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Tonight we saw the last of Lord Ashcroft constituency polls which have added enormously to this election. All told his polling has covered nearly 250k separate phone interviews which is just colossal.
I can almost hear the angry tones of Kinnock: ".. you end in the grotesque spectacle of a Labour leader in Scotland, a Labour leader in Scotland reliant on the tactical votes of Tories to be elected to Parliament..."
I can almost hear the angry tones of Kinnock: ".. you end in the grotesque spectacle of a Labour leader in Scotland, a Labour leader in Scotland reliant on the tactical votes of Tories to be elected to Parliament..."
If Cameron's not going to cut tax credits or child benefit then why doesn't he legislate to confirm he won't? The reason is, because the Tories WILL cut tax credits and child benefit...the party of non doms and fox hunters are going to fleece the working poor.
If Cameron's not going to cut tax credits or child benefit then why doesn't he legislate to confirm he won't? The reason is, because the Tories WILL cut tax credits and child benefit...the party of non doms and fox hunters are going to fleece the working poor.
I'm neither working nor particularly poor but I get both.
if you were searchin for Labour in Holborn today...they were in Regents Park this morning. In the afternoon Starmer was at the Mosque
Balls and Boris Johnson were in Hampstead and Kilburn today. Balls dacing with old oldies while a jogger shouted "bulla bulla" at Boris while walking on the street
If Cameron's not going to cut tax credits or child benefit then why doesn't he legislate to confirm he won't? The reason is, because the Tories WILL cut tax credits and child benefit...the party of non doms and fox hunters are going to fleece the working poor.
I'm neither working nor particularly poor but I get both.
I'm noticing a grudging respect from some quarters of the right wing press.
James Chapman (Mail) @jameschappers 6 mins6 minutes ago Alarming that @NicolaSturgeon grasps implications of Fixed Term Parliaments Act (aka Dave's worst mistake) better than Westminster leaders
This is a really silly question so apologies in advance, but what happens to the 'don't knows' in the polls? Why are they not included in the overall totals?
If Cameron's not going to cut tax credits or child benefit then **why doesn't he legislate to confirm he won't**? The reason is, because the Tories WILL cut tax credits and child benefit...the party of non doms and fox hunters are going to fleece the working poor.
I'm noticing a grudging respect from some quarters of the right wing press.
James Chapman (Mail) @jameschappers 6 mins6 minutes ago Alarming that @NicolaSturgeon grasps implications of Fixed Term Parliaments Act (aka Dave's worst mistake) better than Westminster leaders
Respecting the SNP has never been a problem. It was just a question of how much that respect turned to fear.
If LAB are doing a 'slow build' and then a 'wham wham wham in the last week' in Scotland, it's risky in the sense of motivating their own activists, but it might be clever in the circumstances - and in some constituencies this is what the LABby NO-ers did for the indyref. SNP seat numbers may be a sell.
If LAB are doing a 'slow build' and then a 'wham wham wham in the last week' in Scotland, it's risky in the sense of motivating their own activists, but it might be clever in the circumstances - and in some constituencies this is what the LABby NO-ers did for the indyref. SNP seat numbers may be a sell.
You really do not understand Scotland.
Labour are finished in Scotland. Finished.
The premise is that Labour's current position is all going to plan? titters.. gotta feel sorry for them though, ultimate decimation.
If LAB are doing a 'slow build' and then a 'wham wham wham in the last week' in Scotland, it's risky in the sense of motivating their own activists, but it might be clever in the circumstances - and in some constituencies this is what the LABby NO-ers did for the indyref. SNP seat numbers may be a sell.
You really do not understand Scotland.
Labour are finished in Scotland. Finished.
The premise is that Labour's current position is all going to plan? titters.. gotta feel sorry for them though, ultimate decimation.
John N seems quite the deluded sycophant. I almost feel sorry for them if they weren't enemies of Scotland.
