Plenty of British (and American and Australian) schools and universities with a presence in this part of the world too. Huge demand for high-quality English-language education, not just from the expat community but from the local populations too. Education is a huge export market for the UK, whether from overseas campuses or overseas students studying in Britain.
Malc, are you seriously trying to use Wings as a rebuttal? Even by your standards that's rather weak...
Far better than the garbage right wing rags that Carlotta uses. Go ahead and rebut any of the information why don't you. That clown has been spouting his crap forever , a total right wing loser, aided and abetted by right wing toilet paper media.
Are you seriously suggesting that the Scottish Government's own figures are wrong?
No comment on the IRA supporting SNP candidate I note......
I am seriously suggesting that they can only use the tainted numbers supplied by London Tories , which everybody knows are a fantasy.
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) web area provides information on the annually published GERS report. GERS is compiled by statisticians and economists in the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser of the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government's Chief Statistician takes responsibility for this publication.
You can put as much propaganda up as you wish, facts are that it is impossible to extrapolate the actual numbers from the UK data. Not surprisingly the Tories in London paint an unflattering picture. The SNP can only use the numbers supplied by the clowns who run the country. Perhaps if you think so highly of their numbers, why don't you question the incompetence of the Tories given their crap running of Scotland. They prefer to be seen as useless toss*** rather than post the real numbers.
@macrocredit 2m2 minutes ago More FRANCE POLL: LE PEN 27%; MACRON 20%; FILLON 20% 1ST RND FILLON SEEN BEATING LE PEN 56%-44% IN 2ND RND MACRON SEEN BEATING LE PEN 58%-42%
Fillon is likely to beat Macron, IMO.
Which means it will be Le Pen V Fillon
And Fillon only wins 56-44%???
Wow. Oh la la. That is close. For the first time ever, I reckon Le Pen could win this, and become POTFR.
That would be helpful for the UK
Why?
We'd have a friendly negotiating partner.
In what conceivable world is Marine le Pen friendly to the UK?
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
The EU is over if MLP wins. There will be no deal to have as there will be nobody with whom to have it.
Let us wish her well then. We need the nation states of Europe to be strong and prosperous and to trade freely with each other. A superstate is not in the interests of any European citizen. Someone upthread called her a 'quasi Fascist'. Actually her economic agenda seems very protectionist / centralising / socialist to me. The FN look to me like the nasty far left. Not far right at all really.
Fascists generally take a protectionist / centralising / planned approach. It's one aspect of their nationalism, which is distrustful of foreigners and as such increases the need for self-sufficiency in as far as is reasonably possible - and which therefore also requires state 'guidance'.
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
Yes, but that is about the worst possible scenario from our point of view. It's going to be hard enough to get any kind of coherent deal with the EU27+EU Parliament as it is. The EU collapsing into political chaos - which it certainly would in the event of a Le Pen victory - would simply guarantee no deal at all, not to mention economic chaos amongst our biggest set of trading partners. This would be a very serious and damaging development for the UK.
I think PB Leavers are of the school of: it's not enough for me to succeed, my friends must fail.
@macrocredit 2m2 minutes ago More FRANCE POLL: LE PEN 27%; MACRON 20%; FILLON 20% 1ST RND FILLON SEEN BEATING LE PEN 56%-44% IN 2ND RND MACRON SEEN BEATING LE PEN 58%-42%
Fillon is likely to beat Macron, IMO.
Which means it will be Le Pen V Fillon
And Fillon only wins 56-44%???
Wow. Oh la la. That is close. For the first time ever, I reckon Le Pen could win this, and become POTFR.
That would be helpful for the UK
Why?
We'd have a friendly negotiating partner.
In what conceivable world is Marine le Pen friendly to the UK?
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
The EU is over if MLP wins. There will be no deal to have as there will be nobody with whom to have it.
Let us wish her well then. We need the nation states of Europe to be strong and prosperous and to trade freely with each other. A superstate is not in the interests of any European citizen. Someone upthread called her a 'quasi Fascist'. Actually her economic agenda seems very protectionist / centralising / socialist to me. The FN look to me like the nasty far left. Not far right at all really.
