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The point I’ll be waiting for on the night will be the first LAB-CON marginals to declare. These are the seats that will determine which party comes top and all that could mean in the post-election bantering.
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SouthamObserver said: » show previous quotes Rugby League may also have had something to do with Cheshire's lack of top flight football teams: Warrington and Widnes were (are?) pretty big deals in the county and probably took a fair bit of working class support away from football.
That'll be Warrington and Widnes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, north of the Mersey? ;-)
Any debate or discussion involving things being placed in counties is impossible these days after successive Governments spent millions continuously buggering about with the boundaries....
An "FPT repost", not because it was worthy, just posted it as the new thread appeared...
SouthamObserver said: » show previous quotes Rugby League may also have had something to do with Cheshire's lack of top flight football teams: Warrington and Widnes were (are?) pretty big deals in the county and probably took a fair bit of working class support away from football.
That'll be Warrington and Widnes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, north of the Mersey? ;-)
Any debate or discussion involving things being placed in counties is impossible these days after successive Governments spent millions continuously buggering about with the boundaries....
1) looks like swingback is underway 2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....) 3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought. 4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
So what seat this year is going to be like Basildon 92?
Nuneaton. If the Tories hold it then Cameron will be PM, pretty much. At the same time Dagenham & Rainham should give a pointer to the swings that UKIP will achieve.
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SouthamObserver said: » show previous quotes Rugby League may also have had something to do with Cheshire's lack of top flight football teams: Warrington and Widnes were (are?) pretty big deals in the county and probably took a fair bit of working class support away from football.
That'll be Warrington and Widnes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, north of the Mersey? ;-)
Any debate or discussion involving things being placed in counties is impossible these days after successive Governments spent millions continuously buggering about with the boundaries....
My plan is to have just two English counties.
Great Yorkshire and Not Yorkshire.
Yes I'm aware Great Yorkshire is a tautology.
Fine by me - means that you're stuck with Middlesbrough!
1) looks like swingback is underway 2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....) 3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought. 4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
They didn't loathe Maggie. That's a myth which has been created (like most of the myths about Maggie) years after the event, like the even more bizarre myth about the poll tax in Scotland.
1) looks like swingback is underway 2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....) 3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought. 4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
Why would Sturgeon be as loathed as Thatcher in Scotland?
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
Oh, Ed just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchens.
City of Chester could be Labour's first gain at 0230 if they don't get Nuneaton or either of the Northampton seats. Quite a long wait from the 10pm exit poll.
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
Oh, Ed just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchens.
ASHCROFT MARGINALS BY CON-LAB CONSTITUENCY SWING (brackets = Question 1 national swing )
Latest Midlands swings by subsample averages by other pollsters.
MIDLANDS 6.5 (4.0) WM Cannock Chase 6.2 YOUGOV (incl Wales) 6.0 (5.0) EM Milton Keynes South 5.0 (4.0) EM Nuneaton 4.3 SURVATION 4.0 (3.5) EE Great Yarmouth 4.0 ICM 3.8 POPULUS 3.5 (4.5) EM High Peak 3.0 (1.0) WM Dudley South 3.0 (2.5) WM Halesowen 2.8 IPSOS MORI 2.1 ASHCROFT 2.0 COMRES 0.5 (1.5) EE Harlow 0.5 (0.5) EE Thurrock 0.5 (2.0) EM Loughborough 0.0 (1.0) EE Castle Point
1) looks like swingback is underway 2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....) 3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought. 4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
Why would Sturgeon be as loathed as Thatcher in Scotland?
"In Politics, if you want anything said, ask a man; if you want anything done, ask a woman!" - Maggie, 1965.
1) looks like swingback is underway 2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....) 3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought. 4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
Why would Sturgeon be as loathed as Thatcher in Scotland?
Yes, I though that was an odd comment. Unless the suggestion is that the Scots just loathe succesful female politicians. I'd hope that isn't what was meant.
