from the above base, if anyone is up it must be Lab.
    This will be the first ComRes phone poll to prompt for UKIP, so it could be the purples.

    Note: I have yet to see a copy of the embargoed poll, HINT HINT, MIKE & COMRES
  • MikeK said:

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    Yes, 10pm yesterday!
    No I said it would be out tonight at 10pm.
  • SocratesSocrates Posts: 10,322
    perdix said:

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    Houses in the UK, particularly in London, should only be sold to UK citizens who plan to live in them as their principle residence. This condition should be part of the deed of sale, applying even to resales.

    If you do that, then there might be less people willing to put up the capital to build them in the first place. I have no problem with foreigners investing money to build desperately needed housing provided they don't leave them empty afterwards.
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    Cyclefree said:

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    Brand has made a big mistake. Journalists don't like to be aggressively intimated and insulted whilst doing their jobs.

    Every serious interviewer will now know this is a weakness of Brand's - that he only likes friendly questions - and will seek to expose him on it.
    Why does anyone pay any attention to a word he says? Comedians have no special insight into politics or anything other than comedy.

    On top of that he is incredibly unfunny
  • NickPalmerNickPalmer Posts: 21,564
    surbiton said:

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    We need skyscrapers like every other country if NIMBYs will not allow us to build. Foreigners happy to pay Mansion Tax.
    Exactly. We'll need a new term for it - "invisible exports" doesn't quite meet the case.

  • welshowlwelshowl Posts: 4,464

    surbiton said:

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    We need skyscrapers like every other country if NIMBYs will not allow us to build. Foreigners happy to pay Mansion Tax.
    Exactly. We'll need a new term for it - "invisible exports" doesn't quite meet the case.

    We are in a sense selling a slice of our political stability to foreigners from less fortunate parts, where your money may not be as safe from your Government, or where you are the Government and fear the people so you buy a safe bolt hole.
  • welshowlwelshowl Posts: 4,464
    perdix said:

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    Houses in the UK, particularly in London, should only be sold to UK citizens who plan to live in them as their principle residence. This condition should be part of the deed of sale, applying even to resales.

    That'll crash the market then. I'm not saying 75% is a desirable figure when there is clearly a housing issue nationwide and in London in particular, but you've got to be careful of introducing things that have unintended consequences which might create different or worse issues.
  • FPT:

    Osborne's Buzzword Bingo

    "Stonehenge" looks like the value bet, even at the shortened odds of 4/5.
    There are few others I fancy.
    DYOR.
  • Is it true Mr Smithson that you are muting people on twitter instead of blocking them outright ? People are saying they don't show up when asking questions and as you never answer people much anyway its hard to tell .But I think people should know if you are using the mute button because that is clearly making fools of people who take time to answer one of your tweets .Thank you
  • surbitonsurbiton Posts: 13,549

    surbiton said:

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    We need skyscrapers like every other country if NIMBYs will not allow us to build. Foreigners happy to pay Mansion Tax.
    Exactly. We'll need a new term for it - "invisible exports" doesn't quite meet the case.

    Tangible exports ? Isn't this the same as selling our football clubs ?
  • audreyanneaudreyanne Posts: 1,376
    MikeL said:

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    i think 10pm was mentioned as when to expect it.
    The latest ComRes phone poll will be posted in the header at 10pm. I've got the embargoed copy.

    One party on the up.

    if anyone is up it must be Lab.
    Lol
  • NickPalmerNickPalmer Posts: 21,564
    Interesting and wittily-written article in Progress magazine on the situation in Sweden. Hard to summarise, but apparently the Sweden Democrats (UKIP counterparts) are partly paralysed by the extended leave of their leader, who is wrestling with dperession and gambling, the Social Democrats and the Greens are arguing about wolves (shoot them or protect them?) and the main current issue is getting public sector management under a degree of democratic control.
  • MikeKMikeK Posts: 9,053
    saddened said:

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    When will your apology to TSE be published, 10:01 PM?
    No apology needed. I merely posed a question which has now been answered, you great lump of sanctimonious horses**t.
  • audreyanneaudreyanne Posts: 1,376
    Tempting though it will be to join in at 10.01pm I'm sticking to my point that a longer term view of polling trends is important, preferably weekly. It's easy to seize on an apparent rise as the sign of something significant when it can be little more than MoE churn.