Certainly Macron has said the EU is dead if Le Pen wins, so most probably is global free trade for the time being after Brexit and Trump's win too
Sovreignty, man, it's all going to be worth it for the sovreignty. Blue passports, as well, I expect. The reanimated corpse of Sir Alec Guiness will make a new series of Ealing Comedies.
The only way I can see it happening is the post Brexit UK experiences an economic slump, whilst the EU booms.
and without Greece blowing up into an unholy mess later in the year when the IMF walks away from the next bailout and the Germans are forced to follow suit.
How much does Greece owe to the IMF now?
If the IMF walks and Greece goes bust then that money is all lost. I would not rule out another big serving of fudge to keep the show on the road.
It will be another lesson in advanced can kicking.
Truly, the cradle of western civilization stil has much to teach us.
@macrocredit 2m2 minutes ago More FRANCE POLL: LE PEN 27%; MACRON 20%; FILLON 20% 1ST RND FILLON SEEN BEATING LE PEN 56%-44% IN 2ND RND MACRON SEEN BEATING LE PEN 58%-42%
Fillon is likely to beat Macron, IMO.
Which means it will be Le Pen V Fillon
And Fillon only wins 56-44%???
Wow. Oh la la. That is close. For the first time ever, I reckon Le Pen could win this, and become POTFR.
That would be helpful for the UK
Why?
We'd have a friendly negotiating partner.
In what conceivable world is Marine le Pen friendly to the UK?
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
The EU is over if MLP wins. There will be no deal to have as there will be nobody with whom to have it.
Let us wish her well then. We need the nation states of Europe to be strong and prosperous and to trade freely with each other. A superstate is not in the interests of any European citizen. Someone upthread called her a 'quasi Fascist'. Actually her economic agenda seems very protectionist / centralising / socialist to me. The FN look to me like the nasty far left. Not far right at all really.
Certainly Macron has said the EU is dead if Le Pen wins, so most probably is global free trade for the time being after Brexit and Trump's win too
Sovreignty, man, it's all going to be worth it for the sovreignty. Blue passports, as well, I expect. The reanimated corpse of Sir Alec Guiness will make a new series of Ealing Comedies.
We will be eating grass but at least it will be British grass!
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
Yes, but that is about the worst possible scenario from our point of view. It's going to be hard enough to get any kind of coherent deal with the EU27+EU Parliament as it is. The EU collapsing into political chaos - which it certainly would in the event of a Le Pen victory - would simply guarantee no deal at all, not to mention economic chaos amongst our biggest set of trading partners. This would be a very serious and damaging development for the UK.
I think PB Leavers are of the school of: it's not enough for me to succeed, my friends must fail.
Americans take out more insurance, higher NI for the middle-aged and more annuities not a new estates tax is the way forward and would be more politically acceptable
I'm guessing this "middle aged" tax will begin at 40 right after I've cleared the student loan ?
No, the higher NI would begin at 50 when not only the student loan but the mortgage starts to have been paid off and children begin to leave home, it then ends at 65-67 once you take your pension
So people who have paid little or nothing can leech off the back of people who have been paying a fortune all their lives. How very socialist. Stop NI and let people pay for their own medical care.
No going forward everyone would pay for their social care through higher NI from the ages of 50 to 65, those older than 65 will still have made NI contributions just not at the higher rate
I get there are local circumstances that make pushing a message on the NHS particularly relevant for this seat, and I get most are not so mired in politics that they will be inundated with the same old messages all the time, but does the 'x days to save y' thing ever really work? Obviously it isn't enough sometimes, but it is tried so often I presume it must be effective more often than not, or is perceived to be at any rate.
My honest feeling is that (1) politicians have cried wolf too often on the NHS when the real choice was between "a bit less good but still OKish" and "better"; (2) the wolf really has arrived now and the service is genuinely struggling to provide merely adequate serivce and (3) people aren't sure if it's a real wolf or not.