1) looks like swingback is underway 2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....) 3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought. 4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
They didn't loathe Maggie. That's a myth which has been created (like most of the myths about Maggie) years after the event, like the even more bizarre myth about the poll tax in Scotland.
What poll tax myth?
If it's the one about Scotland being a test bed that was confirmed as true by recently released cabinet papers.
So what seat this year is going to be like Basildon 92?
I reckon Ipswich will be the bellwether. Hold this, and the Conservatives will probably have kept their losses to Labour down to a level at which they can form a government.
Broxtowe is another pointer. Hold this, and Labour will be going backwards in terms of seats.
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Apart from how bad it looks for Ed to go and see Brand rather than the other way around, what on Earth can be in it for Miliband to be associating with someone who has spent the last few months telling anyone who'll listen that there's no point in voting because they're all a bit shit?
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
It could be worse, he could have gone to @FalseFlag who would have taught him how to suck up to Putin.
1) looks like swingback is underway 2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....) 3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought. 4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
Why would Sturgeon be as loathed as Thatcher in Scotland?
Yes, I though that was an odd comment. Unless the suggestion is that the Scots just loathe succesful female politicians. I'd hope that isn't what was meant.
No it wasn't, it was about time served.. Mrs T stayed too long.. Blair definitely stayed too long.. Sturgeon will do the same.. they cannot bear to relinquish the levers of power, eventually others in the party want their chance and the knives get sharpened..
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Apart from how bad it looks for Ed to go and see Brand rather than the other way around, what on Earth can be in it for Miliband to be associating with someone who has spent the last few months telling anyone who'll listen that there's no point in voting because they're all a bit shit?
Maybe he will have a road to damascus type conversion and back Ed...just like he is all anti-tax dodgying, Starbucks, booo, Apple booo, Amazon, booo....oh by the way did I tell you I have a new movie out, which you can rent through their Amazon's online streaming service...drive on driver this top of the range merc won't drive itself, can't you see I need to film another "Trews" episode bashing these millionaire types who went to private school and get chaffeur driven around everywhere...oh thats me...up the workers...
This is not personal, but how many ex-MPs who have received the 'redundancy' allowance and are elected back to their old seat will repay that cheque from the tax-payer. Does anyone have a list of such people (who are standing again after their 2010 redundancy)?
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
Oh, Ed just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchens.
Why the late night secret visit? The neighbour who snapped the visit also revealed that Miliband drives around in an imported BMW - possibly a 7 Series.
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Apart from how bad it looks for Ed to go and see Brand rather than the other way around, what on Earth can be in it for Miliband to be associating with someone who has spent the last few months telling anyone who'll listen that there's no point in voting because they're all a bit shit?
Maybe he will have a road to damascus type conversion and back Ed...just like he is all anti-tax dodgying, Starbucks, booo, Apple booo, Amazon, booo....oh by the way did I tell you I have a new movie out, which you can rent through their Amazon's online streaming service...drive on driver...
If it's the one about Scotland being a test bed that was confirmed as true by recently released cabinet papers.
That's the one, and no it wasn't. The poll tax was introduced in Scotland first (at Scottish request, BTW) because otherwise there would have had to have been a full revaluation which would have been chucked away after one year.
The Cabinet papers reference which people seized on was merely stating the obvious - that if you're introducing a big change, it's better to do it in one region initially to reduce implementation risk. However, that wasn't the reason Scotland introduced it first.
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
Oh, Ed just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchens.
Why the late night secret visit? The neighbour who snapped the visit also revealed that Miliband drives around in an imported BMW - possibly a 7 Series.
It's a Government car. Until the GE, he'll get the full package from the Bullet Catchers, on the assumption that he might be the next PM.
Late night visit, does look a bit shifty, doesn't it?
'Labour's Ed Miliband says he agreed to an interview with comedian and political campaigner Russell Brand to liven up the election race. "Some people were saying the campaign was too boring so I thought it would make it more interesting," he said.'
Probability of Dawn Butler getting elected if she was an independent ? 0% Probability of Dawn Butler getting elected with a red rosette in Brent Central ? 100%
That pales into comparison...I was listening to a podcast about rent caps in NYC, and one way they get around it is by providing amentities like a free gym only to full paying tenants. One of the residents compared this to how Hilter treated the Jews....
