Wow was that it for Panorama....I mean really...11.6 million records & you are telling us about some nobody & the 85k he may or may not have avoided tax on.
What about the stories of all these dictators etc.
After this week, I can see a way for Jezza to be PM and for the LDs to recover.
Jezza and Farron to move to Panama and to hole up out of sight. Leave the Tories to the limelight and let them lose the next General Election on their own.
The facts don't matter much - it's the air of sleaze/falseness.
I don't see how this happens, he would have to persuade all the Cruz and Kasich and Rubio delegates to back him to overtake Trump and Cruz is not going to bow out easily. Anyway, Ryan was on the 2012 GOP ticket as Romney's running mate and that ticket lost to Obama-Biden so he is hardly a fresh face
looks like the Panama Papers could be a massive scam..I hope the Guardian paid a fortune for them..
Having been to Panama a fair bit there is definitely tax dodging & other dodgy stuff going on, but the guardian said they have been looking at these documents for a year & the big reveal was super weak. Putin we knew about already. Cameron father we knew about already. An unknown property developer & one house is not exactly blockbuster. There has to be more.
This tells you how desperate the Republican establishment are. If no majority can be constructed without one of Trump's or Cruz's delegates, the nominee will be one of Trump and Cruz. I get that delegates may become unbound but any other outcome without the support of one of those candidates would be utterly undemocratic. And neither has any reason to give way to a third party gracefully - quite the reverse.
This tells you how desperate the Republican establishment are. If no majority can be constructed without one of Trump's or Cruz's delegates, the nominee will be one of Trump and Cruz. I get that delegates may become unbound but any other outcome without the support of one of those candidates would be utterly undemocratic. And neither has any reason to give way to a third party gracefully - quite the reverse.
Ye, Trump or Cruz. I've covered Ryan mind ! Don't 100% have the courage of my convictions right now with the GOP when it comes to cold hard wonga.
'richardDodd">looks like the Panama Papers could be a massive scam..I hope the Guardian paid a fortune for them..'
Who cares about tax avoidance when you can just hate the Guardian instead'
Just the usual hypocrisy from the Guardian,what's new ?
Has the Guardian exploited tax loopholes to save millions ... https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/.../has-the-guardian-exploited-tax... 16 May 2012 - The Guardian's tax bill is allegedly smaller than it should be. ... has been using convoluted but legal techniques to avoid paying tax, according to Private Eye. ... of running a tax avoidance scheme by the satirical magazine.
Sadiq actually led in Outer London in the last poll.
Of course, for the purposes of the proportional mayoral election, it doesn't really matter where exactly the votes stack up anyway: North Korean majorities for Labour in Tower Hamlets are just as much use to them as swing votes in Croydon and Barnet, as long as it gets them closer to 50% London-wide.
Sadiq actually led in Outer London in the last poll.
Of course, for the purposes of the proportional mayoral election, it doesn't really matter where exactly the votes stack up anyway: North Korean majorities for Labour in Tower Hamlets are just as much use to them as swing votes in Croydon and Barnet, as long as it gets them closer to 50% London-wide.
Yes I noted that. At the General Election, those extra votes piled up in East Ham are useless. But in a mayoral election, they count just as much as an Ilford North, Hendon or Croydon vote.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Maybe, but it seems a bit strange that inner and outer London would have gone in opposite directions to such a marked degree. It could just be the core vote firming up in both cases, but that much of a change in one month seems very high.
If anyone is thinking about betting on Ryan, think carefully about whether to back/lay him in the nomination or potus markets.
He's currently ~ 12/1 for the nomination and ~40/1 for POTUS.
If you think he'd be better than 6/4 vs. Hillary, you're better off backing on the POTUS market - or laying him for the nomination.
Personally I'd have Hillary as slight favourite in a direct matchup. Only just, though.
Don't forget either that there's a delayed reaction sometimes for later markets like POTUS. If he won the nomination then his price for POTUS will immediately come in and can then be laid to close the bet down.
If anyone is thinking about betting on Ryan, think carefully about whether to back/lay him in the nomination or potus markets.
He's currently ~ 12/1 for the nomination and ~40/1 for POTUS.
If you think he'd be better than 6/4 vs. Hillary, you're better off backing on the POTUS market - or laying him for the nomination.