    And, to the person who asked earlier today: yes I'm 80%+ sure that the Conservatives are going to win outright.
  • rcs1000rcs1000 Posts: 57,624
    Socrates said:

    perdix said:

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    Houses in the UK, particularly in London, should only be sold to UK citizens who plan to live in them as their principle residence. This condition should be part of the deed of sale, applying even to resales.

    If you do that, then there might be less people willing to put up the capital to build them in the first place. I have no problem with foreigners investing money to build desperately needed housing provided they don't leave them empty afterwards.
    For someone who claims to be a classical liberal, you seem... We'll... Unliberal.
  • saddenedsaddened Posts: 2,245
    MikeK said:

    saddened said:

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    When will your apology to TSE be published, 10:01 PM?
    No apology needed. I merely posed a question which has now been answered, you great lump of sanctimonious horses**t.
    Yes there is. If you weren't so lacking in self awareness and common decency, you would be aware of it. But stick with the pathetic insults, it just emphasises my point.
  • saddened said:

    MikeK said:

    saddened said:

    MikeK said:

    So, whats happened to the ComRes poll that TSE was advertising yesterday; has it found stats it doesn't like and quietly quashed it?

    When will your apology to TSE be published, 10:01 PM?
    No apology needed. I merely posed a question which has now been answered, you great lump of sanctimonious horses**t.
    Yes there is. If you weren't so lacking in self awareness and common decency, you would be aware of it. But stick with the pathetic insults, it just emphasises my point.
    If Kippers apologised every time they were wrong on PB, the number of comments on this site would increase by about 400%
  • FloaterFloater Posts: 14,207
    rcs1000 said:

    isam said:

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    I really dislike Brand, hope I come up against him if I am selected in Islington South
    I will come and campaign for you if he's your opponent...
    Actually, I think I would too.

    The man is complete << self moderated>>
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118
    edited December 2014
    Floater said:

    rcs1000 said:

    isam said:

    What a beeeeeeeeeep...Finally somebody from the media has asked a simple question, why are you such a massive hypocrite, and the old cheeky chappy routine soon disappears.

    http://order-order.com/2014/12/01/russell-brand-flips-out-at-media-drags-female-human-shield/

    I really dislike Brand, hope I come up against him if I am selected in Islington South
    I will come and campaign for you if he's your opponent...
    Actually, I think I would too.

    The man is complete << self moderated>>
    Ha cheers!

    I shouldn't think there is any chance of him running, but he lives nearby (Shoreditch I think when not in LA) and I can imagine he might stick his nose in.. I actually know his PA quite well, she is a nice girl

    He sure doesn't live in Grays anymore that's for sure!
  • FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012
    FrancisUrquhartFrancisUrquhart Posts: 8358:52PM edited 8:55PM....
    ''I see the BS about Gordon is overflowing...''

    Yes indeed.

    But he did restore Labour's economoic credibilty. Not with me, and the 'credibility' was all smoke and mirrors but he did restore it with the wider electorate and the dim media.
    And of course he did keep us out of the Euro. A plain fact. The motives were not what he said but it is a plain fact.

    Now I am aware I am damning him with faint praise and just to show deep down I agree with you, let us consider the 'independence' to the Bank of England so widely touted.
    What he actually did was neuter the Bank of England and the governor, such that the then governor nearly resigned. He took away responsibility for managing banks from the BoE and set up the FSA. We all know how that worked out, and he also took away responsibility for setting interest rates and gave it to a committee which he appointed and which included people like Blanchflower.
    The whole eposode is Godon Brown in a nutshell.

    Its hard to find one thing Brown did that was any good and even on the Euro - if we had tried to go in it was moot if there was a majority for a referendum win and trying to go in might have crippled labour and united the tories - so even that was hardly win win.
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453

    And of course he did keep us out of the Euro. A plain fact. The motives were not what he said but it is a plain fact.

    @JohnRentoul: Crowning absurdity is idea GB saved us from adopting euro. Never any prospect of a referendum being remotely winnable http://t.co/ksuru4I0BK
  • FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012
    perdix said:

    Wow, CH4 program just stated 75% of all new homes built in London are bought by overseas owners.

    Houses in the UK, particularly in London, should only be sold to UK citizens who plan to live in them as their principle residence. This condition should be part of the deed of sale, applying even to resales.

