LAB’s betting gap over the Tories in Hartlepool now in double figures – politicalbetting.com
LAB’s betting gap over the Tories in Hartlepool now in double figures – politicalbetting.com
The betdata.io chart of the Betfair market tells its own story. After the vacancy in the seat was triggered punters made LAB and the Tories almost level pegging. Now that edged has out and in the latest version of the chart the Tories are 11% behind in the betting.
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Those Tory odds are a good deal for a sure thing.1
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Any news on if Tice is standing?
That's the major known unknown.
If he stands Lab hold is my guess, if he doesn't then the Tories should be favourite, although picking Jill Mortimer as their candidate is a sign they've given up on the seat already.0 -
Guido reports he isn't standing.TheScreamingEagles said:Any news on if Tice is standing?
That's the major known unknown.
If he stands Lab hold is my guess, if he doesn't then the Tories should be favourite, although picking Jill Mortimer as their candidate is a sign they've given up on the seat already.0 -
You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
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Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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OMG Aren't we allowed to discuss how boring some threads are now?TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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Threads are fine. Discussing how boring Radiohead are, on the other hand.....felix said:
OMG Aren't we allowed to discuss how boring some threads are now?TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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LAB nailed on to win Hartlepool
As I believe I have posted on here consistently before...2 -
The head of the World Health Organization has suggested that an investigation into whether a laboratory-related incident played a role in the origins of the pandemic was "not extensive enough".
In remarks given to member states during a briefing on a highly-anticipated report on the emergence of Covid-19, which have been published on the WHO's website, Dr Tedros insisted that "as far as WHO is concerned, all hypotheses remain on the table".
He suggested that "further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions" on whether an accidental lab-related event was a factor in the early spread of Covid-19.The director-general also criticised China for withholding data from international scientists.
"In my discussions with the team, they expressed the difficulties they encountered in accessing raw data. I expect future collaborative studies to include more timely and comprehensive data sharing," Dr Tedros said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-lockdown-uk-rules-vaccine-novavax-latest/
So the point of this trumpeted report is what, to provide cover for the PRC?0 -
FPT: Reluctant though I am to join in a rubbish debate, the litter one on the previous thread started with CR bemoaning the hypocrisy of the (Nottingham) young leaving their park desecrated while proclaiming love for the environment. Other posters then cited the disgraceful state of country walks, country parks, roadside verges and so on, all of which strike me as venues not particularly frequented by the young.
So, in fact, it is proven (via my own observations) that the worst litter offenders are males, drivers, aged between around 30 and 50. Yes, the young are guilty too, but they are merely following the examples of their older brethren; in fact most young people try scrupulously not to leave litter. In other words, stop blaming the young for everything.
I'm now going to visit the heaving beach 200 yards from where I live and may report back later. In advance, I predict the bins will be overflowing because there aren't enough of them.0 -
The issue, as I understand it, is an ethical one. As a young person you are unlikely to die of a bloodclot event following an Astrazeneca innoculation (possibly a 1 in 100 000 scale event). You are also unlikely to die from Covid (less than 1 in 10 000 in the UK so far). The problem is for those young individuals the number of Covid deaths prevented isn't massively greater than the number of bloodclot deaths incurred, even though both numbers are very small and there is a much benefit for the community in suppressing the virus. With a choice of vaccines you can choose a different medication for the younger group and the ethical issue goes away.CarlottaVance said:
The calculation for older people is different because the probability of Covid death being avoided is much greater.
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In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.0 -
stop helping them.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
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As I posted yesterday, in a world of multiple vaccines, reserving AZN for crusties, or even male crusties, makes a lot of sense given the data coming out of Germany.FF43 said:
The issue, as I understand it, is an ethical one. As a young person you are unlikely to die of a bloodclot event following an Astrazeneca innoculation (possibly a 1 in 100 000 scale event). You are also unlikely to die from Covid (less than 1 in 10 000 in the UK so far). The problem is for those young individuals the number of Covid deaths prevented isn't massively greater than the number of bloodclot deaths incurred, even though both numbers are very small and there is a much benefit for the community in suppressing the virus. With a choice of vaccines you can choose a different medication for the younger group and the ethical issue goes away.CarlottaVance said:
The calculation for older people is different because the probability of Covid death being avoided is much greater.