I get there are local circumstances that make pushing a message on the NHS particularly relevant for this seat, and I get most are not so mired in politics that they will be inundated with the same old messages all the time, but does the 'x days to save y' thing ever really work? Obviously it isn't enough sometimes, but it is tried so often I presume it must be effective more often than not, or is perceived to be at any rate.
It is scaremongering,when she says 'save the NHS' she really means 'save Jeremy and I' plus the Tory candidate is now campaigning for more health funding for Cumbria anyway
1500 jobs in France 2000 jobs in Germany 5000 jobs in UK
I'm rather enjoying this. And the MSM freaking out/misrepresenting what Trump said re Sweden.
His remark has resulted in millions Googling 'Sweden rape'. Iain Martin made a very silly smug blunder against Paul Joseph Watson and got squished.
Trump's bully pulpit is setting the agenda.
It's a bit of a stretch to say that he was misrepresented when "what happened last night in Sweden" actually means 'what I saw some guy on on Fox say a couple of nights back about Sweden'.
If he bared his arse on national TV, I'm reasonably sure you'd still be enthusiastic about his 'setting the agenda'.
Americans take out more insurance, higher NI for the middle-aged and more annuities not a new estates tax is the way forward and would be more politically acceptable
I'm guessing this "middle aged" tax will begin at 40 right after I've cleared the student loan ?
No, the higher NI would begin at 50 when not only the student loan but the mortgage starts to have been paid off and children begin to leave home, it then ends at 65-67 once you take your pension
So people who have paid little or nothing can leech off the back of people who have been paying a fortune all their lives. How very socialist. Stop NI and let people pay for their own medical care.
No going forward everyone would pay for their social care through higher NI from the ages of 50 to 65, those older than 65 will still have made NI contributions just not at the higher rate
Anyone starting a new family at 50 is fecked
Well certainly virtually no women will be at that age and the men who do will likely be rich enough to afford it anyway
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
Yes, but that is about the worst possible scenario from our point of view. It's going to be hard enough to get any kind of coherent deal with the EU27+EU Parliament as it is. The EU collapsing into political chaos - which it certainly would in the event of a Le Pen victory - would simply guarantee no deal at all, not to mention economic chaos amongst our biggest set of trading partners. This would be a very serious and damaging development for the UK.
I think PB Leavers are of the school of: it's not enough for me to succeed, my friends must fail.
Ah I see you are confused again. What you really meant to say was that Remainers believe it is not enough for the EU to succeed, Britain must fail.
I get there are local circumstances that make pushing a message on the NHS particularly relevant for this seat, and I get most are not so mired in politics that they will be inundated with the same old messages all the time, but does the 'x days to save y' thing ever really work? Obviously it isn't enough sometimes, but it is tried so often I presume it must be effective more often than not, or is perceived to be at any rate.
My honest feeling is that (1) politicians have cried wolf too often on the NHS when the real choice was between "a bit less good but still OKish" and "better"; (2) the wolf really has arrived now and the service is genuinely struggling to provide merely adequate serivce and (3) people aren't sure if it's a real wolf or not.
I suspect you are correct, because pleas on the NHS no longer touch my stony heart. 'Crisis' in the winter, 'crisis' in social care, 'crisis' in nursing. These could all well be true, but I've heard its a shambles my entire life. Either its not a shambles or no bugger has the will to 'save' it, or they have the will but not the ability. Either way, no point in worrying about it anymore until, god forbid, I end up having to use the service.
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
Yes, but that is about the worst possible scenario from our point of view. It's going to be hard enough to get any kind of coherent deal with the EU27+EU Parliament as it is. The EU collapsing into political chaos - which it certainly would in the event of a Le Pen victory - would simply guarantee no deal at all, not to mention economic chaos amongst our biggest set of trading partners. This would be a very serious and damaging development for the UK.
I think PB Leavers are of the school of: it's not enough for me to succeed, my friends must fail.
Yes YOU think that. No PB Leavers do.
You lot have gone from wanting to leave the EU to relishing its downfall.
Americans take out more insurance, higher NI for the middle-aged and more annuities not a new estates tax is the way forward and would be more politically acceptable
I'm guessing this "middle aged" tax will begin at 40 right after I've cleared the student loan ?
