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  • ralphmalphralphmalph Posts: 2,201

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,979
    edited January 2020
    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.
    Well you can in the sense of renouncing all titles and claims, but I think it was pretty clear it was not a literal description of what they are doing
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
  • BarnesianBarnesian Posts: 8,575


    I have £2 on Gardiner at 200/1. What on earth was I thinking!
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,979
    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    Depends how extravagantly they want to live. She could go back to acting.
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    I think that is the right move for them. The social media attention has been vile
    It will obviously help going to North American. Will we still have to pay for them?
    They are saying they will be financially independent. So no claims for financial support from the Civil List
    No dole then either
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    kle4 said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    Depends how extravagantly they want to live. She could go back to acting.
    You mean start, don't you?
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 54,456
    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    In other words, they want to make money and become ‘celebrities’ in the States off the back of the Royal family.
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,979

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    I doubt it, but given it was pretty obvious something like this might happen, it doesn't seem impossible that in years to come Harry and Meghan will have some tell all book or something about how awful the royals are, that forced them out.
  • contrariancontrarian Posts: 5,818
    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    edited January 2020

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
  • MarqueeMarkMarqueeMark Posts: 52,454

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270
    Barnesian said:



    I have £2 on Gardiner at 200/1. What on earth was I thinking!
    With Len's eye watering salary, and grace and favour tied cottage, the last thing he wants is a high taxation Labour government. An unelectable Labour leader should do the trick.
  • kle4 said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    Depends how extravagantly they want to live. She could go back to acting.
    I do not think she stopped to be honest
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    Happy Families. Netflix is on it as we speak.
  • Wait until they find out Barry Gardiner voted for the Iraq war and tuition fees.
  • StockyStocky Posts: 10,165
    edited January 2020

    kle4 said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    Depends how extravagantly they want to live. She could go back to acting.
    I do not think she stopped to be honest
    Nice!
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Is she being dismantled?
  • kle4kle4 Posts: 95,979
    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    Why would he? Plenty of minor royals in the line of succession who are, compared to the top crowd, out of the public view. Wasn't Willy boy apparently planning to scale back the number of 'senior' royals or something?
  • StockyStocky Posts: 10,165
    Gardiner`s no chance of getting 22 surely?
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    Nah, blood is thicker than water.
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 54,456

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
  • Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    My friends and I are planning a visit to the Woking Pizza Express in March of this year.
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    kle4 said:

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    Why would he? Plenty of minor royals in the line of succession who are, compared to the top crowd, out of the public view. Wasn't Willy boy apparently planning to scale back the number of 'senior' royals or something?
    Would that you were talking euphemisms. 😉
  • DanSmithDanSmith Posts: 1,215
    Stocky said:

    Gardiner`s no chance of getting 22 surely?

    If McCluskey is behind this then surely anything is possible?
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 60,188

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    So, that new phase of the Royal Family lasted less than 20 months then?

    Rule 101 for any Royal: never marry an American.
  • MikeLMikeL Posts: 7,695
    What about the £2m+ (?) spent renovating the cottage for Harry? Can't imagine that will be being repaid.

    In any case, BBC story suggests they fully remain part of the royal family - they will just do less royal stuff.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51040751
  • Stocky said:

    Gardiner`s no chance of getting 22 surely?

    There have to be enough people in the PLP with a sense of humour.
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    What's good for the goose .......
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    My friends and I are planning a visit to the Woking Pizza Express in March of this year.
    You'll have to make sure you book.
  • Wulfrun_PhilWulfrun_Phil Posts: 4,780

    The Starmer surge continues. I've updated the chart - he's now a 65% chance

    You need to do so again. Gardiner is now 5th favourite at 2%.
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    MikeL said:

    What about the £2m+ (?) spent renovating the cottage for Harry? Can't imagine that will be being repaid.

    In any case, BBC story suggests they fully remain part of the royal family - they will just do less royal stuff.

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-51040751

    Bit early but bye bye Australia? Bye bye Royal Family?
  • isamisam Posts: 41,118

    Wait until they find out Barry Gardiner voted for the Iraq war and tuition fees.