It also casts doubt on the role of AZN as saviour of the developing world, where populations are much younger on average.2 -
While I can see how it might happen, all my knowledge of the area makes me expect a hold on a low turnout. Be very happy to be wrong but I don't see it. Equally I cannot see it as being important unless the margin is large - either way.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.0 -
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The laws of political gravity are still assumed to apply, even if they suffered some severe bending in GE2019: historical precedent makes it vastly more likely that the Opposition should be depriving the Government of its heartland seats in the middle of a Parliament, rather than the other way round. If Labour can't hold Hartlepool, then they might as well give up and go home.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.2 -
Guido says Tice is standing in London.TheScreamingEagles said:Any news on if Tice is standing?
That's the major known unknown.
If he stands Lab hold is my guess, if he doesn't then the Tories should be favourite, although picking Jill Mortimer as their candidate is a sign they've given up on the seat already.
His source is Lawrence Fox though, who they interviewed but LF didn’t embargo.
https://order-order.com/2021/03/30/fox-blows-reform-uk-london-election-launch/0 -
Just in case no one is aware - Sadiq has a good chance of winning in London
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Floater said:
The head of the World Health Organization has suggested that an investigation into whether a laboratory-related incident played a role in the origins of the pandemic was "not extensive enough".
In remarks given to member states during a briefing on a highly-anticipated report on the emergence of Covid-19, which have been published on the WHO's website, Dr Tedros insisted that "as far as WHO is concerned, all hypotheses remain on the table".
He suggested that "further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions" on whether an accidental lab-related event was a factor in the early spread of Covid-19.The director-general also criticised China for withholding data from international scientists.
"In my discussions with the team, they expressed the difficulties they encountered in accessing raw data. I expect future collaborative studies to include more timely and comprehensive data sharing," Dr Tedros said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-lockdown-uk-rules-vaccine-novavax-latest/
So the point of this trumpeted report is what, to provide cover for the PRC?
Actually, from a WHO perspective, it seems the point is to criticize PRC for not sharing its raw data adequately, a recurring problem that occurred with SARS also, and is against PRC's obligations under the International Health Regulations to report on outbreaks with potential for cross-border impacts.1 -
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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These odds make a lot more sense to me than what Shadsy opened with, which I think was 6/4 Labour. With odds boots I got 31/20, but alas, only a tenner on.0
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I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
Note Germany is claiming nine possibly linked deaths.
https://twitter.com/kakape/status/13768599030300713010 -
I haven't hit my lifetime allowance on BF.
I assume that £1,000 on Khan at 1/20 only counts as £50 for that purpose as well as any?0 -
Spot the trainee lawyer!Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
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The moral issue gets tricky for the developing world, as they won't have a choice of vaccines. Vaccinating younger healthy people even with the risk of blood clots is definitely worth it to keep the population safe. And on the balance of risk you are still ahead: your own life is more likely to be saved than extinguished, albeit both are low probability events,TimT said:
As I posted yesterday, in a world of multiple vaccines, reserving AZN for crusties, or even male crusties, makes a lot of sense given the data coming out of Germany.FF43 said:
The issue, as I understand it, is an ethical one. As a young person you are unlikely to die of a bloodclot event following an Astrazeneca innoculation (possibly a 1 in 100 000 scale event). You are also unlikely to die from Covid (less than 1 in 10 000 in the UK so far). The problem is for those young individuals the number of Covid deaths prevented isn't massively greater than the number of bloodclot deaths incurred, even though both numbers are very small and there is a much benefit for the community in suppressing the virus. With a choice of vaccines you can choose a different medication for the younger group and the ethical issue goes away.CarlottaVance said:
The calculation for older people is different because the probability of Covid death being avoided is much greater.
It also casts doubt on the role of AZN as saviour of the developing world, where populations are much younger on average.1 -
Break it into six minute blocks then only share the total time spent, it'll be useful for your new career.Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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Knocked down 30% on assessment...Sandpit said:
Spot the trainee lawyer!Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
Remember to count in six-minute intervals, with every post more than six minutes apart counting individually, and aggregating.0 -
The WHO team were given restricted access to venues and personnel, 9+ months after the event.Floater said:The head of the World Health Organization has suggested that an investigation into whether a laboratory-related incident played a role in the origins of the pandemic was "not extensive enough".
In remarks given to member states during a briefing on a highly-anticipated report on the emergence of Covid-19, which have been published on the WHO's website, Dr Tedros insisted that "as far as WHO is concerned, all hypotheses remain on the table".
He suggested that "further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions" on whether an accidental lab-related event was a factor in the early spread of Covid-19.The director-general also criticised China for withholding data from international scientists.