No, the higher NI would begin at 50 when not only the student loan but the mortgage starts to have been paid off and children begin to leave home, it then ends at 65-67 once you take your pension
So people who have paid little or nothing can leech off the back of people who have been paying a fortune all their lives. How very socialist. Stop NI and let people pay for their own medical care.
No going forward everyone would pay for their social care through higher NI from the ages of 50 to 65, those older than 65 will still have made NI contributions just not at the higher rate
Malc, are you seriously trying to use Wings as a rebuttal? Even by your standards that's rather weak...
Far better than the garbage right wing rags that Carlotta uses. Go ahead and rebut any of the information why don't you. That clown has been spouting his crap forever , a total right wing loser, aided and abetted by right wing toilet paper media.
Are you seriously suggesting that the Scottish Government's own figures are wrong?
No comment on the IRA supporting SNP candidate I note......
I am seriously suggesting that they can only use the tainted numbers supplied by London Tories , which everybody knows are a fantasy.
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) web area provides information on the annually published GERS report. GERS is compiled by statisticians and economists in the Office of the Chief Economic Adviser of the Scottish Government. The Scottish Government's Chief Statistician takes responsibility for this publication.
The SNP can only use the numbers supplied by the clowns who run the country.
That would be the SNP, the Scottish Government, and the Scottish Government's Chief Statistician.....as the link I just posted from the Scottish Government makes clear....
1500 jobs in France 2000 jobs in Germany 5000 jobs in UK
I'm rather enjoying this. And the MSM freaking out/misrepresenting what Trump said re Sweden.
His remark has resulted in millions Googling 'Sweden rape'. Iain Martin made a very silly smug blunder against Paul Joseph Watson and got squished.
Trump's bully pulpit is setting the agenda.
It's a bit of a stretch to say that he was misrepresented when "what happened last night in Sweden" actually means 'what I saw some guy on on Fox say a couple of nights back about Sweden'.
If he bared his arse on national TV, I'm reasonably sure you'd still be enthusiastic about his 'setting the agenda'.
Still you admit it was right , though you try to make it a stretch
There wasn't a great deal of daylight between UKIP and Tories for 2nd & 3rd places. But if Carlsberg did by-election gains. Headlines dominated by two very poor candidates in Stoke.
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Stoke on Trent Central is target seat 407 for the Tories.
Once you add in by-election exceptionalism (See Corby 2012) then a gain of Stoke by the Tories in a by-election points to the Tories heading up to around 450-500 seats and Labour staring down at sub 100 next GE. Labour are doing badly, but they're not doing that badly.
I reckon Mrs May's visit is for what will be the hotly contested second place prize. Beating UKIP & Nuttall would be worthy of the visit.
So @election_data I'd say the visit means the Tories think they can beat UKIP for second place.
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I was looking at taking that bet, then I got an email from Oddschecker offering me odds of 100/1 on it.
So @election_data I'd say the visit means the Tories think they can beat UKIP for second place.
Yes - that seems much more likely - but also don't forget, May is much closer to the Constituency organisations than Cameron was - it may be as simple as that......showing willing to the local parties.....
A panicked, hysterical and disoriented EU - which is what a Le Pen victory would produce - would be a much weaker negotiating partner vis-a-vis the UK and Brexit, and, arguably, much easier to arm-twist and manipulate.
France would not be friendlier per se, but the EU would be immeasurably needier and wobblier.
Yes, but that is about the worst possible scenario from our point of view. It's going to be hard enough to get any kind of coherent deal with the EU27+EU Parliament as it is. The EU collapsing into political chaos - which it certainly would in the event of a Le Pen victory - would simply guarantee no deal at all, not to mention economic chaos amongst our biggest set of trading partners. This would be a very serious and damaging development for the UK.
I think PB Leavers are of the school of: it's not enough for me to succeed, my friends must fail.
So @election_data I'd say the visit means the Tories think they can beat UKIP for second place.