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Apart from how bad it looks for Ed to go and see Brand rather than the other way around, what on Earth can be in it for Miliband to be associating with someone who has spent the last few months telling anyone who'll listen that there's no point in voting because they're all a bit shit?
Maybe he will have a road to damascus type conversion and back Ed...just like he is all anti-tax dodgying, Starbucks, booo, Apple booo, Amazon, booo....oh by the way did I tell you I have a new movie out, which you can rent through their Amazon's online streaming service...drive on driver...
LOL - and you can now watch Amazon streaming service on your iPad while drinking Starbucks coffee!! Maybe they will try and make the last week of the election about their mutual hatred of Rupert Murdoch?
This is not personal, but how many ex-MPs who have received the 'redundancy' allowance and are elected back to their old seat will repay that cheque from the tax-payer. Does anyone have a list of such people (who are standing again after their 2010 redundancy)?
And while they're at it - a list of NHS managers who were made redundant as part of the "reform" process and then were recruited back into roles in the new organisational structure.
@Anorak: Yes, I was thinking along similar lines too.
@SquareRoot: Yes, I'd agree Sturgeon probably does seem the type to hang on to power - however, I think the key reasons behind Scots' hatred of Blair and Thatcher, is the ideology both embraced. Given that I Sturgeon is a centre-left politician, although (like with all political leaders) they'll get sick of her at some point, I think she'd have to do something terrible to be loathed.
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
Oh, Ed just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchens.
Why the late night secret visit? The neighbour who snapped the visit also revealed that Miliband drives around in an imported BMW - possibly a 7 Series.
Surely as LotO he has a Government car and associated security? The Range Rover in front of his car certainly looks very Special Branch.
If it's the one about Scotland being a test bed that was confirmed as true by recently released cabinet papers.
That's the one, and no it wasn't. The poll tax was introduced in Scotland first (at Scottish request, BTW) because otherwise there would have had to have been a full revaluation which would have been chucked away after one year.
The Cabinet papers reference which people seized on was merely stating the obvious - that if you're introducing a big change, it's better to do it in one region initially to reduce implementation risk. However, that wasn't the reason Scotland introduced it first.
That puzzles me. I thought Scotland had just had a revaluation and England hadn't?
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
If it's the one about Scotland being a test bed that was confirmed as true by recently released cabinet papers.
That's the one, and no it wasn't. The poll tax was introduced in Scotland first (at Scottish request, BTW) because otherwise there would have had to have been a full revaluation which would have been chucked away after one year.
The Cabinet papers reference which people seized on was merely stating the obvious - that if you're introducing a big change, it's better to do it in one region initially to reduce implementation risk. However, that wasn't the reason Scotland introduced it first.
That puzzles me. I thought Scotland had just had a revaluation and England hadn't?
For some reason there was controversy about the Scottish valuation, which had been very unpopular. IIRC they were planning to redo it.
Edit: According to Wikipedia, font of all knowledge: "The Scottish revaluation of 1985/1986 led to a great deal of criticism and gave added urgency to rates reform or replacement."
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
So please would you explain how a Labour/SNP/PC/Green government would lead the UK into economic growth without increasing the deficit and debt.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
That will happen whoever is in power. The problem, as I see it, for Labour is that they backed the wrong horse five years ago. Instead of telling the electorate that the Tories were cutting too much too quickly, they should have challenged the Government to meet its borrowing targets.
As it is, if Labour do somehow end up leading a coalition government, then they will not be able to moan about the deficit that they will inherit from the Tories. I have no doubt that they will try anyway!
A recount is likely in Nuneaton so it could be delayed by a few hours. Kingswood will probably be the first marginal to decalre again IMO.
It may not be a Basildon, though. A good result for Chris Skidmore may not necessarily mean a good result for the Conservatives as a whole. Ashcroft seems to be point to a big Conservative outperformance in the Bristol/Somerset area.