    Who, Harry & Meghan?!
  • TGOHF666TGOHF666 Posts: 2,052
    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 21,935
    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    He's not really in it any more, tho. Charles to William to William's kids. He's only sixth in line.
  • HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    MONARCHY = SOCIALISM! :lol:
  • GIN1138GIN1138 Posts: 22,228

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Au contraire

    https://twitter.com/Queen_UK/status/1214982207741317121
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    I'll save judgment on that until I've seen how he does on It's a Royal Knockout
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    viewcode said:

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    He's not really in it any more, tho. Charles to William to William's kids. He's only sixth in line.
    That's still a place in Europe
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    MONARCHY = SOCIALISM! :lol:
    Not sure I understand your equation.
  • nichomarnichomar Posts: 7,483
    viewcode said:

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    He's not really in it any more, tho. Charles to William to William's kids. He's only sixth in line.
    He’s doing the right thing, 6th in line, never going to be king best to push out on his own than be an Andrew figure. He will have a decent private income and he can be judged over the coming years as to his contribution. It’s in line with the required slimed down monarchy that Charles is pushing, they just need to stop the Cambridge’s producing any more children.
  • contrariancontrarian Posts: 5,818
    edited January 2020
    Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    No casting process needed. Markle on board = guaranteed financing, media coverage and bums on seats.

    Just form an orderly queue with your proposal, dear producers.
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100
    GIN1138 said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Au contraire

    https://twitter.com/Queen_UK/status/1214982207741317121
    This can't be pukka - she's still calling him Prince - shouldn't it be The Prat formerly known as Prince?
  • MarqueeMarkMarqueeMark Posts: 52,454
    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    My friends and I are planning a visit to the Woking Pizza Express in March of this year.
    You'll have to make sure you book.
    No sweat.
  • Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    No casting process needed. Markle on board = guaranteed financing, media coverage and bums on seats.

    Just form an orderly queue.
    Bums on seats = traditional casting process.
  • Wulfrun_PhilWulfrun_Phil Posts: 4,780

    Wait until they find out Barry Gardiner voted for the Iraq war and tuition fees.

    Time that Dick Burgon stepped up to the plate.

  • ralphmalphralphmalph Posts: 2,201

    Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    No casting process needed. Markle on board = guaranteed financing, media coverage and bums on seats.

    Just form an orderly queue with your proposal, dear producers.
    Correct and she can make millions acting compared to the sweepings off the floor he gets.
  • MarqueeMarkMarqueeMark Posts: 52,454

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    Nah, blood is thicker than water.
    But is anything thicker than Andrew?
  • alteregoalterego Posts: 1,100

    Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    No casting process needed. Markle on board = guaranteed financing, media coverage and bums on seats.

    Just form an orderly queue with your proposal, dear producers.
    They won't want the publicity
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270
    viewcode said:

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    He's not really in it any more, tho. Charles to William to William's kids. He's only sixth in line.
    If Harry has been sacked does that mean Andy is one step closer to becoming monarch?
  • TGOHF666TGOHF666 Posts: 2,052
    Yoko Markle
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    My friends and I are planning a visit to the Woking Pizza Express in March of this year.
    You'll have to make sure you book.
    No sweat.
    Titter!
  • Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    Nah, blood is thicker than water.
    But is anything thicker than Andrew?
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-51039925

    "Her mother Princess Anne was caught speeding on the same stretch of road in 2001."
  • BigRichBigRich Posts: 3,492
    Is there a market, or does anybody want to speculate, on the number of people who will vote in the Labour Leadership election?

    I would have thought there will be a noticeable drop compared to last time, especially in the 'registered supporters' category, as its £25 and have to singe up in 48 hour window.

    Possibly also a drop the Trade union affiliates, (the latest trade union act having some effect)

    But what about the full members? down also?
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 21,935
    alterego said:

    viewcode said:

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    He's not really in it any more, tho. Charles to William to William's kids. He's only sixth in line.
    That's still a place in Europe
    :)
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 21,935
    alterego said:

    Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    No casting process needed. Markle on board = guaranteed financing, media coverage and bums on seats.

    Just form an orderly queue with your proposal, dear producers.
    They won't want the publicity
    A producer who doesn't want the publicity?

    Well, it's a view I suppose... :)
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 10,727
    BigRich said:

    Is there a market, or does anybody want to speculate, on the number of people who will vote in the Labour Leadership election?

    I would have thought there will be a noticeable drop compared to last time, especially in the 'registered supporters' category, as its £25 and have to singe up in 48 hour window.

    Possibly also a drop the Trade union affiliates, (the latest trade union act having some effect)

    But what about the full members? down also?