"In my discussions with the team, they expressed the difficulties they encountered in accessing raw data. I expect future collaborative studies to include more timely and comprehensive data sharing," Dr Tedros said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-lockdown-uk-rules-vaccine-novavax-latest/
So the point of this trumpeted report is what, to provide cover for the PRC?
Yeah, that was always going to get to the bottom of things.....0 -
What sanctions are available though, given the failure has cost the worldwide economy $trillions on this occasion?TimT said:Floater said:The head of the World Health Organization has suggested that an investigation into whether a laboratory-related incident played a role in the origins of the pandemic was "not extensive enough".
In remarks given to member states during a briefing on a highly-anticipated report on the emergence of Covid-19, which have been published on the WHO's website, Dr Tedros insisted that "as far as WHO is concerned, all hypotheses remain on the table".
He suggested that "further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions" on whether an accidental lab-related event was a factor in the early spread of Covid-19.The director-general also criticised China for withholding data from international scientists.
"In my discussions with the team, they expressed the difficulties they encountered in accessing raw data. I expect future collaborative studies to include more timely and comprehensive data sharing," Dr Tedros said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-lockdown-uk-rules-vaccine-novavax-latest/
So the point of this trumpeted report is what, to provide cover for the PRC?
Actually, from a WHO perspective, it seems the point is to criticize PRC for not sharing its raw data adequately, a recurring problem that occurred with SARS also, and is against PRC's obligations under the International Health Regulations to report on outbreaks with potential for cross-border impacts.0 -
On top of which, the safe storage temperature for the Pfizer vaccine has increased from ultracold to normal cold.TimT said:
As I posted yesterday, in a world of multiple vaccines, reserving AZN for crusties, or even male crusties, makes a lot of sense given the data coming out of Germany.FF43 said:
The issue, as I understand it, is an ethical one. As a young person you are unlikely to die of a bloodclot event following an Astrazeneca innoculation (possibly a 1 in 100 000 scale event). You are also unlikely to die from Covid (less than 1 in 10 000 in the UK so far). The problem is for those young individuals the number of Covid deaths prevented isn't massively greater than the number of bloodclot deaths incurred, even though both numbers are very small and there is a much benefit for the community in suppressing the virus. With a choice of vaccines you can choose a different medication for the younger group and the ethical issue goes away.CarlottaVance said:
The calculation for older people is different because the probability of Covid death being avoided is much greater.
It also casts doubt on the role of AZN as saviour of the developing world, where populations are much younger on average.0 -
Don't forget travel time and disbursements.Sandpit said:
Spot the trainee lawyer!Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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Would Tice standing boost Reform that much compared with another candidate for them?TheScreamingEagles said:Any news on if Tice is standing?
That's the major known unknown.
If he stands Lab hold is my guess, if he doesn't then the Tories should be favourite, although picking Jill Mortimer as their candidate is a sign they've given up on the seat already.
I know they did well there in 2019 with him as candidate, but he's not a "Mr Hartlepool" figure as far as I'm aware, and query whether he personally has a significant following in the town, or whether people were simply voting for the Brexit Party (as was).
I mean someone like Nigel Farage is clearly a very well known figure, but query whether the name Richard Tice is really on a lot of lips in Hartlepool or anywhere else. Remember, we're abnormal as politics junkies. But even then I'm not sure that many of us would be able to pick Richard Tice out of a police line-up.1 -
Refund = S - (h x Ghr)Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
Where S is the cost of your initial subscription, h the number of hours you've spent here, and Ghr the Gallowgate hourly rate...
I think you owe Mike around £130k
But that could be a couple of orders of magnitude out.1 -
Are these Labour people voting with their hearts, not their heads. Happens in all forms of uniformed gambling. Informed gamblers, course, eventually get banned by the bookies.0
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On thread - the reason there has been more betting on Labour surely reflects the very generous opening odds on Labour holding. You have to be a certain sort of informed punter to bet on by-elections - you bet on value.
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BBC News - Captain Underpants: Children's book withdrawn over 'passive racism'
The book follows about a pair of friends who travel from 500,001 B.C. to 2222, where they meet a martial arts instructor who teaches them kung fu and they learn principles found in Chinese philosophy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56577725
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£13m??? 😮Nigelb said:
Refund = S - (h x Ghr)Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
Where S is the cost of your initial subscription, h the number of hours you've spent here, and Ghr the Gallowgate hourly rate...