Yes - that seems much more likely - but also don't forget, May is much closer to the Constituency organisations than Cameron was - it may be as simple as that......showing willing to the local parties.....
Gibraltar has impounded a Russian billionaire's superyacht - one of the world's biggest - because the German shipbuilder says he still owes 15.3m euros (£13.3m; $16.3m) in fees.... ....The Gibraltar Port Authority says "most arrested ships are sold in a sealed-bids auction within six to eight weeks, once the claim has been proved and judgment given".
That explains it, they've sent Theresa May going door-to-door insulting the voters.
LOL. I expect a leaflet by end of day saying a Vote for Tory would guarantee closure of all the hospitals in the city and A&E moved to Birmingham. The leaflet would be printed by Tories of course.
Would losing Stoke to the Tories be worse than losing to UKIP?
Yes. The Tories are in government, they aren't supposed to win by-elections where they start off in third miles behind. UKIP are an insurgent party unburdened by government.
Gibraltar has impounded a Russian billionaire's superyacht - one of the world's biggest - because the German shipbuilder says he still owes 15.3m euros (£13.3m; $16.3m) in fees.... ....The Gibraltar Port Authority says "most arrested ships are sold in a sealed-bids auction within six to eight weeks, once the claim has been proved and judgment given".
Mr. Eagles, if the Conservatives won both it'd be an Empire Strikes Back moment for Labour.
Labour might prefer to lose both to the Tories rather than UKIP. As they could see a way back.Also the Tories would have finished the UkIp threat to them for the current time.May would be totally dominant for the next two years without an election.
Gibraltar has impounded a Russian billionaire's superyacht - one of the world's biggest - because the German shipbuilder says he still owes 15.3m euros (£13.3m; $16.3m) in fees.... ....The Gibraltar Port Authority says "most arrested ships are sold in a sealed-bids auction within six to eight weeks, once the claim has been proved and judgment given".
Having phoned a little in Stoke I can certainly say the Tory candidate as a young councillor educated locally is well known and goes down far better than Hunt, Snell and especially Nuttall, even if the Tories win Copeland I expect the Labour to Tory swing to be bigger in Stoke now
I don't wish to cast aspersions on @election_data but he seems to be looking at this through the eyes of a worried Labour man rather than a true neutral analyst.
Lib Dem vote could be stronger than the markets think. Don't forget all those Staffordshire University students still have postal votes from last June.
Lib Dem vote could be stronger than the markets think. Don't forget all those Staffordshire University students still have postal votes from last June.
Its an election of many moving parts, and I don't think they should be particularly longer priced than the Tories. The 60.0 on Betfair looks fair enough to me, backing the Tories at the bookies at 10-1 is throwing money away long term.
Lib Dem vote could be stronger than the markets think. Don't forget all those Staffordshire University students still have postal votes from last June.
On the New Statesman podcast last week they had a reporter up there and their feeling was the student vote was going strongly to the LibDems.
1500 jobs in France 2000 jobs in Germany 5000 jobs in UK
I'm rather enjoying this. And the MSM freaking out/misrepresenting what Trump said re Sweden.
His remark has resulted in millions Googling 'Sweden rape'. Iain Martin made a very silly smug blunder against Paul Joseph Watson and got squished.
Trump's bully pulpit is setting the agenda.
It's a bit of a stretch to say that he was misrepresented when "what happened last night in Sweden" actually means 'what I saw some guy on on Fox say a couple of nights back about Sweden'.
If he bared his arse on national TV, I'm reasonably sure you'd still be enthusiastic about his 'setting the agenda'.
Still you admit it was right , though you try to make it a stretch
No, it was English understatement. A foreign concept, I know. :-) Next time I'll just say 'complete bollocks' for clarity's sake.
Lib Dem vote could be stronger than the markets think. Don't forget all those Staffordshire University students still have postal votes from last June.
On the New Statesman podcast last week they had a reporter up there and their feeling was the student vote was going strongly to the LibDems.
a new generation who don't remember Clegg and tuition fees?
Lib Dem vote could be stronger than the markets think. Don't forget all those Staffordshire University students still have postal votes from last June.