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
It's not just Jews who are horrified by his "Islamophobia" pledge. Anyone who believes in free speech rather than its suppression; anyone who does not want to dance to the Islamist agenda; anyone who does not want to give (inadvertent) succour to terrorists and their sympathizers and appeasers; anyone who does not want to give rocket boosters to those who think their religion should excuse them from any scrutiny or criticism at all - all such people and others are - or should be - horrified by such craven politicking.
if you were searchin for Labour in Holborn today...they were in Regents Park this morning. In the afternoon Starmer was at the Mosque
Balls and Boris Johnson were in Hampstead and Kilburn today. Balls dacing with old oldies while a jogger shouted "bulla bulla" at Boris while walking on the street
One hopes Keir Starmer has read the bit in the Tower Hamlets judgment about the misuse of spiritual influence to get votes.
BBC Radio 4 Posted at 20:09 Speaking on Any Questions, Labour's Yvette Cooper calls David Miliband a "coward" for not agreeing to a one-on-one debate with Ed Miliband.
Chance of an sizable upset on the Isle of Wight. The Conservative incumbent has been hit by scandal after scandal in this campaign and, although I used to believe that anything standing under the Conservative banner would win here, events in the last week have changed my view. A credible UKIP candidate is available at 11/2.
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
BBC Radio 4 Posted at 20:09 Speaking on Any Questions, Labour's Yvette Cooper calls David Miliband a "coward" for not agreeing to a one-on-one debate with Ed Miliband.
BBC Radio 4 Posted at 20:09 Speaking on Any Questions, Labour's Yvette Cooper calls David Miliband a "coward" for not agreeing to a one-on-one debate with Ed Miliband.
BBC Radio 4 Posted at 20:09 Speaking on Any Questions, Labour's Yvette Cooper calls David Miliband a "coward" for not agreeing to a one-on-one debate with Ed Miliband.
Chance of an sizable upset on the Isle of Wight. The Conservative incumbent has been hit by scandal after scandal in this campaign and, although I used to believe that anything standing under the Conservative banner would win here, events in the last week have changed my view. A credible UKIP candidate is available at 11/2.
Not sure where you get the "anything standing" bit from as it was LibDem until 2001
And "scandal after scandal" is a bit of an odd way to describe a nutty ex girlfriend stalking him.
Hmm. If it's a 5-pt Con lead, that's significant. If it's a 5-pt lead for Cameron as 'best PM', that's also significant though for the opposite reason.
Chance of an sizable upset on the Isle of Wight. The Conservative incumbent has been hit by scandal after scandal in this campaign and, although I used to believe that anything standing under the Conservative banner would win here, events in the last week have changed my view. A credible UKIP candidate is available at 11/2.
http://www.private-eye.co.uk/issue-1391/hp-sauce "Tory agent disowns his own candidate!" "Anomalies’ in campaign finances The agent is also seriously worried by “significant anomalies and ambiguities” in campaign finances, again involving Lady Macbeth"
It doesn't matter though, Tory voters have the lowest standards of all.
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
Labour pal who's with Miliband in Glasgow was chased by SNPers. One put a finger in his face and shouted 'You English fucking cunt'
Thatcher got worse, but had bigger balls than this Labour lot.
The SNP should of course really be called the Scottish Nazi party. They were formed in 1934, in the wake of Hitler's rise to power in 1933, and during the 1939-45 war encouraged Scots not to fight for Britain. Now (as in the referendum (when I never saw a NO poster that hadn't been torn down or defaced, we are seeing them in their true colours.
Hmm. If it's a 5-pt Con lead, that's significant. If it's a 5-pt lead for Cameron as 'best PM', that's also significant though for the opposite reason.
I think they are talking about who does the best job for PM, who for Chancellor... as opposed to a normal VI poll.
I'm noticing a grudging respect from some quarters of the right wing press.
