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After a disappointing set of results for LAB one figure appears to have bucked the trend – political
After a disappointing set of results for LAB one figure appears to have bucked the trend – politicalbetting.com
Nobody can argue that the local elections that have taken place this week have been anything but poor for the official opposition. Labour has done badly and no doubt this will renew speculation about the future for Keir Starmer who only became leader thirteen months ago.
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But the problem is England I guess.
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Got it next Monday as availability was a bit low around these parts, I'm guessing because I'll get Pfizer or Moderna.
He's not an MP, his tenure as Health Secretary is one of this things can be ruthlessly exploited.
On the plus side, like Burgon he read English at Cambridge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-57024385
I have thought, and said I think on here, that Starmer's treatment of Corbyn and his merry people would lead to a surge in support for the Green Party. I spoke to a very political pro gambling mate about it, and he concurred. One to look out for when bookies start to do over/under %s at the next GE
You appear more interested in ideological purity than putting together a coalition to actually win.
You and @roger are two cheeks of the same arse, IMO
I can’t see myself voting labour again, tbh.
Centrist in Labour terms, not fanatically anti Brexit and respecting the Leave vote despite having backed Remain, charismatic and Northern rather than London he ticks all the boxes Labour need
Its SKS that has been a complete failure. Difficult circumstances, Covid and all that, but a poor performance with no policies, no vision, no obvious direction other than hoping that the juggernaut that has just rolled over the top of him might veer off course at some point.
We've got massive wins for Houchen and Burnham, extended leads for Street, and totally unexpected Labour upsets in CPCA and West of England.
Incoming from TSE and Leon in 3...2...1...
Greenwich and Lewisham
Len Duvall Lab 48.3 (-4.2)
Con 22.9 (+4)
Green 18.1 (+5.6)
Barnet and Camden
Anne Clarke (new) Lab 42.3 (-2.0)
Con 35.0 (-0.5)
I'm spotting a trend.
She’ll be under pressure..to do something?
YOU CAN’T SHAKE THE DRAKE.
That been said, neither was Boris. But he isn't a good leader either.
Does Mike not know anyone from Sheffield to check with ?
Inner city shitholes where Labour have done fuck all for the inhabitants
Trendy areas filled with vegans **
Posh areas filled with nimbies who oppose new houses being built
** I remember such areas being referred to as lentil eaters and before than museli types.
Also, there's a lot of WWC areas, Bitterne, Coxford, Millbrook, Peartree and Redbridge and true-blue suburbs.
Today's version would have won back then.
I was voting for him in 2015 right up to the moment he made the massive mistake of signing up to Austerity light Agenda in the debate along with Cooper and L4%K.
Leaving Corbyn the only Candidate rejecting Austerity.
It would have been better if he had won in 2016 on an Anti Austerity ticket.
Could have won in 2017
Prince Michael of Kent ‘selling access’ to the Putinistas
With Russia-UK relations at a nadir, an undercover investigation reveals the murky business dealings of the Queen’s ‘unofficial ambassador’ to a pariah state
The Zoom call began just after 10am. The bearded face on the computer screen from Kensington Palace was His Royal Highness Prince Michael of Kent and on the cream sofa in Cirencester was his close friend and business associate the Marquess of Reading.
Making up the quartet on the screen were two executives from a South Korean company that was seeking to hire the prince to help its gold investment business. What the prince and the marquess didn’t know was that the executives were undercover reporters.
They were investigating allegations that the Queen’s cousin and the marquess were secretly trading on their links to the notorious Russian regime of President Putin, regarded as the No 1 threat to Britain’s national security.
As the Zoom meeting began, the prince took the lead. He said he would be “very excited” to work with the company, called House of Haedong, which was seeking contacts in the Kremlin to further its business in Russia.
The prince assured them that his long-standing connection to the country “could bring some benefit” and drew their attention to the fact that the Russian presidency had bestowed on him the Order of Friendship, one of the Kremlin’s most prestigious awards. He added encouragingly: “I have never had any close connection before with gold and the idea makes me very happy.”
Earlier his private secretary had told the reporters that the prince could make introductions to people high up in the Russian government. “We can certainly help in that sense,” she said. “Even if he doesn’t have direct contact to the person that you want, there is a way in. There is always a way in.”
When the prince left the call, the marquess stayed on the line with the South Korean company’s representatives and began to outline the type of service he said that he and the prince could offer in Russia.