Its an election of many moving parts, and I don't think they should be particularly longer priced than the Tories. The 60.0 on Betfair looks fair enough to me, backing the Tories at the bookies at 10-1 is throwing money away long term.
If it really is remotely close then it looks like the best value by a street. Labour will probably win but couldn't back them at that price, UKIP are seemingly a busted flush thanks to Nuttall, might as well set fire to your money as back the Tories at the current price, so yeah anything over 50 on betfair seems rather good.
Gibraltar has impounded a Russian billionaire's superyacht - one of the world's biggest - because the German shipbuilder says he still owes 15.3m euros (£13.3m; $16.3m) in fees.... ....The Gibraltar Port Authority says "most arrested ships are sold in a sealed-bids auction within six to eight weeks, once the claim has been proved and judgment given".
Might Theresa May's visit to Stoke simply be in order to set expectations for Tory success so high (and hence anticipated Labour performance so low), that Corbyn cannot fail to exceed them?
Might Theresa May's visit to Stoke simply be in order to set expectations for Tory success so high (and hence anticipated Labour performance so low), that Corbyn cannot fail to exceed them?
Beating UKIP in Stoke would be good for the Tories long term I'd have thought.
Might Theresa May's visit to Stoke simply be in order to set expectations for Tory success so high (and hence anticipated Labour performance so low), that Corbyn cannot fail to exceed them?
He still has a chance to win both seats (and I think he will), so not sure he needs May's help to exceed low expectations, since they are already very low surely.
ICM; Con 44% (+2), Lab 26% (-1), UKIP 13% (+1), LD 8% (-2), Green 4% (NC)
Highest Tory lead since 1983
Caveats abound, but there *must* be a little bit of Mrs May that is hoping the Lords vote down the Brexit bill, and give her the casus belli she needs to overcome the FTPA and call a GE this summer....
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Trump's grenade worked again. But he's stupid - yeah right.
https://youtu.be/y1_viPSD-bY
(1) politicians have cried wolf too often on the NHS when the real choice was between "a bit less good but still OKish" and "better";
(2) the wolf really has arrived now and the service is genuinely struggling to provide merely adequate serivce and
(3) people aren't sure if it's a real wolf or not.
If he bared his arse on national TV, I'm reasonably sure you'd still be enthusiastic about his 'setting the agenda'.
https://twitter.com/election_data/status/833655038950174721
I hate you.
That is significant.
SNP gain Stoke?
There wasn't a great deal of daylight between UKIP and Tories for 2nd & 3rd places. But if Carlsberg did by-election gains. Headlines dominated by two very poor candidates in Stoke.
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He'd resign on friday.
Once you add in by-election exceptionalism (See Corby 2012) then a gain of Stoke by the Tories in a by-election points to the Tories heading up to around 450-500 seats and Labour staring down at sub 100 next GE.
Labour are doing badly, but they're not doing that badly.
I reckon Mrs May's visit is for what will be the hotly contested second place prize. Beating UKIP & Nuttall would be worthy of the visit.
So @election_data I'd say the visit means the Tories think they can beat UKIP for second place.
https://twitter.com/election_data/status/833657919421968389
http://www.gbc.gi/news/superyacht-arrested-over-15-million-claim-34487
Inverness, Nairn, and Lochaber 1992
Don't tell me a Lib Dem didn't keep their promise?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/11594442/General-election-2015-Paddy-Ashdown-eats-hat-following-Conservative-win.html
https://twitter.com/election_data/status/833660610114154496
That won't happen however.
The Tories won't win Stoke, and Corbyn would be out very very quickly if they did.
What is this about people defending peadophiles in America ? Dare I ask.........
Next time I'll just say 'complete bollocks' for clarity's sake.
Actually, that's one reason my Libdem uncle gave up campaigning, though thinking Cleggy and co were useless also helped.
UKIP 5-1
Lib Dems 20s
Tories 30s is my mental picture, prices not available but broadly reflecting my book take.
behind you behind you
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2017/02/19/exclusive-oxford-university-set-break-700-years-tradition-open/
Highest Tory lead since 1983