James Chapman (Mail) @jameschappers 6 mins6 minutes ago Alarming that @NicolaSturgeon grasps implications of Fixed Term Parliaments Act (aka Dave's worst mistake) better than Westminster leaders
I don't understand what people keep going on about with the Fixed Term Parliaments Act changing anything. As far as I see it, if a vote of no confidence is passed, the government falls the same as it always did. The only difference that the Act makes is the PM loses the power to call an election at a time of his choosing (in theory anyway, if he doesn't engineer a VoNC).
Hmm. If it's a 5-pt Con lead, that's significant. If it's a 5-pt lead for Cameron as 'best PM', that's also significant though for the opposite reason.
It's probably a poll comparing the two front benches .
As a Lib Dem member I have been deluged with emails over the last few days from Lib Den HQ asking for money. No surprise there then! But today there was a message asking specifically for money for Christine Jardine, Layla Moran and Jasper Gerard. It suggest they are behind but within touching distance.
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
Labour pal who's with Miliband in Glasgow was chased by SNPers. One put a finger in his face and shouted 'You English fucking cunt'
Thatcher got worse, but had bigger balls than this Labour lot.
The SNP should of course really be called the Scottish Nazi party. They were formed in 1934, in the wake of Hitler's rise to power in 1933, and during the 1939-45 war encouraged Scots not to fight for Britain. Now (as in the referendum (when I never saw a NO poster that hadn't been torn down or defaced, we are seeing them in their true colours.
Somewhere out there a village is missing its idiot.
BBC Radio 4 Posted at 20:09 Speaking on Any Questions, Labour's Yvette Cooper calls David Miliband a "coward" for not agreeing to a one-on-one debate with Ed Miliband.
Was that her misspeaking or you mistyping?
I didn't mistype it - have screen grab as well.
Might be a misspeak by Mrs Balls, or a mistype by Beeboid.
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
Labour pal who's with Miliband in Glasgow was chased by SNPers. One put a finger in his face and shouted 'You English fucking cunt'
Thatcher got worse, but had bigger balls than this Labour lot.
The SNP should of course really be called the Scottish Nazi party. They were formed in 1934, in the wake of Hitler's rise to power in 1933, and during the 1939-45 war encouraged Scots not to fight for Britain. Now (as in the referendum (when I never saw a NO poster that hadn't been torn down or defaced, we are seeing them in their true colours.
That is SO unequivocal I am starting to wonder (I know, I know) if he is telling the truth, and not just blatantly lying.
Perhaps he means it? Would he forego the chance to be PM if he had to rely on SNP support?
I can't believe he would. And yet he is setting himself up for a terrible fall with these adamantine statements.
He would still be PM even if the SNP refuses to support him, and then he would go to the polls in October or earlier saying that he told the truth about the SNP scare stories.
Hmm. If it's a 5-pt Con lead, that's significant. If it's a 5-pt lead for Cameron as 'best PM', that's also significant though for the opposite reason.
It's probably a poll comparing the two front benches .
It says it was "published a day ago". Therefore it is almost certainly the Ipsos MORI from yesterday. Next.
The Sun is running out of polls with Tory leads? Or tonight's yougov poll is not favourable?
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
Labour pal who's with Miliband in Glasgow was chased by SNPers. One put a finger in his face and shouted 'You English fucking cunt'
Thatcher got worse, but had bigger balls than this Labour lot.
The SNP should of course really be called the Scottish Nazi party. They were formed in 1934, in the wake of Hitler's rise to power in 1933, and during the 1939-45 war encouraged Scots not to fight for Britain. Now (as in the referendum (when I never saw a NO poster that hadn't been torn down or defaced, we are seeing them in their true colours.
Somewhere out there a village is missing its idiot.
The SNP should of course really be called the Scottish Nazi party. They were formed in 1934, in the wake of Hitler's rise to power in 1933, and during the 1939-45 war encouraged Scots not to fight for Britain. Now (as in the referendum (when I never saw a NO poster that hadn't been torn down or defaced, we are seeing them in their true colours.
