A Sicilian TV chef has been arrested on suspicion of drug dealing after police found cannabis at his home, Italian media report. Mr Chiaramonte described himself as an "agro-food consultant for third millennium cuisine",
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
In 2010 Labour were down to 22% in the polls a few days before the GE, they scored 29% on polling day. I think opinion polls understate Labour at the moment. I cannot see poor voters who voted Leave and previously voted Labour suddenly voting Tory. A low income voter is not going to vote for BoJo and the Tories who think people with higher income and wealth should get tax cuts that will mean less money for the poor...
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Will Jennifer Arcuri be dancing round any of them?
Still a 12% Tory lead as the Tories begin their conference and the LDs now closer to Labour than Labour are to the Tories
Be patient. As we speak, Dominic Cummings is sending to selected journalists details of the financial arrangements made for 17 more of Boris Johnson's girlfriends, in the hope that it will get his poll lead up to 20%.
A new series of party political broadcasts is in preparation, loosely modelled on the "Carry On" Films. The first is code-named "Carry On Up The Pole."
In 2010 Labour were down to 22% in the polls a few days before the GE, they scored 29% on polling day. I think opinion polls understate Labour at the moment. I cannot see poor voters who voted Leave and previously voted Labour suddenly voting Tory. A low income voter is not going to vote for BoJo and the Tories who think people with higher income and wealth should get tax cuts that will mean less money for the poor...
So what it is skilled working class C2s the Tories are leading with not poor DEs while middle class Remainer ABC1s who voted Labour in 2017 are now voting LD
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Will Jennifer Arcuri be dancing round any of them?
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Will Jennifer Arcuri be dancing round any of them?
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
OT. If any one wants an interesting piece of nostalgia 'Marianne and Leonard' is on TV this evening. I saw it at the cinema a couple of months ago and despite the clear paucity of material it's still unmissable.
As Is Almodovar's 'Julieta' also on at 9.00pm and one of his best.
Both much more interesting than Johnson's various floozies. Talking of which I like Alastair's Lord Sanwich story .
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
A large % of the population but let’s be honest no politician has the majority of the population behind them and haven’t for a long time it is ridiculous though for people to claim Johnson’s 36% is the majority of voters.
OT. If any one wants an interesting piece of nostalgia 'Marianne and Leonard' is on TV this evening. I saw it at the cinema a couple of months ago and despite the clear paucity of material it's still unmissable.
As Is Almodovar's 'Julieta' also on at 9.00pm and one of his best.
Both much more interesting than Johnson's various floozies. Talking of which I like Alastair's Lord Sanwich story .
Omg another Almodovar fan ! I’m recording it.
My faves though are All About My Mother. I also love Volver in terms of his newer stuff .
On a different note give Wild Tales a watch , it’s an outrageous black comedy about revenge from Argentina with 6 different tales , it unfortunately has a beginning which was mirrored true life , the film came out before that tragic true event happened .
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
In 2010 Labour were down to 22% in the polls a few days before the GE, they scored 29% on polling day. I think opinion polls understate Labour at the moment. I cannot see poor voters who voted Leave and previously voted Labour suddenly voting Tory. A low income voter is not going to vote for BoJo and the Tories who think people with higher income and wealth should get tax cuts that will mean less money for the poor...
No of course they won't vote Tory. They'll vote Brexit.
In 2010 Labour were down to 22% in the polls a few days before the GE, they scored 29% on polling day. I think opinion polls understate Labour at the moment. I cannot see poor voters who voted Leave and previously voted Labour suddenly voting Tory. A low income voter is not going to vote for BoJo and the Tories who think people with higher income and wealth should get tax cuts that will mean less money for the poor...
No of course they won't vote Tory. They'll vote Brexit.
As Francois Mitterand said after he was told the latest public opinion poll showed his disapproval rating at 85%. "Well as I'm here for another 4 years that would seem to be their problem not mine"
According to the latest UK-Elect Beta version that Opinium poll would lead to C 344 L 194 SNP 51 LD 37. (If anyone wants to try the forecast themselves, to look at the individual seat forecasts and point out any obvious errors, see the downloads page on the UK-Elect website. The new version is an attempt to take account of local brexit based conditions, but forecasting is proving a bit tricky currently!)
Impeachment Is an Act of Desperation By Christopher Buskirk
"Maybe Democrats have secretly given up on Mr. Biden and see impeachment as a way to satisfy the demands of the activist base and at the same time get rid of him and ease the path for another candidate. I suspect that a lot of Democrats in the superdelegate and donor class have concluded that Mr. Biden is not capable of reassembling the Obama coalition that won the White House twice, and are also increasingly uncomfortable over Mr. Biden’s ability to withstand the rigors of a campaign against Mr. Trump."
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
A large % of the population but let’s be honest no politician has the majority of the population behind them and haven’t for a long time it is ridiculous though for people to claim Johnson’s 36% is the majority of voters.