I think you owe Mike around £130k
But that could be a couple of orders of magnitude out.0 -
Who else remembers Tyson telling us about how open the Chinese were being ......MarqueeMark said:
The WHO team were given restricted access to venues and personnel, 9+ months after the event.Floater said:The head of the World Health Organization has suggested that an investigation into whether a laboratory-related incident played a role in the origins of the pandemic was "not extensive enough".
In remarks given to member states during a briefing on a highly-anticipated report on the emergence of Covid-19, which have been published on the WHO's website, Dr Tedros insisted that "as far as WHO is concerned, all hypotheses remain on the table".
He suggested that "further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions" on whether an accidental lab-related event was a factor in the early spread of Covid-19.The director-general also criticised China for withholding data from international scientists.
"In my discussions with the team, they expressed the difficulties they encountered in accessing raw data. I expect future collaborative studies to include more timely and comprehensive data sharing," Dr Tedros said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-lockdown-uk-rules-vaccine-novavax-latest/
So the point of this trumpeted report is what, to provide cover for the PRC?
Yeah, that was always going to get to the bottom of things.....
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Yep I'm not sure the tories will do it but that's attractive.eek said:Those Tory odds are a good deal for a sure thing.
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The question on Tice is
a ) will he stand again?
b ) will he recommend a party to vote for if not?
c ) will anybody listen to him?0 -
Would keep the site going for a couple of months at the very least.MarqueeMark said:
£13m??? 😮Nigelb said:
Refund = S - (h x Ghr)Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
Where S is the cost of your initial subscription, h the number of hours you've spent here, and Ghr the Gallowgate hourly rate...
I think you owe Mike around £130k
But that could be a couple of orders of magnitude out.0 -
I thought you run things here (mostly!).TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
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I know we've talked a lot about NFTs and I've been flagging up why banks and other financial services companies won't touch them, I'm fully expecting Mastercard and Visa to exclude NFTs from Section 75 as a minimum.
People's Expensive NFTs Keep Vanishing. This Is Why.
“There was no history of my ever purchasing it, or ever owning it,” said one confused NFT buyer. “Now there’s nothing. My money’s gone.”
Last month, Tom Kuennen, a property manager from Ontario, coughed up $500 worth of cryptocurrency for a JPEG of an Elon Musk-themed “Moon Ticket” from DarpaLabs, an anonymous digital art collective. He purchased it through the marketplace OpenSea, one of the largest vendors of so-called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, in the hopes of reselling it for a profit.
“It’s like a casino,” he said in an interview. “If it goes up 100 times you resell it, if it doesn't, well, you don’t tell anyone.”
He never got the chance to find out. A week later, he opened up his digital “wallet,” where the artwork would supposedly be available, and was faced with an ominous banner reading, “This page has gone off grid. We’ve got a 404 error and explored deep and wide, but we can’t find the page you’re looking for.”
The artwork, which he expected to be on the page, had disappeared entirely. “There was no history of my ever purchasing it, or ever owning it,” he said. “Now there’s nothing. My money’s gone.”
Was it a glitch? A hack? Did Kuennen perhaps misunderstand how, exactly, NFTs work and how they’re stored? You can’t blame him; over the past few months, numerous individuals have complained about their NFTs going “missing,” “disappearing,” or becoming otherwise unavailable on social media. This despite the oft-repeated NFT sales pitch: that NFT artworks are logged immutably, and irreversibly, onto the Ethereum blockchain.
So why would an NFT go missing? The answer, it turns out, points to the complex working of NFTs that are often misunderstood even by the people willing to shell out large sums for them.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdj79/peoples-expensive-nfts-keep-vanishing-this-is-why
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Is it still £500 an hour + VAT or am I out of date?Sandpit said:
Spot the trainee lawyer!Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
Remember to count in six-minute intervals, with every post more than six minutes apart counting individually, and aggregating.
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And to charge several of us for the same six-minute slot.Sandpit said:
Spot the trainee lawyer!Gallowgate said:
I clearly need to come up with a formula to value the time I've spent on here for refund purposes.TheScreamingEagles said:
Well if you don't like it here you can always contact Mike for your refund.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
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yesTheWhiteRabbit said:I haven't hit my lifetime allowance on BF.