Who were the lunatics that bombed Libya on the basis of construed and manufactured claims? Clinton, Sharkozy and Camoron. It was this trio that unleashed a profound humanitarian crisis that continues to this very day. Of course, Milibad can't exact any political capital from it because he approved. Compared to these seasoned crooks, the SNP are absolutely tame.
SeanT said "Basically Sturgeon can block almost any legislation proposed by Labour", You have not been paying attention during debates if they are progressive , helping low paid, disabled, kids, NHS, zero hours contracts, food banks etc., - she will not oppose just as PC or Green would not. She like many others would not want another election and the Scots would punish her for that. Like nearly all European societies we have to evolve our politics in a multi-party context.
Hmm. If it's a 5-pt Con lead, that's significant. If it's a 5-pt lead for Cameron as 'best PM', that's also significant though for the opposite reason.
It's probably a poll comparing the two front benches .
It says it was "published a day ago". Therefore it is almost certainly the Ipsos MORI from yesterday. Next.
If the Sun is more interested in yesterday's MORI for someone else than today's YouGov for themselves then it doesn't suggest that the latter fits their narrative.
As a Lib Dem member I have been deluged with emails over the last few days from Lib Den HQ asking for money. No surprise there then! But today there was a message asking specifically for money for Christine Jardine, Layla Moran and Jasper Gerard. It suggest they are behind but within touching distance.
I have been getting begging emails for for Lorely Burt so may just be targetting.
PB posterwatch: orange diamonds breaking out in Harborough.
I did post a Labour minivan going up the A47 towards Peterborough yesterday, so there may be something in all this...
12% Conservative majority. How is that a nailed on gain? It has a huge Jewish population, a Jews are heavily Conservative.
With Miliband's craven "Islamophobia" pledge, I reckon British Jews must be about 95% Tory by now, apart from a few north London intellectuals, like Ed Miliband MP.
As for Scotland, what the F is going on? -
@Conorpope At Labour rally in Glasgow. Protesters outside screaming "scum", "quisling", "Red Tories out" at people and filming us as we go in. Grim.
The demon of nationalism. In our own country. Sad.
Labour pal who's with Miliband in Glasgow was chased by SNPers. One put a finger in his face and shouted 'You English fucking cunt'
Thatcher got worse, but had bigger balls than this Labour lot.
The SNP should of course really be called the Scottish Nazi party. They were formed in 1934, in the wake of Hitler's rise to power in 1933, and during the 1939-45 war encouraged Scots not to fight for Britain. Now (as in the referendum (when I never saw a NO poster that hadn't been torn down or defaced, we are seeing them in their true colours.
Somewhere out there a village is missing its idiot.
Hmm. If it's a 5-pt Con lead, that's significant. If it's a 5-pt lead for Cameron as 'best PM', that's also significant though for the opposite reason.
It's probably a poll comparing the two front benches .
It says it was "published a day ago". Therefore it is almost certainly the Ipsos MORI from yesterday. Next.
Chance of an sizable upset on the Isle of Wight. The Conservative incumbent has been hit by scandal after scandal in this campaign and, although I used to believe that anything standing under the Conservative banner would win here, events in the last week have changed my view. A credible UKIP candidate is available at 11/2.
http://www.private-eye.co.uk/issue-1391/hp-sauce "Tory agent disowns his own candidate!" "Anomalies’ in campaign finances The agent is also seriously worried by “significant anomalies and ambiguities” in campaign finances, again involving Lady Macbeth"
It doesn't matter though, Tory voters have the lowest standards of all.
Chance of an sizable upset on the Isle of Wight. The Conservative incumbent has been hit by scandal after scandal in this campaign and, although I used to believe that anything standing under the Conservative banner would win here, events in the last week have changed my view. A credible UKIP candidate is available at 11/2.