You're absolutely right. But for the life of me I cannot understand why those who support Labour continue to support the excremental leadership they have.
As a slightly to the right of centre person I would willingly tolerate, maybe even support a moderate, sane, intelligent left of centre Labour proposition - committed to public services whilst encouraging and supporting, not penalising and demonising private enterprise. Especially when faced with the Conservative choice at the moment.
Corbyn is like a Black Hole. He distorts political space-time, warping all those around him into greater and greater extremism. Corbyn and his merry band of Marxists opened the door to extreme political thought in the UK. His Momentum fan boys opened the door to ever more cultish adoration and deliberate ignorance of the mans complete unsuitability to hold high office. Soemthing we had never seen ion the UK before.
Ironically we actually don't know a lot about Boris' domestic agenda, yet, as he is only being seen through the telescope of Brexit. I doubt he would be extreme on the right as Corbyn is on the left.
If there was a David Milibandesque character heading Labour now Labour would be on course to the biggest majority ever seen. Hell, I would even vote for such a person.
Impeachment Is an Act of Desperation By Christopher Buskirk
"Maybe Democrats have secretly given up on Mr. Biden and see impeachment as a way to satisfy the demands of the activist base and at the same time get rid of him and ease the path for another candidate. I suspect that a lot of Democrats in the superdelegate and donor class have concluded that Mr. Biden is not capable of reassembling the Obama coalition that won the White House twice, and are also increasingly uncomfortable over Mr. Biden’s ability to withstand the rigors of a campaign against Mr. Trump."
Well that's bollocks of course. The Dems have been building slowly up to this for some weeks. The Biden stuff has catalysed it, to be sure, but it was coming anyway.
Impeachment Is an Act of Desperation By Christopher Buskirk
"Maybe Democrats have secretly given up on Mr. Biden and see impeachment as a way to satisfy the demands of the activist base and at the same time get rid of him and ease the path for another candidate. I suspect that a lot of Democrats in the superdelegate and donor class have concluded that Mr. Biden is not capable of reassembling the Obama coalition that won the White House twice, and are also increasingly uncomfortable over Mr. Biden’s ability to withstand the rigors of a campaign against Mr. Trump."
Indeed. A cynic may well suggest - especially given the timing - that this story is at least as much aimed at getting Biden, as it is about getting Trump.
Labour is actually only up 2 points. The Observer report is inaccurate.
Turd polishing by the Granuaid.
So the thread header is inaccurate. But to be more serious in a little while we might get another poll saying virtually the oppposite. The high degree of volatility just makes the poll companies seem as incompetent as our governing classes.
More dodgy conference polling but 12% is bloody good for Con in the cirumstances.
It is indeed - but is only half the lead the Tories had at the beginning of the 2017 election campaign. Moreover, the stronger LD vote means that a 12% lead produces a much smaller majority than would have been the case at that election.
According to the latest UK-Elect Beta version that Opinium poll would lead to C 344 L 194 SNP 51 LD 37. (If anyone wants to try the forecast themselves, to look at the individual seat forecasts and point out any obvious errors, see the downloads page on the UK-Elect website. The new version is an attempt to take account of local brexit based conditions, but forecasting is proving a bit tricky currently!)
It of course *wouldn't* force the UK to roll over to anything Brussels demands, but we've gone so far into the post-truth world I just feel what's the sodding point of trying to correct it.
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
I don't get that, it's all Greek to me.
Can we Finnish with the puns please?
The PB Community is always Hungary for more election predictions.
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
I don't get that, it's all Greek to me.
Can we Finnish with the puns please?
The PB Community is always Hungary for more election predictions.
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
I don't get that, it's all Greek to me.
Can we Finnish with the puns please?
The PB Community is always Hungary for more election predictions.
If there was a David Milibandesque character heading Labour now Labour would be on course to the biggest majority ever seen. Hell, I would even vote for such a person.
It really wouldn't (for one thing a David Miliband type would never promise to end tuition fees).
But its a fantasy nice, comfortable centrists persist in.
It of course *wouldn't* force the UK to roll over to anything Brussels demands, but we've gone so far into the post-truth world I just feel what's the sodding point of trying to correct it.
It is only the MoS. You should never take the stories in such a child's comic seriously...
It of course *wouldn't* force the UK to roll over to anything Brussels demands, but we've gone so far into the post-truth world I just feel what's the sodding point of trying to correct it.
I understand your frustration . It’s pointless . The UK has now gone full on Trump. The Tories just lie non stop now and are helped along by the right wing press .
According to the latest UK-Elect Beta version that Opinium poll would lead to C 344 L 194 SNP 51 LD 37. (If anyone wants to try the forecast themselves, to look at the individual seat forecasts and point out any obvious errors, see the downloads page on the UK-Elect website. The new version is an attempt to take account of local brexit based conditions, but forecasting is proving a bit tricky currently!)