    75% - ??
    Now then how many might that be? 'new homes??

    http://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/boris-johnson-under-fire-over-pitiful-number-of-homes-built-in-london-last-year-9414410.html
    'Fewer than half the 42,000 new homes that Boris Johnson claims are needed to tackle London’s housing crisis were actually built last year, according to new official figures.'
    ''Housing charities described the total of 16,800 completions - down five per cent - as “pitiful” ''

    So thats 75% of 16,800 homes were bought by people from overseas (and this at a time when many French people are fleeing their socialist govt).
    12,600 homes. In the vast metropolis that is Greater London. This is supposedly a basis for draconian law changes? Only in numptyland.
  • ComRes up...Tory and Labour got nothing to get excited by, it is going to be, who is the least unpopular come 2015.
  • Labour 3 point lead in new poll for @Independent

    Con 28% (-2)
    Lab 31% (+1)
    LD 9% (NC)
    UKIP 18% (-1)
    Green 7% (+3)
    Others 7% (NC)
  • dr_spyndr_spyn Posts: 11,300
    How long will the Greens surge? A few more months, or will they implode under pressure of an election campaign?
  • MikeLMikeL Posts: 7,723
    ComRes reinforces Lab lead - looks like now 2% minimum, maybe even around 2.5%.

    So up 1%+ post Rochester - Rochester still damaging Con to some degree.
  • Wow. Great speech Dave. Any more 'change the face of the country' addresses you've got hidden up your sleeve between now and next May?
  • The most interesting thing, this is the first ComRes phone poll to prompt for UKIP and UKIP go down.

    Perhaps prompting isn't such a big issue after all*

    *More evidence needed.
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,736
    Tonights COMRES LAB 333 CON 251 LD 33

    EICIPM
  • Wow. Great speech Dave. Any more 'change the face of the country' addresses you've got hidden up your sleeve between now and next May?

    You're ignoring the poll that saw the Tories up 3% post speech.
  • NickPalmerNickPalmer Posts: 21,564

    Labour 3 point lead in new poll for @Independent

    Con 28% (-2)
    Lab 31% (+1)
    LD 9% (NC)
    UKIP 18% (-1)
    Green 7% (+3)
    Others 7% (NC)

    Fits the general picture of a stable, small Labour lead. I'm a bit sceptical about the changes, though - can't think of a reason why the Greens should have nearly doubled over a month.
  • Wow. Great speech Dave. Any more 'change the face of the country' addresses you've got hidden up your sleeve between now and next May?

    All to no avail though as far as you're concerned Casino - more's the pity.
  • anotherDaveanotherDave Posts: 6,746
    edited December 2014
    dr_spyn said:

    How long will the Greens surge? A few more months, or will they implode under pressure of an election campaign?

    The Greens seem to have a more positive image than most, so they may keep on surging.

    http://www.mediafire.com/view/l8rd7atd257yprk/YouGov polls 12 months to 30 November inc Green 2014.jpg#
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 119,960
    edited December 2014

    Labour 3 point lead in new poll for @Independent

    Con 28% (-2)
    Lab 31% (+1)
    LD 9% (NC)
    UKIP 18% (-1)
    Green 7% (+3)
    Others 7% (NC)

    Fits the general picture of a stable, small Labour lead. I'm a bit sceptical about the changes, though - can't think of a reason why the Greens should have nearly doubled over a month.
    I think it is driven by an increased certainty to vote among the Green converts, and less certainty to vote among the other parties.
  • dr_spyn said:

    How long will the Greens surge? A few more months, or will they implode under pressure of an election campaign?

    The Greens seem to have a more positive image than most, so they may keep on surging.

    http://www.mediafire.com/view/l8rd7atd257yprk/YouGov polls 12 months to 30 November inc Green 2014.jpg#
    If so with their communist-style far left policies, it is Labour who will inevitably be hit.
  • anotherDaveanotherDave Posts: 6,746

    dr_spyn said:

    How long will the Greens surge? A few more months, or will they implode under pressure of an election campaign?

    The Greens seem to have a more positive image than most, so they may keep on surging.

    http://www.mediafire.com/view/l8rd7atd257yprk/YouGov polls 12 months to 30 November inc Green 2014.jpg#
    If so with their communist-style far left policies, it is Labour who will inevitably be hit.
    YouGov did a little profile of the Greens the other week. Their support is:

    LD 50%, Lab 22%, Con 9%, Other 18%

    https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/10/27/ukip-greens-and-new-politics-protest/
  • Scott_PScott_P Posts: 51,453
    Good news for Neil Findlay backers.