Personally I'd have Hillary as slight favourite in a direct matchup. Only just, though.
Don't forget either that there's a delayed reaction sometimes for later markets like POTUS. If he won the nomination then his price for POTUS will immediately come in and can then be laid to close the bet down.
The 40/1 for Ryan to be President is actually fair value.
If he is the GOP nominee both Cruz and Trump bolt out of the door taking their voters with them, even Kasich would moan about it. Ryan could end up 4th in the GE.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Not a deal breaker as often as it should be, that.
Really unlikely, though because I'm tired with this rollercoaster I hope those are the results of the Wisconsin primary, so we can relax until September with the US presidential race.
I really don't want to spend my summer writing on PB about the GOP race.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Not a deal breaker as often as it should be, that.
I tried to point out that Khan was worse, but got no traction.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Oh, I quite agree. A truly mediocre candidate.
Khan will win.
Which is the worst result for Labour long term. His victory will cement Corbyn in place AND give the Tories a huge *Islamist* target to aim at through to 2020. Boris had a Woman Problem, but Khan has a Jihadist Problem. The latter is infinitely more pernicious, obv.
I doubt many people who think Khan sympathises with Islamic Jihad are winnable for Labour to begin with.
Even allowing for that, the margin in Broxtowe was clearly narrower than a uniform swing would imply. But the result in 1992 was much more emphatic than in 1992, and the gap therefore not so great as you imply.'
Those figures are not accurate In 1992 the national GB figures were Con 42.8% Lab 35.2% - Con Lead 7.6% In 2015 the national GB figures were Con 37.8% Lab 31.2% - Con lead 6.6%.
I'd have thought the only way Khan loses would be if he pissed off the Coybynista crowd enough so that they stayed home or voted for someone else, but he seems to be pretty safe from that.
If anyone is thinking about betting on Ryan, think carefully about whether to back/lay him in the nomination or potus markets.
He's currently ~ 12/1 for the nomination and ~40/1 for POTUS.
If you think he'd be better than 6/4 vs. Hillary, you're better off backing on the POTUS market - or laying him for the nomination.
Personally I'd have Hillary as slight favourite in a direct matchup. Only just, though.
Don't forget either that there's a delayed reaction sometimes for later markets like POTUS. If he won the nomination then his price for POTUS will immediately come in and can then be laid to close the bet down.
The 40/1 for Ryan to be President is actually fair value.
If he is the GOP nominee both Cruz and Trump bolt out of the door taking their voters with them, even Kasich would moan about it. Ryan could end up 4th in the GE.
Trump and Cruz will have about 3/4 of the delegates between them, I don't see how Ryan gets the nomination, not to mention he has said he does not want it anyway
Really unlikely, though because I'm tired with this rollercoaster I hope those are the results of the Wisconsin primary, so we can relax until September with the US presidential race.
I really don't want to spend my summer writing on PB about the GOP race.
Really unlikely, though because I'm tired with this rollercoaster I hope those are the results of the Wisconsin primary, so we can relax until September with the US presidential race.
I really don't want to spend my summer writing on PB about the GOP race.
The ARG poll suggests that Republican voters in WI share your fatigue. Get Trump confirmed and start attacking the two dismal Democrat candidates.
Today's Standard poll for the London Mayoral Election is interesting and illustrates the key role two groups not hitherto considered will play in the final outcome.
The first are the 25% or so "Don't Knows" (both Inner and Outer London) and how they will split. The poll shows a return to what you would expect - Khan winning big in Inner London, Goldsmith winning not so big in Outer London. Khan will be happy with that as long as he gets out the Inner London vote which is his big problem.
The second are the 15-20% who won't vote for either Khan or Goldsmith with their first preference and what these voters will do with their second preference. It's a strange consistency but in the past three London mayoral elections approximately 55% of these voters used their second preference for either the Labour or the Conservatives and consistently voted 55-45 for the former.
Goldsmith has assiduously courted both UKIP and Green voters because he knows he may need their second preferences in a close fight (which it could be). Today's poll suggests Goldsmith may do better than some of his Conservative predecessors and might even afford to be 1% behind on first preferences.
Khan remains in the lead, however, and if he gets the Inner London Labour vote out, he'll probably win but this race has got a long way to go.
