Iirc there's a record 7 seat lead from Sporting today for the Tories on a mid-spread of 283 compared with Labour's 276 ..... await the "that can't be right" yelps from the lefties.
Surely all punters appreciate that it's not a matter of right / wrong but value / not value?
If you want to keep the bet the whole way, yes. But we were being assured that 2.0 on Labour was good value only a few weeks ago, and those positions are substantially under water at present.
Value bets can drift though, and not every shortener is value
Iirc there's a record 7 seat lead from Sporting today for the Tories on a mid-spread of 283 compared with Labour's 276 ..... await the "that can't be right" yelps from the lefties.
Surely all punters appreciate that it's not a matter of right / wrong but value / not value?
If you want to keep the bet the whole way, yes. But we were being assured that 2.0 on Labour was good value only a few weeks ago, and those positions are substantially under water at present.
Value bets can drift though, and not every shortener is value
Of course. But the argument seems to be "this is just the Tory backers shortening the price, like always." Well, if you knew that was going to happen, why not wait until afterwards to back the other side?!
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
I see World at One says, "One former minister we spoke to this morning approached by Ch4/Telegraph told us that "it appeared dodgy from the outset."
Why can't we be told who that was? It would do him or her nothing but good.
Depends whether they thought it was dodgy because they were above morally questionable grubbing for dosh, or because they thought it was a sting with no actual cash being offered.
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
Yes, it's obviously a bad e-w race. But I suspect there's a little more to your method than that.
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
Fantastic stuff, Iannucci has an amazing record of quality satirical programming. It's almost a shame Alan Partridge proved so successful as it basically took him away from political satire for the best part of 10 years. The nation's loss.
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
Yes, it's obviously a bad e-w race. But I suspect there's a little more to your method than that.
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
Yes, it's obviously a bad e-w race. But I suspect there's a little more to your method than that.
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
Place arbs , account closers
If I had any!
Yes - other posters should note that backing in bad e/w races is a very quick way to get your accounts cut.
That's not such a stupid position. Constitutional change in many countries, including Australia and the USA, requires more than just a simple majority. By any measure, leaving the EU would be a constitutional change.
Or if we were more imaginative, perhaps we could have a hokey-cokey settlement with the EU, with Scotland in and other parts of the UK out.
Although it does give a veto to 4% of the voters (or arguably 2%+1). Hardly democratic.
We are living in a country that is slowly and asymmetrically federalising. We need to think through how we protect the interests of the smaller parts of that emerging federation if it is to survive. Perhaps the Australian system of needing a national majority and a majority in a majority of the component parts might work.
I cant see that working, its too asymmetrically to feel fair to England.
3.6m Scots + 1.2m Northern Irish + 1.4m Welsh = 6.2m voters agaist 39.4m England voters are in favor
and an idea is dropped ?
You could break England into constituent regions, say: Londonistan, Greater Sussex, Wessex, Cornwall, Mercia, East Anglia, Lancashire, Yorkshire and Northumbria.
Then England would have nine separate votes in the Federal UK.
The problem is that you only really have a viable Northumbria. The only other two subnationalities where that might have popular traction and definable - Cornwall and Cumbria are too small to be viable. The three which might be viable - York, Wessex and Mercia are not definable geographically and most of the rest of England was even more fluid before a concept of England existed.
The solution is to divide England into four: East and West of Watling Street (ie, the Alfred/Guthrum settlement), but only south of the Humber; then north of the Humber and London. East and West is just as big a divide as North and South in England.
Just noticed an HSBC ad on PB. OGH/TSE - care to comment on your editorial policy?
The ads are based on your browsing history.
The only ad we are responsible for is the Sporting Index advert on the top right hand side.
Sounds like a get out clause to me
A few years ago, one poster, complained about the adverts on PB because they were about Russian Brides/Escorts.
A few people pointed out that the adverts you see on PB is based on your own browsing history.
That poster went very quiet after that.
I am now getting ads about LASIK surgery. Strange. I think I have disabled cookies, so it doesn't know where I am browsing, so just serves up random ones.
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
Yes, it's obviously a bad e-w race. But I suspect there's a little more to your method than that.
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
Place arbs , account closers
If I had any!
Yes - other posters should note that backing in bad e/w races is a very quick way to get your accounts cut.