Not sure where you get the "anything standing" bit from as it was LibDem until 2001
And "scandal after scandal" is a bit of an odd way to describe a nutty ex girlfriend stalking him.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJiuZRocTqo
Seant should have joined the party
Longer video of EdB doing some line dancing on the campain trail in Kilburn https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJiuZRocTqo …
if you were searchin for Labour in Holborn today...they were in Regents Park this morning. In the afternoon Starmer was at the Mosque
Balls and Boris Johnson were in Hampstead and Kilburn today. Balls dacing with old oldies while a jogger shouted "bulla bulla" at Boris while walking on the street
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-30/u-k-election-exit-pollster-says-his-poll-may-be-vague-or-wrong
James Chapman (Mail) @jameschappers 6 mins6 minutes ago
Alarming that @NicolaSturgeon grasps implications of Fixed Term Parliaments Act (aka Dave's worst mistake) better than Westminster leaders
Labour are finished in Scotland. Finished.
Ashcroft had it almost neck and neck. So I don't think you can say nailed on.
Why can't he do deals with the Tories. They don't even have to vote for it. They can just abstain and Labour have a massive majority.
Don't oversell it, John.
LoL
If Simon does lose - then I win the war.
I might vote for cleggy again
I'm not voting, they are all shit
I'm not telling but it's not labour
I like David Cameron, I'm voting for him.
I, for one (well, two including JohnO), will be looking out for those Labour gains in Cornwall.
Chris Deerin @chrisdeerin
Labour pal who's with Miliband in Glasgow was chased by SNPers. One put a finger in his face and shouted 'You English fucking cunt'
UKIP 2
Lib Dem 1
Conservative 1
UKIP Gain.
BBC Radio 4
Posted at 20:09
Speaking on Any Questions, Labour's Yvette Cooper calls David Miliband a "coward" for not agreeing to a one-on-one debate with Ed Miliband.
I wonder if there are other seats where Labour is going to come through the middle while the Tories and UKIP middle it out!
Tory top team smash Labour in crunch poll week before election http://sunpl.us/6011AVPS
And "scandal after scandal" is a bit of an odd way to describe a nutty ex girlfriend stalking him.
Apart from that; good accurate post.
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-2015-england-32286776
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/news/news/isle-of-wight-conservative-campaign-condemned-by-tory-agent-80776.aspx
A Shakespeare play:
http://www.private-eye.co.uk/issue-1391/hp-sauce
"Tory agent disowns his own candidate!"
"Anomalies’ in campaign finances
The agent is also seriously worried by “significant anomalies and ambiguities” in campaign finances, again involving Lady Macbeth"
It doesn't matter though, Tory voters have the lowest standards of all.
Sadly the YouTube video is no longer available.
Now (as in the referendum (when I never saw a NO poster that hadn't been torn down or defaced, we are seeing them in their true colours.
12 hours
Might be a misspeak by Mrs Balls, or a mistype by Beeboid.
Pudsey(26) +1.0
Croydon Central(47) +1.0
Wirral West(50) +4.5
Norwich North(68) +6.0
Peterborough(79) +6.0
Stourbridge(81) +4.5
Battersea(89) 0
"A vote for the SNP is a lost vote ect ect."
Or tonight's yougov poll is not favourable?
Why the hell did it take him this long if he didn't want a deal?
Has he changed his mind? Been persuaded by the polls?
PB posterwatch: orange diamonds breaking out in Harborough.
I did post a Labour minivan going up the A47 towards Peterborough yesterday, so there may be something in all this...
The latest is https://vine.co/v/e7JOIaae2eI and http://www.yoppul.co.uk/yoppulv1/2015/04/video-isle-of-wight-general-election-interviews-2015/
Although singing on camera is no crime, and talking of your admiration for Enoch Powell may go down rather well with some.
Yes, there was a Lib Dem MP from '97 to 2001, but since then the Conservative majority has risen to over 10,000.