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
A Labour led government will definitely head us into another recession. It's in their DNA.
Miliband hanging out with Russell Brand is extremely high risk, not the act of a frontrunner. Brave politics, or first sign of Labour panic?
I see George Eaton from the New Statesmen was saying he was suprised at Labours change of focus to immigration this week - was meant to be living standards, apparently. I wonder whats going on behind the scenes?
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
Oh, Ed just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchens.
Why the late night secret visit? The neighbour who snapped the visit also revealed that Miliband drives around in an imported BMW - possibly a 7 Series.
Surely as LotO he has a Government car and associated security? The Range Rover in front of his car certainly looks very Special Branch.
PM drives around in a British built Jag. Why cannot Miliband? Or why not a Range Rover?
Miliband hanging out with Russell Brand is extremely high risk, not the act of a frontrunner. Brave politics, or first sign of Labour panic?
I see George Eaton from the New Statesmen was saying he was suprised at Labours change of focus to immigration this week - was meant to be living standards, apparently. I wonder whats going on behind the scenes?
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
So please would you explain how a Labour/SNP/PC/Green government would lead the UK into economic growth without increasing the deficit and debt.
The point is they should increase the deficit and debt - Osborne's plans are going to anyway.
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Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
So please would you explain how a Labour/SNP/PC/Green government would lead the UK into economic growth without increasing the deficit and debt.
The point is they should increase the deficit and debt - Osborne's plans are going to anyway.
umm the debt has to go up until the deficit vanishes.....
Lib Dem Life @libdemlife Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
Oh, he just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchen.
Oh, Ed just wants to get some ideas for his new kitchens.
Why the late night secret visit? The neighbour who snapped the visit also revealed that Miliband drives around in an imported BMW - possibly a 7 Series.
Surely as LotO he has a Government car and associated security? The Range Rover in front of his car certainly looks very Special Branch.
PM drives around in a British built Jag. Why cannot Miliband? Or why not a Range Rover?
Special Branch have a fleet of Audi and BMWs - probably one of theirs.
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
You can't have the UK's atrocious productivity and poor export record and hope to grow sustainably over a decent period of time. The next Tory government needs to deal with that while fighting off the Scots and navel gazing over Europe. All with a tiny majority or fragile coalition of sorts. It should be fun.
First past the post encourages short-termism and has got us to this point. Sadly, turkeys do not vote for Christmas. Though maybe SLab's MPs should have done so when they had the chance.
Miliband hanging out with Russell Brand is extremely high risk, not the act of a frontrunner. Brave politics, or first sign of Labour panic?
I see George Eaton from the New Statesmen was saying he was suprised at Labours change of focus to immigration this week - was meant to be living standards, apparently. I wonder whats going on behind the scenes?
They are running out of time now.
Postal voting is underway and there's only 8 days of campaigning left, one of which is a bank holiday. Meanwhile the politicians are fighting the Nepalese earthquake for headlines and there's a Royal baby on the way. Surely the only thing that will change the game either way at this stage is a massive gaffe from one of the leaders?
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
So please would you explain how a Labour/SNP/PC/Green government would lead the UK into economic growth without increasing the deficit and debt.
The point is they should increase the deficit and debt - Osborne's plans are going to anyway.
Probability of Dawn Butler getting elected if she was an independent ? 0% Probability of Dawn Butler getting elected with a red rosette in Brent Central ? 100%
I see George Eaton from the New Statesmen was saying he was suprised at Labours change of focus to immigration this week - was meant to be living standards, apparently. I wonder whats going on behind the scenes?
With the rapid decline in Scotland and potential wipe out, he has no choice but to chase southern England (which wasn't apart of his original plan)
Not long to go and the polls finally shifting towards my head over heart Con 35 Lab 32 prediction from a couple of weeks back. I was almost convinced to shift Con down one and Lab up one but talked myself into waiting for this week's polls.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
Con 35 Lab 32 could easily see Labour in government, in alliance with the Nats. It would be a calamitously feeble government, and the bizarre *Coalition* with Sturgeon would do Labour severe longterm damage, but it could easily happen.