Why else would you place a bet if you didn't think it was value ?
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
Yes, it's obviously a bad e-w race. But I suspect there's a little more to your method than that.
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
Place arbs , account closers
If I had any!
Yes - other posters should note that backing in bad e/w races is a very quick way to get your accounts cut.
Why else would you place a bet if you didn't think it was value ?
Entertainment in its own right. To enhance your enjoyment of watching sport. The hope of a big win. Addiction.
Why are some so keen to carve England into shitty little political fiefdoms? To have parity with the Scottish Parliament an English Parliament is required.
Just noticed an HSBC ad on PB. OGH/TSE - care to comment on your editorial policy?
The ads are based on your browsing history.
The only ad we are responsible for is the Sporting Index advert on the top right hand side.
But they seem to be aware of the content of what you browse. I got offered solar panels last night which I can only assume resulted from yesterday's AGW borefest on here - so PB can indirectly dictate the content of ads.
@RobD When did Malcolm get suspended? Jack removed himself last night i think?
Very recently, I think. I was asleep so am only catching up on things.
Has there been some industrial-scale deletion of posts then?
Not sure what you are getting at? My point was that they were both suspended in the end, so it seems strange Straw has just been jettisoned from the headline entirely (although I concede the point that it is the latest part of the story).
Just noticed an HSBC ad on PB. OGH/TSE - care to comment on your editorial policy?
The ads are based on your browsing history.
The only ad we are responsible for is the Sporting Index advert on the top right hand side.
Sounds like a get out clause to me
A few years ago, one poster, complained about the adverts on PB because they were about Russian Brides/Escorts.
A few people pointed out that the adverts you see on PB is based on your own browsing history.
That poster went very quiet after that.
to be fair though, it seems like having an asian IP address and occasionally reading the telegraph online is quite enough to send the philipino bride ads to your browser. I mostly use adblock, though I switch it off for sites that I like...
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
Yes, it's obviously a bad e-w race. But I suspect there's a little more to your method than that.
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
Place arbs , account closers
If I had any!
Yes - other posters should note that backing in bad e/w races is a very quick way to get your accounts cut.
Why else would you place a bet if you didn't think it was value ?
Entertainment in its own right. To enhance your enjoyment of watching sport. The hope of a big win. Addiction.
All of which is to say that most punters are not value-seekers.
As regards bad each-way races, they are tolerated by the industry [though they do what they can to encourage more even racing] on the basis that having consistent each-way terms is good for business in general.
But anyone who solely seeks to play in such races is not tolerated.
Heh. 100-1 just not big enough for you these days? Thanks for the tip :-)
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
Yes, it's obviously a bad e-w race. But I suspect there's a little more to your method than that.
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
Place arbs , account closers
If I had any!
Yes - other posters should note that backing in bad e/w races is a very quick way to get your accounts cut.
Why else would you place a bet if you didn't think it was value ?
Entertainment in its own right. To enhance your enjoyment of watching sport. The hope of a big win. Addiction.
All of which is to say that most punters are not value-seekers.
As regards bad each-way races, they are tolerated by the industry [though they do what they can to encourage more even racing] on the basis that having consistent each-way terms is good for business in general.
But anyone who solely seeks to play in such races is not tolerated.
Just noticed an HSBC ad on PB. OGH/TSE - care to comment on your editorial policy?
The ads are based on your browsing history.
The only ad we are responsible for is the Sporting Index advert on the top right hand side.
But they seem to be aware of the content of what you browse. I got offered solar panels last night which I can only assume resulted from yesterday's AGW borefest on here - so PB can indirectly dictate the content of ads.
Yes that plays a factor, and the thread headers.
Mike took great pleasure informing me that shortly after my first stint as guest editor, o2 blocked PB to under 18s because of its adult content.
I guess headlines like "Balls deep in trouble" don't help
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
@RobD When did Malcolm get suspended? Jack removed himself last night i think?
Very recently, I think. I was asleep so am only catching up on things.
Has there been some industrial-scale deletion of posts then?
Not sure what you are getting at? My point was that they were both suspended in the end, so it seems strange Straw has just been jettisoned from the headline entirely (although I concede the point that it is the latest part of the story).