    Apparently Unite have gone one better than the Ed Miliband envelopes. They have sent out "mock ballot papers" showing people what a vote for Neil would look like
  • Wow. Great speech Dave. Any more 'change the face of the country' addresses you've got hidden up your sleeve between now and next May?

    All to no avail though as far as you're concerned Casino - more's the pity.
    Sorry if you feel I've let you down, Peter. I just can't continue to support a Conservative party that shrugs its shoulders at continuing mass immigration and clearly isn't serious about renegotiation of our EU membership.

    I'm sorry. If a new Tory leader adopted a different position in future of course I'd be happy to reconsider my vote.
  • chestnutchestnut Posts: 7,341
    Labour leads on this poll were 6 and 7 through the summer. Now 3.

    Ed off the telly, back on it between March and May 2015.

    Interesting conversation tonight with a typical C2 moaning about the Tories, clearly UKIP inclined....but nothing would be worse than Ed Miliband.

    Fear will make him reluctantly vote Tory in 2015.
  • dr_spyn said:

    How long will the Greens surge? A few more months, or will they implode under pressure of an election campaign?

    I think their surge will continue. It's following the same pattern as the UKIP surge except for the unfortunate fact that the Green surge is running about 2 years behind UKIP's - so probably won't peak until after the GE. Though I certainly think low double figures in the polls is possible by the GE.

    I think what's happening is that left leaning voters are realising that there's an alternative for them other than the same old choices - in the same was as the right began to a couple of years ago. I think, in fairness, UKIP can take some of the credit for the growth in the Green vote. The left have looked at how the right have got more choosy and thought "Yeah... we'll have some of that too please."

    Whatever the reasons for the Green surge, long may it continue.

  • ArtistArtist Posts: 1,893
    The only coverage I ever see of the Greens is when they are moaning about not being in the debates.
  • foxinsoxukfoxinsoxuk Posts: 23,548
    edited December 2014

    dr_spyn said:

    How long will the Greens surge? A few more months, or will they implode under pressure of an election campaign?

    The Greens seem to have a more positive image than most, so they may keep on surging.

    http://www.mediafire.com/view/l8rd7atd257yprk/YouGov polls 12 months to 30 November inc Green 2014.jpg#
    If so with their communist-style far left policies, it is Labour who will inevitably be hit.
    YouGov did a little profile of the Greens the other week. Their support is:

    LD 50%, Lab 22%, Con 9%, Other 18%

    https://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/10/27/ukip-greens-and-new-politics-protest/
    They also top the poll on anonymised policies, while UKIP policies are not so liked as some might think. The Greens may eat some Kippers in these rather febrile times.

    http://voteforpolicies.org.uk/

    And that includes Islington South

    http://voteforpolicies.org.uk/constituency-results?place=Islington+South+and+Finsbury

    you may be out of luck iSam
  • FlightpathFlightpath Posts: 4,012
    edited December 2014

    Wow. Great speech Dave. Any more 'change the face of the country' addresses you've got hidden up your sleeve between now and next May?

    All to no avail though as far as you're concerned Casino - more's the pity.
    Sorry if you feel I've let you down, Peter. I just can't continue to support a Conservative party that shrugs its shoulders at continuing mass immigration and clearly isn't serious about renegotiation of our EU membership.

    I'm sorry. If a new Tory leader adopted a different position in future of course I'd be happy to reconsider my vote.
    When you say 'serious' you really prejudge and want to leave,
    But in effect you are deserting the only party that could give you a referendum on EU membership.

    The tory party has not shrugged its shoulders but if you can look at UKIP and say you want to support it then prepare to be judged by the company you keep. I'm sure you will be pleased to be on St Nigel's Christmans card list.
  • bigjohnowlsbigjohnowls Posts: 22,736
    chestnut said:

    Labour leads on this poll were 6 and 7 through the summer. Now 3.

    Ed off the telly, back on it between March and May 2015.

    Interesting conversation tonight with a typical C2 moaning about the Tories, clearly UKIP inclined....but nothing would be worse than Ed Miliband.

    Fear will make him reluctantly vote Tory in 2015.

    You sound rather desperate
  • Artist said:

    The only coverage I ever see of the Greens is when they are moaning about not being in the debates.

    Yes, but those of us who are interested in the Greens go and seek out further coverage of them. We're living in an age where people choose what they wish to be informed about,

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