As for the recession prediction, pfft. If a recession is headed our way I doubt it will be the worst recession in British history - which is what Labour gave us the last time they were in office.
What the next recession may deliver is much higher unemployment than there has been for a very long time, as companies that shouldn't really be in business but have managed to struggle on as a result of low labour costs finally bow to the inevitable. So what we might see is a relatively shallow recession in which a lot of people lose their jobs.
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Pudsey I reckon is the other way round.
That'll be Warrington and Widnes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, north of the Mersey? ;-)
Any debate or discussion involving things being placed in counties is impossible these days after successive Governments spent millions continuously buggering about with the boundaries....
TORY 206 = 33.88
Lab 202 = 33.22
UKIP 93 = 15.30
LD 44 = 7.24
Green 29 = 4.77
Weighted base 608.
That'll be Warrington and Widnes in the County Palatine of Lancaster, north of the Mersey? ;-)
Any debate or discussion involving things being placed in counties is impossible these days after successive Governments spent millions continuously buggering about with the boundaries....
My plan is to have just two English counties.
Great Yorkshire and Not Yorkshire.
Yes I'm aware Great Yorkshire is a tautology.
1) looks like swingback is underway
2) Dave's insistence on the Greens in the debates was strategically very sound (frankly at the time I couldn't understand why they would want someone who was clearly very strange....)
3) Nicola Sturgeon doing so well.. is going to have the opposite effect that one might have thought.
4) ironic the Scots like her so much yet loathed Maggie... Give Sturgeon time, she will be equally loathed.
Somerton & Frome
Dundee West
Brent Central
Man who might be PM in 10 days hasn't even got the strength to ask Brand to come to him. God helps us if he ever has to stand up to Putin
I'm assuming it was straight after he had been on the nitrous oxide
http://tinyurl.com/lq63tg9
"official" = 0.1% Lab lead
YouGovs-only = 0.7% Lab lead
Non-YouGovs = 0.6% TORY lead
Take your pick
Great Yorkshire and Not Yorkshire.
Yes I'm aware Great Yorkshire is a tautology.
Fine by me - means that you're stuck with Middlesbrough!
I've been on a 121 - from Aylesbury to Quainton Road, August Bank Holiday 2012.
Why produce figures to 2dp? Again, the 206 etc. are rounded inputs (to 0dp) so generating a 2dp outcome is a classic case of false precision.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/4321614/My-staff-wrote-Barack-Obama-tribute-junior-minister-Dawn-Butler-admits.html
Latest Midlands swings by subsample averages by other pollsters.
MIDLANDS
6.5 (4.0) WM Cannock Chase
6.2 YOUGOV (incl Wales)
6.0 (5.0) EM Milton Keynes South
5.0 (4.0) EM Nuneaton
4.3 SURVATION
4.0 (3.5) EE Great Yarmouth
4.0 ICM
3.8 POPULUS
3.5 (4.5) EM High Peak
3.0 (1.0) WM Dudley South
3.0 (2.5) WM Halesowen
2.8 IPSOS MORI
2.1 ASHCROFT
2.0 COMRES
0.5 (1.5) EE Harlow
0.5 (0.5) EE Thurrock
0.5 (2.0) EM Loughborough
0.0 (1.0) EE Castle Point
Although perhaps it should refer to the earlier Flying Bananas (even if they did operate on the GWR):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GWR_railcars
If it's the one about Scotland being a test bed that was confirmed as true by recently released cabinet papers.
Broxtowe is another pointer. Hold this, and Labour will be going backwards in terms of seats.
For TNS, it's devilishly easy - all six numbers I need for ELBOW are there on page 1 of their table:
http://www2.tnsglobal.com/l/36112/2015-04-28/4z77l3/36112/92380/BIF_Data_tables_28Apr2015.pdf
http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/apr/28/brand-and-miliband-lets-pray-it-was-something-sordid-rather-than-political
Brands not utterly thick, if he endorses Ed then it destroys his credibility.