Sorry, we are at cross-purposes! Thought I had missed a massive overnight spat between JackW and malcolmg! Jeez....I really need to broaden my horizons outside pb.com.....
Fantastic stuff, Iannucci has an amazing record of quality satirical programming. It's almost a shame Alan Partridge proved so successful as it basically took him away from political satire for the best part of 10 years. The nation's loss.
At least Season Four of Veep is back 12th April.
A fine programme indeed. Will it still be called Veep?
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
I'd like to nominate this for "most useless post of the day".
@RobD When did Malcolm get suspended? Jack removed himself last night i think?
Incorrect and you cannot limit damage on your party that way. He referred himself to the PSC but Labour suspended the whip. Rifkind did the same last night but only Rifkind is " highlighted" on the BBC of course.
@RobD When did Malcolm get suspended? Jack removed himself last night i think?
Very recently, I think. I was asleep so am only catching up on things.
Has there been some industrial-scale deletion of posts then?
Not sure what you are getting at? My point was that they were both suspended in the end, so it seems strange Straw has just been jettisoned from the headline entirely (although I concede the point that it is the latest part of the story).
Sorry, we are at cross-purposes! Thought I had missed a massive overnight spat between JackW and malcolmg! Jeez....I really need to broaden my horizons outside pb.com.....
@RobD When did Malcolm get suspended? Jack removed himself last night i think?
Very recently, I think. I was asleep so am only catching up on things.
Has there been some industrial-scale deletion of posts then?
Not sure what you are getting at? My point was that they were both suspended in the end, so it seems strange Straw has just been jettisoned from the headline entirely (although I concede the point that it is the latest part of the story).
Sorry, we are at cross-purposes! Thought I had missed a massive overnight spat between JackW and malcolmg! Jeez....I really need to broaden my horizons outside pb.com.....
Ha! When will OGH wake up and withdraw the whip from these two malcontents, Mr. Speaker? He. Just. Doesn't. Get. It.
@RobD When did Malcolm get suspended? Jack removed himself last night i think?
Very recently, I think. I was asleep so am only catching up on things.
Has there been some industrial-scale deletion of posts then?
Not sure what you are getting at? My point was that they were both suspended in the end, so it seems strange Straw has just been jettisoned from the headline entirely (although I concede the point that it is the latest part of the story).
Sorry, we are at cross-purposes! Thought I had missed a massive overnight spat between JackW and malcolmg! Jeez....I really need to broaden my horizons outside pb.com.....
You weren't the only one (well, for about 15 seconds!).
Fantastic stuff, Iannucci has an amazing record of quality satirical programming. It's almost a shame Alan Partridge proved so successful as it basically took him away from political satire for the best part of 10 years. The nation's loss.
At least Season Four of Veep is back 12th April.
A fine programme indeed. Will it still be called Veep?
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
Isn't it a small majority, on average polling figures these days?
Especially if you add in Aidan Burley, and the Conservative Party committee members who decided that his conduct was not racist. Or was that decision morally beautiful and morally competent?
@Moses_ The whip was withdrawn from Jack Straw last night, or he resigned it, take your pick. Malcolm Rifkind was suspended this afternoon. Do try to keep up dear?
An interesting comment by Andrew Sparrow in his (as ever excellent) Live Blog:
What’s most striking about the controversy is the yawning gap it has exposed between what MPs are allowed to do and what people actually think that they should do. MPs are allowed to take second jobs as consultants, provided they do not engage in “paid advocacy”, and the relevant rules are largely about ensuring that relevant interests are declared. My colleague Matthew Weaver has had a look at the rules that Jack Straw and Rifkind could conceivably have broken, but he hasn’t found it easy, and if the best that anyone can do is to find Straw guilty of having a business meeting in his office (see 1.17pm), then the parliamentary commissioner for standards is unlikely to get excited. (The claim that Straw got his parliamentary researcher to do business work for him looks more serious, but Straw answered this this morning when he said that only two thirds of the researcher’s salary was paid by parliament, and that the rest was paid by Straw himself.)