Really unlikely, though because I'm tired with this rollercoaster I hope those are the results of the Wisconsin primary, so we can relax until September with the US presidential race.
I really don't want to spend my summer writing on PB about the GOP race.
Indeed but as you suggest it looks like a rogue
I will maintain the prediction that I did a few days ago, Cruz wins 44-37 in Wisconsin.
Though Trump is really putting in an effort, his numbers haven't gone up, he even went full Michael Bay with the ads:
Really unlikely, though because I'm tired with this rollercoaster I hope those are the results of the Wisconsin primary, so we can relax until September with the US presidential race.
I really don't want to spend my summer writing on PB about the GOP race.
Indeed but as you suggest it looks like a rogue
I will maintain the prediction that I did a few days ago, Cruz wins 44-37 in Wisconsin.
Though Trump is really putting in an effort, his numbers haven't gone up, he even went full Michael Bay with the ads:
Really unlikely, though because I'm tired with this rollercoaster I hope those are the results of the Wisconsin primary, so we can relax until September with the US presidential race.
I really don't want to spend my summer writing on PB about the GOP race.
Indeed but as you suggest it looks like a rogue
I will maintain the prediction that I did a few days ago, Cruz wins 44-37 in Wisconsin.
Though Trump is really putting in an effort, his numbers haven't gone up, he even went full Michael Bay with the ads:
The second are the 15-20% who won't vote for either Khan or Goldsmith with their first preference and what these voters will do with their second preference. It's a strange consistency but in the past three London mayoral elections approximately 55% of these voters used their second preference for either the Labour or the Conservatives and consistently voted 55-45 for the former.
If that holds up it would need to be an ultra close race for second prefs to be decisive, with Lab leading Con in transfers by 10% × 55% × 20% ~= 1%.
As well as saying he's not interested, Paul Ryan is going to be chairman of the convention. Surely that makes it hard for him to switch to being a candidate?
As well as saying he's not interested, Paul Ryan is going to be chairman of the convention. Surely that makes it hard for him to switch to being a candidate?
Could he be dragged 'reluctantly' a bit like a new Commons speaker is?
If that holds up it would need to be an ultra close race for second prefs to be decisive, with Lab leading Con in transfers by 10% × 55% × 20% ~= 1%.
Indeed and to date it hasn't made that much difference. In 2012, Boris's lead over Ken was reduced from 3.97% to 3.06% once second preferences were included. 84% voted for either Boris or Ken - I suspect the Sadiq/Zac share will be slightly lower.
Prior to 2012, the LDs constituted the overwhelming majority of the non-Conservative, non-Labour vote. Currently the 9% definites are split between UKIP (3%), the LDs (3%) and Greens (2%) and Others (1%).
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Boris was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Zac is poor.
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Boris was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Zac is poor.
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
I've been invited to go campaign for Zac at the end of April.
He could still win this, my campaigning talent is legendary.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Boris was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Zac is poor.
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
I've been invited to go campaign for Zac at the end of April.
He could still win this, my campaigning talent is legendary.
David Cameron's campaign to warn voters about the dangers of leaving the European Union is beginning to win the argument ahead of the referendum, a Telegraph poll finds.
The exclusive poll finds that the “Remain” campaign now has a narrow lead after trailing last month, in a sign that Downing Street’s tactic – which has been described as “Project Fear” by its critics – is working.
Despite concerns that the steel crisis and the Brussels terror attacks could influence the referendum result, the poll finds that they have had little or no effect on how people intend to vote.
In an analysis of the ORB poll for this newspaper, Sir Lynton Crosby, who masterminded the Conservative Party’s general election victory, says that “the outcome of the referendum will hinge on which side can better turnout their supporters”.
The poll finds that 51 per cent of voters now support Remain – an increase of 4 per cent from last month. Leave’s support has decreased five points to 44 per cent.
Crucially, only 5 per cent of voters said they are undecided, with those who currently say that they do not know how they will vote more likely to back the Remain campaign on June 23.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Boris was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Zac is poor.
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
I've been invited to go campaign for Zac at the end of April.
He could still win this, my campaigning talent is legendary.
Is there a positive case for remaining in the EU and the inevitable ever closer political union that will bring? If not, then Brexit will happen sooner or later.