According to the marquess, the prince had a de facto role as “Her Majesty’s unofficial ambassador to Russia” and was able to meet with Putin. The prince’s “confidential” access to the Kremlin, the marquess said, had remained intact despite the numerous outrages committed by Putin’s regime.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-michael-of-kent-selling-access-to-the-putinistas-gbb99pcx6
https://twitter.com/PhilRodgers/status/1391078123983233025?s=19
Hi Mayor Doctor Nik!
Burnham vs Khan - a Tale of Two Mayors? The current Prime Minister was also once a Mayor so we shouldn't deride it as a new route to the top.
I can't speak for Greater Manchester but in London the Mayor has very little power - indeed, rather like the Scottish and Welsh First Ministers, if there's a problem or anything goes wrong, there's always Westminster and Whitehall as the scapegoat. Indeed, that seems to have worked fairly well for both Sturgeon and Drakeford thus far.
News from Newham (I know you can't wait):
In the Governance referendum, the status quo prevailed - the move to replace the Elected Mayor with a Committee model was defeated 56% - 44% on a 38% turnout.
Of more significance (perhaps) with next year in mind, the East Ham Central Ward was held by Labour in the by-election. The Labour candidate polled 53%, the Conservative 30%, Green 7%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
In 2018, the Labour polled 81% and the Conservatives 14% so that's Labour DOWN 28% (who needs Hartlepool?) and the Conservatives UP 16% so I make that a 22% swing from Conservative to Labour. Would that be enough to swing Newham from red to blue? In a word, no.
However, and we'll have to see if the same occurs in other parts of east and north-east London, this "could" be the first sign of the "Red London Wall" coming under pressure. That's a huge jump from one by-election and the political world could well look very different this time next year.
First, what this election has shown (in a good way) is that voters are taking notice of how well Mayors do. Those who do well (Burnham, Houchen and Street) are getting rewarded, those who don’t (Khan) are being hit. We might as well have a post that says why Ben Houchen will be the next Tory leader.
Second, amongst the northern part of GM, which is the old mill town part where there are substantial WWC communities, Burnham doesn’t look to have benefited Labour who lost seats in places like Rochdale and Bolton. So his appeal in winning back lost WWC voters seems limited. Interestingly Labour did better in the wealthier parts of GM.
Andy Burnham is effectively another candidate who appeals to remainer middle class Labour types, the types who buy King of the North mugs (which is another clue - Game of Thrones is watched by the chattering classes, not by the masses).
The city's still a Tory-free zone - they were miles off the one seat where they thought they had a chance.
That’s some pretty serious losing that happened there.
Even though he's an Everton fan he's highly regarded by Liverpool fans for his work in getting the Hillsborough Panel sorted.
Grr.
Sorry, on PT, I thought this was addressed to me and thus I have answered it there. Pls ignore. I have enough real spats without inventing them.
- Johnson (Labour & Co-Operative Party): 113994
- Palmer (The Conservative Party): 108195
@TeamBurnhamGM
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May 6
You still have 2 hours left to vote! Vote for a mayor who really cares about our city-region. This is Our Place This is Our Time
Or as I would put it
Andy For Labour Leader. Still have time. Vote for a Leader who really Cares about the Country. This can be our place and our time.
And hospitalisations at 101 compares to 160 last Saturday.
They were held under the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act but charges against all seven were dropped.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) found South Yorkshire Police had no grounds for arrest.
Paul Brooke, who was among those held, said the arrests were a "violation of our very basic rights".
Mr Brooke, Calvin Payne, Simon Crump, Jeremy Peace, Gemma Lock, Kate Billington and Margaret Mark were all arrested and charged between November 2016 and February 2017.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47116019
Now only regions left. Central and Highlands are the 2 regions already declared
I would hate to have him as an opponent.
https://twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/1391082003341225992?s=20
Clear lay surely?
We need a British Senator Mccarthy purge.
Still no result from London? Glad to see that they are still trying to remove Binface's historic win.
Talking about historic results, we're heading towards a chunky independence majority in Scotland. So the fun of a stand-off between the will of the Scottish people and the will of the English people is to come.
Sir Roger Hollis, that is all.
Plus McCarthy was a failure.
Probably (1) anti-Tory vote and (2) anti-Garden Villages, which Palmer was pro - hence high LD showing.
Most likely thing is the project gets canned now, which is not a good thing as Cambridge is choked with congestion and very expensive housing.