An interesting comment by Andrew Sparrow in his (as ever excellent) Live Blog:
What’s most striking about the controversy is the yawning gap it has exposed between what MPs are allowed to do and what people actually think that they should do. MPs are allowed to take second jobs as consultants, provided they do not engage in “paid advocacy”, and the relevant rules are largely about ensuring that relevant interests are declared. My colleague Matthew Weaver has had a look at the rules that Jack Straw and Rifkind could conceivably have broken, but he hasn’t found it easy, and if the best that anyone can do is to find Straw guilty of having a business meeting in his office (see 1.17pm), then the parliamentary commissioner for standards is unlikely to get excited. (The claim that Straw got his parliamentary researcher to do business work for him looks more serious, but Straw answered this this morning when he said that only two thirds of the researcher’s salary was paid by parliament, and that the rest was paid by Straw himself.)
It worked out rather well for me - Paddy would only let me stake 55p E/W, so I logged on to Betfred and discovered not only that I had a free bet sitting there, but also that they'd nicked £36 out of my account because it had been dormant for a while. To be fair to them, they refunded it as soon as I queried it, so I gained even by losing!
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Because, of course, Mr Bond speaks for all Conservatives everywhere.
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Because, of course, Mr Bond speaks for all Conservatives everywhere.
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Because, of course, Mr Bond speaks for all Conservatives everywhere.
Fair enough but what does that say about attitudes to ukip based on the comments of one no mark councillor? We see enough broad stroke / judgemental posts of that type
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Because, of course, Mr Bond speaks for all Conservatives everywhere.
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Because, of course, Mr Bond speaks for all Conservatives everywhere.
Fair enough but what does that say about attitudes to ukip based on the comments of one no mark councillor? We see enough broad stroke / judgemental posts of that type
A councilor is an elected representative of the party. It says a lot about their screening process, and the reaction of the hierarchy to some of the comments is significant as well (it can be interpreted as condoning, albeit not endorsing, the remarks).
But, as far as I know Bond_James_Bond is a no-nothing poster on a website and what he says is as relevant to the Conservative Party as what I say on here.
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Because, of course, Mr Bond speaks for all Conservatives everywhere.
It's not an uncommon attitude on this forum.
And there are a lot of people on this forum who don't represent all Conservatives everywhere,
So I've not actually watched the BBC UKIP program. Don't know if I could stand watching it to be honest (I get the impression it'll be like watching the office, pretty cringeworthy).
So I've not actually watched the BBC UKIP program. Don't know if I could stand watching it to be honest (I get the impression it'll be like watching the office, pretty cringeworthy).
Don't waste your time.
It was appalling. Though I did feel sorry for the Kipper Press Officer.
Iceland are surprisingly successful, despite being hated and mocked in equal measure by the metro elite as the chavs supermarket. But growing across the country and are teflon like when it comes to bad PR....even the horse meat scandal, they ended up selling more burgers than they ever had and somehow came out of that with zero damage to their long term future.
The fact that there are UKIP voters and Labour voters is depressing testament to the fact that we share our country with a large minority of people who are morally ugly and morally incompetent.
That kind of attitude very neatly demonstrates why the Conservatives probably can't win an overall majority again. The massive sense of entitlement, combined with the belief that non-Conservative voters are stupid or malevolent.
Because, of course, Mr Bond speaks for all Conservatives everywhere.
Fair enough but what does that say about attitudes to ukip based on the comments of one no mark councillor? We see enough broad stroke / judgemental posts of that type
A councilor is an elected representative of the party. It says a lot about their screening process, and the reaction of the hierarchy to some of the comments is significant as well (it can be interpreted as condoning, albeit not endorsing, the remarks).
But, as far as I know Bond_James_Bond is a no-nothing poster on a website and what he says is as relevant to the Conservative Party as what I say on here.
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1420 Ayr Wildest Dreams 125-1 ew (VC,PP)
Yes, it is the way the BBC website lists an ongoing story, the latest developments take the top slot.
PB motto, money trumps morality?
The place prices are bent out of shape on this one (like the one at Clonmel). You're getting over double the BF place price with the regular bookies and pretty much parity on the win so you could lay most of it back off if you wished.
Sort of feeds in to the value debate that was going on earlier, i'm happy knowing that over the long term I will be profitable by being on the right side of the price regularly even if a go on a losing streak.
@michaelsavage: Do watch this amazing John Oliver take down of Labour's Pink Bus gaffe. #PinkBus: http://t.co/01daHHUATq
NB those betting without favourites markets can be goldmines on these races - sometimes the 2nd fav is far too big, sometimes the outsiders aren't cut enough. Big differences between firms.