Is there a positive case for remaining in the EU and the inevitable ever closer political union that will bring? If not, then Brexit will happen sooner or later.
Dave's negotiations got us an opt out from ever closer union.
I read about this Paul Ryan idea at the weekend and, whilst it seemed a stretch, the whole GOP show this year made me go looking to stick a few quid on it. This thing has one last possible twist so why not. Its a fatalism bet perhaps but, practically, a possible trading bet of this idea gets any currency at all . What really struck me was the idea that the GOP mainstream fears Trump and hates Cruz. This is often quoted but really did strike a chord yesterday.
Clinton is there to be beaten which makes the craziness of the GOP primary voter base this time around seem all the more idiotic. Certainly compared to 2008 and 2012 where there were rich pickings simply by looking at the most mainstream candidate and ignoring the usual this side of the Atlantic crap about the GOP being all gun toting bible bashers, this cycle has so far caught me out.
I suppose once every so often a base goes up its own arse (witness Miliband E & Corbyn J).
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Boris was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Zac is poor.
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
I've been invited to go campaign for Zac at the end of April.
He could still win this, my campaigning talent is legendary.
What can you say in his favour?
He's not Corbyn's man in London
Pretty faint praise!
I hope you have some better patter for the Londoners.
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Boris was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Zac is poor.
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
I've been invited to go campaign for Zac at the end of April.
He could still win this, my campaigning talent is legendary.
What can you say in his favour?
He's not Corbyn's man in London
Pretty faint praise!
I hope you have some better patter for the Londoners.
I will if I go campaigning. I don't think I will, I think it will clash with the opening of Captain America: Civil War
Is there a positive case for remaining in the EU and the inevitable ever closer political union that will bring? If not, then Brexit will happen sooner or later.
Dave's negotiations got us an opt out from ever closer union.
Indeed, it's a cast iron guarantee, no ifs no buts
As I remarked earlier, the shifts since Feb look a bit odd - a huge shift to Sadiq in inner London, and a big shift to Zac in outer London. Maybe both are real effects, but the magnitudes of the shifts in one month look rather unlikely TBH.
Brussels?
A Khan win would be good news for the Tories, eventually. They can spend the next three years delicately but assiduously noting the Labour Mayor of London's close associations with horrible Islamist scum.
In terms of GE 2020, Labour need Khan to lose.
My colleagues, reliable Tory voting folk all, are spectacularly unenthusiastic about goldsmith. To the extent that one is going to break the habit of a lifetime and not bother voting in the mayoral election.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
Boris was always going to be a hard act to follow, but Zac is poor.
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
I've been invited to go campaign for Zac at the end of April.
He could still win this, my campaigning talent is legendary.
What can you say in his favour?
He's not Corbyn's man in London
Pretty faint praise!
I hope you have some better patter for the Londoners.
I will if I go campaigning. I don't think I will, I think it will clash with the opening of Captain America: Civil War
Is there a positive case for remaining in the EU and the inevitable ever closer political union that will bring? If not, then Brexit will happen sooner or later.
Dave's negotiations got us an opt out from ever closer union.
Trump ain't heading for 25 in Wisconsin, he'll get more than 93 in Cali.
urgh, keeps playing up
right, had to use Edge (urgh x 2), but I make it 1,240 excluding uncommitteds - so right on the line. Wins on the first ballot though, with ~50 of the uncommitteds, assuming no tricks.
Is there a positive case for remaining in the EU and the inevitable ever closer political union that will bring? If not, then Brexit will happen sooner or later.
Dave's negotiations got us an opt out from ever closer union.
Trump ain't heading for 25 in Wisconsin, he'll get more than 93 in Cali.
urgh, keeps playing up
right, had to use Edge (urgh x 2), but I make it 1,240 excluding uncommitteds - so right on the line. Wins on the first ballot though, with ~50 of the uncommitteds, assuming no tricks.
I agree with you Pulps on those two.
How many are you giving Trump in Wisconsin ?
He looks to have 3 in the bag (CD 3) and close on two others. (So perhaps 6 is fair value)
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https://t.co/A4f8SI5Vc2
What about the stories of all these dictators etc.
That was weaker than most American lagers...