    Do you mean white anglo-saxon male people voting for Starmer, or people more generally?
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 122,575

    viewcode said:

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    Or Queen boots them out.
    Her Madge will have to come out on this. It is constitutionally important. Does he lose his place in the queue?
    He's not really in it any more, tho. Charles to William to William's kids. He's only sixth in line.
    If Harry has been sacked does that mean Andy is one step closer to becoming monarch?
    No technically Harry remains in line for the throne, he is just doing less front line duties
  • viewcodeviewcode Posts: 21,935
    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 122,575

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    MONARCHY = SOCIALISM! :lol:
    No, inherited wealth, which conservatives support unlike socialists and inherited jobs, which include executives in family businesses, are not socialist. Socialism is state control of the economy
  • ralphmalphralphmalph Posts: 2,201
    viewcode said:

    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
    Rupert not squaddie.
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 54,456

    Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    No casting process needed. Markle on board = guaranteed financing, media coverage and bums on seats.

    Just form an orderly queue.
    Isn’t that what they said about the massive cast of a-listers in the Cats movie?
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    No pressure there then, Andrew.......
    My friends and I are planning a visit to the Woking Pizza Express in March of this year.
    You'll have to make sure you book.
    No sweat.
    I have revisited this post several times, it really is the quote of the day. Sadly I am only allowed one like. Priceless!
  • BigRichBigRich Posts: 3,492
    Omnium said:

    BigRich said:

    Is there a market, or does anybody want to speculate, on the number of people who will vote in the Labour Leadership election?

    I would have thought there will be a noticeable drop compared to last time, especially in the 'registered supporters' category, as its £25 and have to singe up in 48 hour window.

    Possibly also a drop the Trade union affiliates, (the latest trade union act having some effect)

    But what about the full members? down also?

    Do you mean white anglo-saxon male people voting for Starmer, or people more generally?
    I don't know if your referring to a dyslexic spelling mistake that I mad and now can see, or something I don't understand. but no I meant people generally.
  • squareroot2squareroot2 Posts: 6,700
    alterego said:

    alterego said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    I think that is the right move for them. The social media attention has been vile
    It will obviously help going to North American. Will we still have to pay for them?
    They are saying they will be financially independent. So no claims for financial support from the Civil List
    No dole then either
    no royal duties either....
  • Pulpstar said:

    Looking at my betfair - seems I managed to do a decent rescue job on Keir at 8.4 -> 9.0 on the 17th December; I'll admit I'd mentally written him off before that point as too sane.
    Ladbrokes 7-4 AFTER the poll showing him ahead was the icing on the cake.

    Cheering you on, always great to see bookies pay out.
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 54,456

    isam said:

    The front hole monologues

    ‘Human Rights Campaign Foundation’ doesn’t really scream ‘LGBTQ dedicated charity’ does it?

    https://twitter.com/titaniamcgrath/status/1214945214688829441?s=21


    Okay now I am really confused.

    I had assumed the whole of this tweet was another Titania spoof. I am now seeing it pop up in various other places, not least Spiked, as if the main body of the tweet with the descriptions is real... surely they have just been taken in by the Titania joke. This can't actually be real can it?

    https://www.spiked-online.com/2020/01/08/what-are-your-preferred-genital-nouns/?fbclid=IwAR3iO7jn62O7wOXWf3tv57OlKA46QNq93LUEiWOr3VMZdooemVNJgWilyyQ
    Titania now actually exists!

    Trigger warning - very funny!

    https://youtube.com/watch?v=e5N8ibiR9o0
  • squareroot2squareroot2 Posts: 6,700
    btw.. I have spoken to several females of my age and they all seem to think Meghan was and is "trouble". I have no idea as to why? Any ideas?
  • Wulfrun_PhilWulfrun_Phil Posts: 4,780
    Can Gardiner really get the backing of the far left with credentials like these? From Labour List:

    "Gardiner also served under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He nominated David Miliband in Labour’s 2010 leadership contests and declined to nominate anyone in 2015 or 2016. First elected in 1997, he is a former chair of Labour Friends of India and former vice-chair of Labour Friends for Israel. He voted in favour of the Iraq war – still a key issue for many members – and for maintaining the UK’s nuclear programme."

    Is a more plausible explanation that Lewis Goodall's Twitter account has been hacked?
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270
    edited January 2020
    viewcode said:

    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
    Tell me Mr Windsor-Hewitt (allegedly) when did it all go wrong?
  • AnabobazinaAnabobazina Posts: 23,479
    viewcode said:

    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
    Good for Harry and Meghan. The Royal Family is an oppressive institution which condemns to a life in the goldfish bowl those unlucky enough to be born into it. More people should quit, go their own way, live their own lives.
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 60,188
    viewcode said:

    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
    Lucky?