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
I don't get that, it's all Greek to me.
Can we Finnish with the puns please?
The PB Community is always Hungary for more election predictions.
In the run up to Xmas the PB community is Hungary for Turkey.
So in the week Boris broke the law, lied to the Queen, is agreed by all meda outlets to be the most disgusting human being to threaten civiliation since Genghis Khan, his polling is down by.....one point?
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
I don't get that, it's all Greek to me.
Can we Finnish with the puns please?
The PB Community is always Hungary for more election predictions.
In the run up to Xmas the PB community is Hungary for Turkey.
So they'll all be Russian home to get out the best China.
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
The broad brush of the body of polling remains clear. There are more than enough Lab/LD/Grn/Nat voters to block a Boris majority as in 2017. The questions are ( a ) Is that their priority ? ( b ) are they organised enough ?
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
Have no firm information but I would guess that we will see three or four poles tonight
Bloody Poles, coming over here, providing a snapshot of public opinion based on a representative sample of the electorate.
The problem with all poles over here is that nobody Czechs them properly.
So in the week Boris broke the law, lied to the Queen, is agreed by all meda outlets to be the most disgusting human being to threaten civiliation since Genghis Khan, his polling is down by.....one point?
Well I am glad that you agree with all of those things but missed out quite a few others that we will save for another day
So in the week Boris broke the law, lied to the Queen, is agreed by all meda outlets to be the most disgusting human being to threaten civiliation since Genghis Khan, his polling is down by.....one point?
Well I am glad that you agree with all of those things but missed out quite a few others that we will save for another day
So in the week Boris broke the law, lied to the Queen, is agreed by all meda outlets to be the most disgusting human being to threaten civiliation since Genghis Khan, his polling is down by.....one point?
Well I am glad that you agree with all of those things but missed out quite a few others that we will save for another day
The day after Boris wins a majority you mean?
Who is this boris to which you refer do you mean Al who’s brother can’t serve in his government or who’s sister says he is beholden to the hedge fund managers who bank roll him?
So in the week Boris broke the law, lied to the Queen, is agreed by all meda outlets to be the most disgusting human being to threaten civiliation since Genghis Khan, his polling is down by.....one point?
I’ve been watching the Ken Burns/Lyn Novick series of documentary films about the Virtnam war & one the things that’s very striking is just how long it took for Nixon’s polling to drop as the revelations about the truth of his conduct became unavoidable even for the true believers. Even at the very end he still held onto a core 25% or so of the population who believed he could do no wrong.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49864973
I think the only honest answers to those questions at the moment is we don't know.
A new series of party political broadcasts is in preparation, loosely modelled on the "Carry On" Films. The first is code-named "Carry On Up The Pole."
https://twitter.com/Nigel_Farage/status/1177932689321730050?s=20
As Is Almodovar's 'Julieta' also on at 9.00pm and one of his best.
Both much more interesting than Johnson's various floozies. Talking of which I like Alastair's Lord Sanwich story .
Hahahaha.
No seriously, go
My faves though are All About My Mother. I also love Volver in terms of his newer stuff .
On a different note give Wild Tales a watch , it’s an outrageous black comedy about revenge from Argentina with 6 different tales , it unfortunately has a beginning which was mirrored true life , the film came out before that tragic true event happened .
Impeachment Is an Act of Desperation
By Christopher Buskirk
"Maybe Democrats have secretly given up on Mr. Biden and see impeachment as a way to satisfy the demands of the activist base and at the same time get rid of him and ease the path for another candidate. I suspect that a lot of Democrats in the superdelegate and donor class have concluded that Mr. Biden is not capable of reassembling the Obama coalition that won the White House twice, and are also increasingly uncomfortable over Mr. Biden’s ability to withstand the rigors of a campaign against Mr. Trump."
As a slightly to the right of centre person I would willingly tolerate, maybe even support a moderate, sane, intelligent left of centre Labour proposition - committed to public services whilst encouraging and supporting, not penalising and demonising private enterprise. Especially when faced with the Conservative choice at the moment.
Corbyn is like a Black Hole. He distorts political space-time, warping all those around him into greater and greater extremism. Corbyn and his merry band of Marxists opened the door to extreme political thought in the UK. His Momentum fan boys opened the door to ever more cultish adoration and deliberate ignorance of the mans complete unsuitability to hold high office. Soemthing we had never seen ion the UK before.
Ironically we actually don't know a lot about Boris' domestic agenda, yet, as he is only being seen through the telescope of Brexit. I doubt he would be extreme on the right as Corbyn is on the left.
If there was a David Milibandesque character heading Labour now Labour would be on course to the biggest majority ever seen. Hell, I would even vote for such a person.
But its a fantasy nice, comfortable centrists persist in.
https://twitter.com/MoS_Politics/status/1178047071519215616
(Sorry. Pedantry gene. It's OK to hate me... )