Jezza and Farron to move to Panama and to hole up out of sight. Leave the Tories to the limelight and let them lose the next General Election on their own.
The facts don't matter much - it's the air of sleaze/falseness.
22% for Goldsmith. In outer London Goldsmith leads 30% to 29%
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/mayor/sadiq-khan-eight-points-ahead-of-zac-goldsmith-in-latest-poll-a3217256.html
Don't 100% have the courage of my convictions right now with the GOP when it comes to cold hard wonga.
'richardDodd">looks like the Panama Papers could be a massive scam..I hope the Guardian paid a fortune for them..'
Who cares about tax avoidance when you can just hate the Guardian instead'
Just the usual hypocrisy from the Guardian,what's new ?
Has the Guardian exploited tax loopholes to save millions ...
https://www.thebureauinvestigates.com/.../has-the-guardian-exploited-tax...
16 May 2012 - The Guardian's tax bill is allegedly smaller than it should be. ... has been using convoluted but legal techniques to avoid paying tax, according to Private Eye. ... of running a tax avoidance scheme by the satirical magazine.
Of course, for the purposes of the proportional mayoral election, it doesn't really matter where exactly the votes stack up anyway: North Korean majorities for Labour in Tower Hamlets are just as much use to them as swing votes in Croydon and Barnet, as long as it gets them closer to 50% London-wide.
He's currently ~ 12/1 for the nomination and ~40/1 for POTUS.
If you think he'd be better than 6/4 vs. Hillary, you're better off backing on the POTUS market - or laying him for the nomination.
Personally I'd have Hillary as slight favourite in a direct matchup. Only just, though.
http://ourinsight.opinium.co.uk/survey-results/khan-holds-his-lead-over-goldsmith-london-mayoral-race
Goldsmith 12 clear in Outer London.
GOP
Trump 42
Cruz 32
Kasich 23
Dems
Clinton 49
Sanders 48
http://americanresearchgroup.com/pres2016/primary/dem/widem.html
GOP national
Trump 38
Cruz 31
Kasich 19
Dems
Clinton 45
Sanders 44
General election
Clinton 47
Trump 35
Clinton 44
Cruz 39
Clinton 38
Kasich 45
Sanders 53
Trump 36
Sanders 50
Cruz 38
Sanders 45
Kasich 42
http://www.investors.com/politics/trump-support-fades-as-mistakes-grow-sanders-clinton-tied-ibdtipp-poll/
So Khan will win.
The Party would be in deep trouble if (and I'm still not sure how) they chose him over Trump or Cruz.
If Trump is close to a majority then I expect some sensible unbound delegates will help out in the 1st round.
I'm a bit of a New Order nut as may have been mentioned before. I've only tonight found the Sam Ball remix of True Faith.
I am rightly appalled at this abject failure and so am banishing myself in to solitary pro-European confinement to UKIPhome until after the EU vote
(unless Spurs win the league.. or actually finish ahead of the Goners or I beat TSE in the PB fantasy footie table).
Whilst I'm off to solitary, can I just say Remain will win comfortably. End of.
If he is the GOP nominee both Cruz and Trump bolt out of the door taking their voters with them, even Kasich would moan about it.
Ryan could end up 4th in the GE.
Was it Europe?
No, it's the fact that he's a bit shit.
I really don't want to spend my summer writing on PB about the GOP race.
'Popular vote shares:
1992: 43-34
2015: 36-31
Even allowing for that, the margin in Broxtowe was clearly narrower than a uniform swing would imply. But the result in 1992 was much more emphatic than in 1992, and the gap therefore not so great as you imply.'
Those figures are not accurate
In 1992 the national GB figures were Con 42.8% Lab 35.2% - Con Lead 7.6%
In 2015 the national GB figures were Con 37.8% Lab 31.2% - Con lead 6.6%.
Today's Standard poll for the London Mayoral Election is interesting and illustrates the key role two groups not hitherto considered will play in the final outcome.
The first are the 25% or so "Don't Knows" (both Inner and Outer London) and how they will split. The poll shows a return to what you would expect - Khan winning big in Inner London, Goldsmith winning not so big in Outer London. Khan will be happy with that as long as he gets out the Inner London vote which is his big problem.