    Wouldn't touch her with yours.
  • GIN1138GIN1138 Posts: 22,228
    Perhaps H will follow Meghan into acting? Or they could star in their own reality TV show - At Home With The Sussexes
  • GIN1138 said:

    Perhaps H will follow Meghan into acting? Or they could star in their own reality TV show - At Home With The Sussexes

    Or a remake of Kind Hearts and Coronets with the closing credits rolling up over Queen Meghan's coronation...
  • ralphmalphralphmalph Posts: 2,201
    GIN1138 said:

    Perhaps H will follow Meghan into acting? Or they could star in their own reality TV show - At Home With The Sussexes

    He could be the next Gogglebox Dom.
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 10,727
    BigRich said:

    Omnium said:

    BigRich said:

    Is there a market, or does anybody want to speculate, on the number of people who will vote in the Labour Leadership election?

    I would have thought there will be a noticeable drop compared to last time, especially in the 'registered supporters' category, as its £25 and have to singe up in 48 hour window.

    Possibly also a drop the Trade union affiliates, (the latest trade union act having some effect)

    But what about the full members? down also?

    Do you mean white anglo-saxon male people voting for Starmer, or people more generally?
    I don't know if your referring to a dyslexic spelling mistake that I mad and now can see, or something I don't understand. but no I meant people generally.
    I wasn't referring to any mistake of yours. Merely that Labour leadership elections are somewhat odd things. I was equally suggesting that Labour may have a degree of bias when it comes to their top job.
  • GIN1138GIN1138 Posts: 22,228
    Imagine if H and Meg attend the Golden Globes the next time Ricky Gervais is hosting. :D
  • DanSmithDanSmith Posts: 1,215


    Is a more plausible explanation that Lewis Goodall's Twitter account has been hacked?

    HuffPost running the story as well.

  • DavidLDavidL Posts: 53,751
    Pulpstar said:

    Looking at my betfair - seems I managed to do a decent rescue job on Keir at 8.4 -> 9.0 on the 17th December; I'll admit I'd mentally written him off before that point as too sane.
    Ladbrokes 7-4 AFTER the poll showing him ahead was the icing on the cake.

    His sanity is an issue with an electorate who voted for Corbyn twice, no doubt about it.
  • stodgestodge Posts: 13,842
    Evening all :)

    I imagine the Mail will be devoting 10-12 pages to this every day for the next week - who cares about growing international tension when you have a juicy Royal story?

    As an aside to the earlier on nuclear weapons - as a Londoner, I've always wondered if, on the day the sirens wail and deterrence has failed, I would draw any comfort in my last minutes of life knowing the citizens of Irkutsk or Omsk would be following me to oblivion?

    I suspect not.
  • HYUFDHYUFD Posts: 122,575
    edited January 2020

    viewcode said:

    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
    Tell me Mr Windsor-Hewitt (allegedly) when did it all go wrong?
    Prince Harry has a net worth of £19 million in his own right through inheritance from Diana's estate and the estate of the Queen Mother even if he gets nothing more from the Sovereign Grant at all

    https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1225749/meghan-markle-net-worth-prince-harry
  • Uncle Len denying the story, and says that Barry is in Abu Dhabi, unaware that he is running.
  • Wow. Some raw hatred for Meghan Markle on here tonight. Curious. When Boris diverts public funds to his fancy woman he's lauded; when Harry removes them from his wife he's vilified.
  • contrariancontrarian Posts: 5,818
    alterego said:

    Sandpit said:

    alterego said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    Will they sell their story to the tabloids? How else will they manage financial independence?
    I don't imagine she will be short of offers for parts.
    Can’t imagine Harry would be too happy about the traditional casting process.
    No casting process needed. Markle on board = guaranteed financing, media coverage and bums on seats.

    Just form an orderly queue with your proposal, dear producers.
    They won't want the publicity
    Sorry, but the way I read that you appeared to suggest Meghan Markle did not want publicity......

    LOL
  • SandpitSandpit Posts: 54,456
    edited January 2020
    GIN1138 said:

    Imagine if H and Meg attend the Golden Globes the next time Ricky Gervais is hosting. :D

    I’m not sure Gervais will be getting asked back!
    But yes, would be very funny ;)
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 60,188

    btw.. I have spoken to several females of my age and they all seem to think Meghan was and is "trouble". I have no idea as to why? Any ideas?

