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The conclusion from John Curtice’s new analysis:
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That 88% statistic tends to put paid to the idea that lots of Conservative voters stayed at home last year.
The link to the full paper didn't work for me.
Is the correct link, looks like Wordpress mashed it in the header.
Worth noting, as well as events, we don't have a firm transition deal nor a proper EU exit deal as yet. Plenty of scope for the Government to stuff things up royally.
Hopefully Corbyn's appeasement of Putin will put off some voters who might otherwise have been tempted by the nice old uncle persona.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/03/21/mitch-landrieu-2020-democrats-473648
Probably not going to happen, but the story is a great deal more convincing than that of some of those on much shorter odds.
Tony Blair (twice) remains the only Labour leader elected in the last fifty years to lead Labour to over 40% of the popular vote nationwide (Corbyn got 39.99%). In that time the Tories have had Thatcher (three times) Major and May.
That is really the scale of the task that will confront the next Labour leader. They remain divisive and unpopular. The problem is that they believe (1) they're the good guys and everyone loves them really and (2) because 2017 went better than anyone expected, they assume that Corbyn's popular qualities (endless lying and an inability to put forward a realistic programme for government) will rub off on a successor.
Both seem to me to be reckless assumptions. However, after the last few years the only thing we can say for sure is that nobody knows what will happen next.
Does anyone have a graphic on the churn? I have a funny feeling it would be rather complex and regional.
http://www2.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2018/02/09/five-con-holds-a-gain-one-lab-hold-in-this-weeks-local-by-elections/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_next_United_Kingdom_general_election#2018
I appreciate that was your point - my point however is that graph really isn't very helpful.
In fairness he did do well, given expectations. Over 40% was a shocker.
Made me wonder even more about Gordon Brown’s time in office! And about the long term effects of the ‘agreement’ with Blair.
Sadly there’s no evidence that anything is likely to get better and the way the Brexit negotiations are being conducted might well be the subject of a follow-up by Crewe if he can find a collaborator of similar status.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/22/andrei-zheleznyakov-soviet-scientist-poisoned-novichok
I always recall caroline lucas a very short time after GE2015 speaking at some protest against the tories talking about representing the majority, and me just thinking that she had some nerve to present herself as the face of the popular will. I'm a PR supporter, but the big two at least have a good claim to be representing the biggest chunks of the public.
Coming out the other side of Brexit with an OK outcome will be more than enough to put a spring in her - and her Government's - step. It doesn't augur well for Labour, under whichever leader's banner they choose to fight the next election.
The latest "anonymous MP says for two pins I'd speak out against the leadership" round seems to have largely fizzled again (with a couple of exceptions) - there were reports that Labour MPs were going to attack Corbyn during PMQs, but he was fine.
An odd feature of today's situation is that there is a chunk of voters on both sides who don't want their party to win big but would be OK with it winning narrowly. I know Tory Remainers who feel things aren't too bad at the moment, but who would be scared of a big Tory win with loads of vociferous Brexiteers running the show. I also know centrist Labour voters who would accept a Corbyn government dependent on centrist Labour MPs, LibDems and SNP but wouldn't fancy his getting a big mandate. It's quite hard to predict how these two groups will vote, if they vote at all: A real PB nerd would base it on the exact position of the constituency on the list of possible gains either way, but few people are like that in real life.
So what DID you call that toxic agent, Mr Ryabkov?
http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/11371/scorecard/743969/england-vs-australia-4th-investec-test-australia-tour-of-england-and-ireland-2015/
There is lots and lots that can go wrong yet but right now quite a lot is going right.
The England selectors think so.
Edit. He is not going to make it (at least today). I forgot that England used up a few overs in their innings too. Last over of a humiliating day.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-43075099
This year's PPE exam should have this question:
When did the Conservatives change from being a party advocating high levels of home ownership to a party advocating high levels of house prices ? Discuss the effects.
I'll admit to being quite good at Google, but then I do work as an IT consultant and often have to research obscure things online.
Ending that will be enough for many people.
The support for Liam Fox to bestride the world conducting trade deals is, I suspect, somewhat niche.
Oh wait ignore the latter half of that sentence, doesn’t apply to you lot.
And all this because of Brexit !!!!!
I welcome anyone coming to our Country who works hard and pays their taxes.
With the aftermath of the 2008 recession, both parties pretty close in the polls and polarisation post the Brexit vote turnout has been much higher in the past decade
England Rugby: "We've lost three in a row in the 6 Nations, surely you can't be as disappointing as we have been?" England Cricket: "Hold my beer."
Richard, Tynemouth
1. Fewer households - less immigration, divorce, lower birth rate
2. More houses - at all price points and especially in areas of high demand
3. Interest rates getting off the floor - making other investments more attractive than BTL.
Until we see significant movement on all three, there will continue to be pressure on housing. The two key changes in recent years have been the financial crash in 2008-9 and the opening up of the labour market to Eastern Europe in 2004 - neither of which can really be levelled at the Conservative party. Since 2010, government policy on stamp duty has made BTL less attractive, especially in London, and housebuilding is at modern record levels with more new towns proposed and an easing of planning rules in favour of development.
Anyone who thinks that Corbyn is the answer to housing in London is at best misguided. The only people who will benefit from a crash (as opposed to a gentle reduction) in house prices are those who will buy with cash at the bottom of the market. Everybody else will lose out, in some cases by hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Since I’ve been following the England cricket team in the early 90s I saw them get bowled out for 46 and 51.
That’s pretty much all EU immigrants.
And I have no problem with it as long as it meets our economic need
Edited extra bit: if it's fairly dry. Obviously if it's wet then there could be many.
So, we can buy passports from France?
Ummm......
https://twitter.com/FraserNelson/status/976551807311908865
George Osborne asks
https://twitter.com/George_Osborne/status/976555018278068224
To which the response was
https://twitter.com/FraserNelson/status/976564644646129666
I retired 9 years ago so on topic, why are we surprised about the amount tech companies know about us
More information's come out on Uber's autonomous car collision with a pedestrian:
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/03/video-uber-driver-looks-down-for-seconds-before-fatal-crash/
Take-homes:
*) The car did not 'see' the pedestrian crossing the road.
*) The safety driver was inattentive.
*) The victim was wearing dark clothing.
All in all, a tragic mess that should have implications for the autonomous testing that's being done. But won't.
I've linked to the following, from last year, before:
https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/the-selfdriving-cars-bicycle-problem
#LifeComesAtYouFast
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/feb/22/uk-economic-growth-slows-to-weakest-rate-in-five-years
Did they vote for "passports can only be printed in country" ?
We need to get the best deal we can and following our exit those who have very real and well held views must campaign to re-join.
None of the negative posting will change the fact we are leaving.
And by the way, it could be a disaster but equally it may not be.
I do not have pre- conceived ideas of how good or bad it will be