The second are the 15-20% who won't vote for either Khan or Goldsmith with their first preference and what these voters will do with their second preference. It's a strange consistency but in the past three London mayoral elections approximately 55% of these voters used their second preference for either the Labour or the Conservatives and consistently voted 55-45 for the former.
Goldsmith has assiduously courted both UKIP and Green voters because he knows he may need their second preferences in a close fight (which it could be). Today's poll suggests Goldsmith may do better than some of his Conservative predecessors and might even afford to be 1% behind on first preferences.
Khan remains in the lead, however, and if he gets the Inner London Labour vote out, he'll probably win but this race has got a long way to go.
Though Trump is really putting in an effort, his numbers haven't gone up, he even went full Michael Bay with the ads:
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/717003103871115267
Saturating media coverage isn't enough, Trump needs a calm positive message, he needs to start reassuring people not drive them crazy with his antics.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3520982/Come-Brexiteers-Former-England-captain-Sol-Campbell-kicks-vote-Leave-boost-British-football.html
Cheesy politician meets cheese castle.
https://twitter.com/teddyschleifer/status/717065126613028864
My fantasy footie season is fizzling out. Lukaku has stopped scoring, and Vardy only scores for England now.
Prior to 2012, the LDs constituted the overwhelming majority of the non-Conservative, non-Labour vote. Currently the 9% definites are split between UKIP (3%), the LDs (3%) and Greens (2%) and Others (1%).
Khan will walk it.
I see hardly any of it on the news. Is there much activity on the ground. Brexit seems to have snuffed out coverage of other elections.
Will Khan as Mayor damage or help Corbyn? It remains to be seen. Khan has a few dodgy associates but is pretty mainstream Labour, and no particular friend of Jezza. He will be the most powerful elected Labour person in the land. Worth a punt as next leader?
He could still win this, my campaigning talent is legendary.
It will speculate if the options on the ballot paper was, Leave, Remain or EEA with full freedom of movement, what option would win under AV.
Edit: It was Hacker.
The exclusive poll finds that the “Remain” campaign now has a narrow lead after trailing last month, in a sign that Downing Street’s tactic – which has been described as “Project Fear” by its critics – is working.
Despite concerns that the steel crisis and the Brussels terror attacks could influence the referendum result, the poll finds that they have had little or no effect on how people intend to vote.
In an analysis of the ORB poll for this newspaper, Sir Lynton Crosby, who masterminded the Conservative Party’s general election victory, says that “the outcome of the referendum will hinge on which side can better turnout their supporters”.
The poll finds that 51 per cent of voters now support Remain – an increase of 4 per cent from last month. Leave’s support has decreased five points to 44 per cent.
Crucially, only 5 per cent of voters said they are undecided, with those who currently say that they do not know how they will vote more likely to back the Remain campaign on June 23.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/04/eu-referendum-project-fear-working-as-poll-shows-remain-taking-a/
Trump ain't heading for 25 in Wisconsin, he'll get more than 93 in Cali.
Clinton is there to be beaten which makes the craziness of the GOP primary voter base this time around seem all the more idiotic. Certainly compared to 2008 and 2012 where there were rich pickings simply by looking at the most mainstream candidate and ignoring the usual this side of the Atlantic crap about the GOP being all gun toting bible bashers, this cycle has so far caught me out.
I suppose once every so often a base goes up its own arse (witness Miliband E & Corbyn J).
I hope you have some better patter for the Londoners.
https://twitter.com/LadPolitics/status/717094564272742400
There are 12 Labour controlled Outer London boroughs compared with only 6 Conservative controlled.
Four Outer London boroughs - Barking, Haringey, Lewisham and Newham - have zero Conservative councillors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_local_elections,_2014
Likewise Labour won 24.5 ** Outer London constituencies in 2015 compared to only 22 by the Conservatives.
** Erith & Thamesmead, Hampstead & Kilburn and Lewisham West & Penge are all split between Inner and Outer London.
http://www.lawyersforbritain.org/reneg-ever-closer-union.shtml
I've laid so much Bush in the last year.
I agree with you Pulps on those two.
It's almost as if the British legal community was capable of expressing more than one opinion
He looks to have 3 in the bag (CD 3) and close on two others. (So perhaps 6 is fair value)