    Because she's a totally self-obsessed social climber who does nothing but lecture out woke shibboleths and answers any criticism of her with charges of racism?

    Could that be it?
  • TGOHF666TGOHF666 Posts: 2,052
    viewcode said:

    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
    He’s pulled a high maintenance harpie. The shagging won’t be worth it.
  • TGOHF666TGOHF666 Posts: 2,052
    RLB price heading north PDQ.
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 28,270
    edited January 2020
    HYUFD said:

    viewcode said:

    TGOHF666 said:

    Prince Harry from top geezer to pussy whipped sap in a couple of years.

    What a loser.

    Come on. He's a ginger squaddie who pulled a beautiful girl off the telly. Most lucky bloke since Ringo.
    Tell me Mr Windsor-Hewitt (allegedly) when did it all go wrong?
    Prince Harry has a net worth of £19 million in his own right through inheritance from Diana's estate and the estate of the Queen Mother even if he gets nothing more from the civil list at all

    https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/life/1225749/meghan-markle-net-worth-prince-harry
    I was misquoting a question posed to George Best by a Hotel Porter, on delivering Champagne to George's room and seeing cash from a big casino win and a lightly-clad Mary Stavin spread over the hotel bed.
  • StockyStocky Posts: 10,165
    DanSmith said:

    Stocky said:

    Gardiner`s no chance of getting 22 surely?

    If McCluskey is behind this then surely anything is possible?
    But the main likely supports have already declared for RLB.
  • TGOHF666 said:

    RLB price heading north PDQ.

    Her 10 out of 10 endorsement for Corbyn likely sabotaged her campaign before it started
  • OmniumOmnium Posts: 10,727
    stodge said:

    Evening all :)

    I imagine the Mail will be devoting 10-12 pages to this every day for the next week - who cares about growing international tension when you have a juicy Royal story?

    As an aside to the earlier on nuclear weapons - as a Londoner, I've always wondered if, on the day the sirens wail and deterrence has failed, I would draw any comfort in my last minutes of life knowing the citizens of Irkutsk or Omsk would be following me to oblivion?

    I suspect not.

    Comfort is to be had closer to home - lots of annoying people will die too (admittedly many of the tube announcers may be underground and survive). Also some few examples of really bad architecture will be no more. More Labour voters will die than Tories. There will be a lot less pigeons.

    As to Irkutsk and Omsk - maybe they have annoying people too, and maybe bad architecture. I think it's mainly an anti-pigeon thing though.
  • Wulfrun_PhilWulfrun_Phil Posts: 4,780

    Can Gardiner really get the backing of the far left with credentials like these? From Labour List:

    "Gardiner also served under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. He nominated David Miliband in Labour’s 2010 leadership contests and declined to nominate anyone in 2015 or 2016. First elected in 1997, he is a former chair of Labour Friends of India and former vice-chair of Labour Friends for Israel. He voted in favour of the Iraq war – still a key issue for many members – and for maintaining the UK’s nuclear programme."

    Is a more plausible explanation that Lewis Goodall's Twitter account has been hacked?

    Possibly so given this comment from Len McClusky.

    https://twitter.com/LenMcCluskey/status/1214989359516135429
  • EPGEPG Posts: 6,650

    Wow. Some raw hatred for Meghan Markle on here tonight. Curious. When Boris diverts public funds to his fancy woman he's lauded; when Harry removes them from his wife he's vilified.

    The royal family are happy to have the people misplace their hate upon the wives. "But tourist money".
  • HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    MONARCHY = SOCIALISM! :lol:
    Not sure I understand your equation.
    * Jobs for life
    * Hereditary principle
    * Pomp and circumstance

    Just like SOCIALIST North Korea!
  • GIN1138 said:

    Perhaps H will follow Meghan into acting? Or they could star in their own reality TV show - At Home With The Sussexes

    The Only Way is Sussex
  • HYUFD said:

    HYUFD said:

    Sky breaking

    Harry and Markle resign from the royal family

    You cannot resign from the royal family, you are born into it.

    They are merely stepping down as senior royals to become more financially independent

    https://news.sky.com/story/harry-and-meghan-to-step-back-as-senior-royals-11904052
    MONARCHY = SOCIALISM! :lol:
    No, inherited wealth, which conservatives support unlike socialists and inherited jobs, which include executives in family businesses, are not socialist. Socialism is state control of the economy
    * Jobs for life
    * Hereditary principle
    * Pomp and circumstance

    Just like SOCIALIST North Korea!
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