The Cabinet papers reference which people seized on was merely stating the obvious - that if you're introducing a big change, it's better to do it in one region initially to reduce implementation risk. However, that wasn't the reason Scotland introduced it first.
Late night visit, does look a bit shifty, doesn't it?
'Labour's Ed Miliband says he agreed to an interview with comedian and political campaigner Russell Brand to liven up the election race.
"Some people were saying the campaign was too boring so I thought it would make it more interesting," he said.'
Of course you did Ed, of course.
Probability of Dawn Butler getting elected with a red rosette in Brent Central ? 100%
Maybe they will try and make the last week of the election about their mutual hatred of Rupert Murdoch?
City Workers and Finance Sector - Tory 46%, Labour 19%, LD 5%, Green 4%, UKIP 10%
Health Sector Labour 31%, Tory 27%, LD 6%, Green 4%, UKIP 11%
Students Labour 29%, Tory 25%, Green 13%, LD 8% UKIP 4%
Unemployed Labour 36%, Tory 16%, UKIP 14%, Green 6%, LD 6%
AB Tory 37%, Labour 26%, LD 8%, UKIP 8%, Green 5%
C1 Tory 30%, Labour 27%, UKIP 10%, LD 7%, Green 7%
C2 Labour 30%, Tory 27%, UKIP 15%, LD 4%, Green 4%
D Labour 32%, Tory 23%, UKIP 16%, LD 5%, Green 4%
E Labour 38%, Tory 19%, UKIP 15%, LD 5%, Green 4%
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/redbox/topic/red-box-the-voters
@Anorak: Yes, I was thinking along similar lines too.
@SquareRoot: Yes, I'd agree Sturgeon probably does seem the type to hang on to power - however, I think the key reasons behind Scots' hatred of Blair and Thatcher, is the ideology both embraced. Given that I Sturgeon is a centre-left politician, although (like with all political leaders) they'll get sick of her at some point, I think she'd have to do something terrible to be loathed.
I've had a look behind this morning's GDP numbers and the growth fuelling components of the UK economy are in a dire state.
I am even more convinced any Tory led government post election is running us headling into another recession.
Edit: According to Wikipedia, font of all knowledge: "The Scottish revaluation of 1985/1986 led to a great deal of criticism and gave added urgency to rates reform or replacement."
Tom Newton Dunn ✔ @tnewtondunn
Miliband hanging out with Russell Brand is extremely high risk, not the act of a frontrunner. Brave politics, or first sign of Labour panic?
As it is, if Labour do somehow end up leading a coalition government, then they will not be able to moan about the deficit that they will inherit from the Tories. I have no doubt that they will try anyway!
Giles Watling@GilesWatling·15 hrs15 hours ago
To all those who asked - sorry for the delay, your boards and posters are on their way! I thank you all #ClactonHustings
Lorraine King@LorraineKing27·17 hrs17 hours ago
#clactonhustings audience asks if Douglas Carswell loves the area so much when is he going to buy a house here!
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Danny Mayzes@TweetMayzes·15 hrs15 hours ago
A DRM poll finds @GilesWatling the clear winner of tonight's #ClactonHustings. Clear answers, clear vision for Clacton and true passion
Douglas Carswell @DouglasCarswell · 15h 15 hours ago
Thrilled with tonight's #ClactonHustings - several more requests for garden boards and more volunteer leafleters!
Douglas Carswell @DouglasCarswell · 5 hrs5 hours ago
I loved the #Clacton hustings last night! Here's my take on it .... http://www.talkcarswell.com/home/clacton-candidates-hustings/2830 …
First past the post encourages short-termism and has got us to this point. Sadly, turkeys do not vote for Christmas. Though maybe SLab's MPs should have done so when they had the chance.
Postal voting is underway and there's only 8 days of campaigning left, one of which is a bank holiday. Meanwhile the politicians are fighting the Nepalese earthquake for headlines and there's a Royal baby on the way. Surely the only thing that will change the game either way at this stage is a massive gaffe from one of the leaders?
Ta.