At least Season Four of Veep is back 12th April.
The only ad we are responsible for is the Sporting Index advert on the top right hand side.
I don't think At the races are showing it.
Does this mean a visit to the Paddy Power shop in Piccadilly Gardens.
If I had any!
A few people pointed out that the adverts you see on PB is based on your own browsing history.
That poster went very quiet after that.
Farage would be Mac Fisheries, International, or some other half-baked supermarket not seen since the 1970s.
"Battery power alone can be used to track Android phones"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31587621
To enhance your enjoyment of watching sport.
The hope of a big win.
Addiction.
Why are some so keen to carve England into shitty little political fiefdoms? To have parity with the Scottish Parliament an English Parliament is required.
As regards bad each-way races, they are tolerated by the industry [though they do what they can to encourage more even racing] on the basis that having consistent each-way terms is good for business in general.
But anyone who solely seeks to play in such races is not tolerated.
Mike took great pleasure informing me that shortly after my first stint as guest editor, o2 blocked PB to under 18s because of its adult content.
I guess headlines like "Balls deep in trouble" don't help
The clue is the World at One which IIRC is on the BBC. This tells you that the minister they won't name was a Tory.
If it had been a BBC sting and a Labour minister they'd have led with it and they'd have left Straw out altogether.
Incorrect and you cannot limit damage on your party that way. He referred himself to the PSC but Labour suspended the whip. Rifkind did the same last night but only Rifkind is " highlighted" on the BBC of course.
Good try though.... Failed!
"Crossover was predictable given views on the economy"
http://ourinsight.opinium.co.uk/opinium-blog/crossover-was-predictable-given-views-economy
just kidding!
Especially if you add in Aidan Burley, and the Conservative Party committee members who decided that his conduct was not racist. Or was that decision morally beautiful and morally competent?
The whip was withdrawn from Jack Straw last night, or he resigned it, take your pick.
Malcolm Rifkind was suspended this afternoon.
Do try to keep up dear?
Has Hugo Rifkind of The Murdoch Times had anything to say? He's normally loquacious...
Hugo Rifkind @hugorifkind
@georgegalloway Thanks for asking, George. I suppose I'd just say I salute my dad's courage, strength and indefatigability. Hope this helps.
Some of the tweets I've seen make me think there's some really bat shit crazy people out there because they are obsessed with the following two facts
1) Sir Malcolm Rifkind is Jewish
2) Sir Malcolm Rifkind's cousin was Leon Brittan
But they're going round again.
Lab lead down to 1.0% in ELBOW w/e 22nd Feb (0.5% down on 15th Feb).
Con also down a touch.
UKIP, LDs and Greens all up to varying extents. LDs on their highest ELBOW since 12th Oct!
https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/569480545782145026
https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/569481700058771457
https://twitter.com/Sunil_P2/status/569482684214468608
What’s most striking about the controversy is the yawning gap it has exposed between what MPs are allowed to do and what people actually think that they should do. MPs are allowed to take second jobs as consultants, provided they do not engage in “paid advocacy”, and the relevant rules are largely about ensuring that relevant interests are declared. My colleague Matthew Weaver has had a look at the rules that Jack Straw and Rifkind could conceivably have broken, but he hasn’t found it easy, and if the best that anyone can do is to find Straw guilty of having a business meeting in his office (see 1.17pm), then the parliamentary commissioner for standards is unlikely to get excited. (The claim that Straw got his parliamentary researcher to do business work for him looks more serious, but Straw answered this this morning when he said that only two thirds of the researcher’s salary was paid by parliament, and that the rest was paid by Straw himself.)
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2015/feb/23/jack-straw-and-malcolm-rifkind-respond-to-cash-for-access-allegations-politics-live-blog#block-54eb18e7e4b0396c3e2b1dd1
The Spectator
@spectator
Posted at
tweets: Paddy Power opens the betting on what's next for Sir Malcolm Rifkind
But, as far as I know Bond_James_Bond is a no-nothing poster on a website and what he says is as relevant to the Conservative Party as what I say on here.
It was appalling. Though I did feel sorry for the Kipper Press Officer.