I assume that £1,000 on Khan at 1/20 only counts as £50 for that purpose as well as any?1 -
Apparently in the wild west of NFTs there is basically two kinds. One that is I have bought the equivalent of a panini sticker, its juat a thing that you bought but have no rights over. However, that bit of art thst sold for million via NFT is a different category. The people who bought it have not only got the art, but the rights / control over its reproduction. Now that's quite interesting, because you have proof that a) you own the art, b) its the real bit of art and c) that you have the rights to monetize it / charge others.TheScreamingEagles said:I know we've talked a lot about NFTs and I've been flagging up why banks and other financial services companies won't touch them, I'm fully expecting Mastercard and Visa to exclude NFTs from Section 75 as a minimum.
People's Expensive NFTs Keep Vanishing. This Is Why.
“There was no history of my ever purchasing it, or ever owning it,” said one confused NFT buyer. “Now there’s nothing. My money’s gone.”
Last month, Tom Kuennen, a property manager from Ontario, coughed up $500 worth of cryptocurrency for a JPEG of an Elon Musk-themed “Moon Ticket” from DarpaLabs, an anonymous digital art collective. He purchased it through the marketplace OpenSea, one of the largest vendors of so-called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, in the hopes of reselling it for a profit.
“It’s like a casino,” he said in an interview. “If it goes up 100 times you resell it, if it doesn't, well, you don’t tell anyone.”
He never got the chance to find out. A week later, he opened up his digital “wallet,” where the artwork would supposedly be available, and was faced with an ominous banner reading, “This page has gone off grid. We’ve got a 404 error and explored deep and wide, but we can’t find the page you’re looking for.”
The artwork, which he expected to be on the page, had disappeared entirely. “There was no history of my ever purchasing it, or ever owning it,” he said. “Now there’s nothing. My money’s gone.”
Was it a glitch? A hack? Did Kuennen perhaps misunderstand how, exactly, NFTs work and how they’re stored? You can’t blame him; over the past few months, numerous individuals have complained about their NFTs going “missing,” “disappearing,” or becoming otherwise unavailable on social media. This despite the oft-repeated NFT sales pitch: that NFT artworks are logged immutably, and irreversibly, onto the Ethereum blockchain.
So why would an NFT go missing? The answer, it turns out, points to the complex working of NFTs that are often misunderstood even by the people willing to shell out large sums for them.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdj79/peoples-expensive-nfts-keep-vanishing-this-is-why
In short kids, avoid NFTs.
The craziest one for me if the NBA TopShot NFTs. You buy video highlights, but you have absolutely no rights over them and you can see them for free via YouTube or if you have a subscription to the NBA streaming coverage.0 -
What's the background behind that?williamglenn said:0 -
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https://twitter.com/robertwolf32/status/1376129780299534336TheScreamingEagles said:In short kids, avoid NFTs.
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OK wrong thread before. Fuck it's hot. Parks ram packed. Bring on the Easter snow.0
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I take it that this tweet was originally posted by David Keatingwilliamglenn said:0 -
Now what does Comedy Dave chart? Theoretical doses according to EC planned timeline?williamglenn said:twitter.com/politicsforali/status/1376919352193212416?s=21
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we all like nice graphs
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1376843246966599684/photo/1
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Is there any way I can change the time on posts from GMT to BST?0
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Cultural appropriation?FrancisUrquhart said:BBC News - Captain Underpants: Children's book withdrawn over 'passive racism'
The book follows about a pair of friends who travel from 500,001 B.C. to 2222, where they meet a martial arts instructor who teaches them kung fu and they learn principles found in Chinese philosophy.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56577725
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I have a checklist (approved by myself and based on suggestions from the Bank of England, the FCA, and PRA, and others) which tells you how to spot money laundering and other financial crimes.FrancisUrquhart said:
Apparently in the wild west of NFTs there is basically two kinds. One that is I have bought the equivalent of a panini sticker, its juat a thing that you bought but have no rights over. However, that bit of art thst sold for million via NFT is a different category. The people who bought it have not only got the art, but the rights / control over its reproduction. Now that's quite interesting, because you have proof that a) you own the art, b) its the real bit of art and c) that you have the rights to monetize it / charge others.TheScreamingEagles said:I know we've talked a lot about NFTs and I've been flagging up why banks and other financial services companies won't touch them, I'm fully expecting Mastercard and Visa to exclude NFTs from Section 75 as a minimum.
People's Expensive NFTs Keep Vanishing. This Is Why.
“There was no history of my ever purchasing it, or ever owning it,” said one confused NFT buyer. “Now there’s nothing. My money’s gone.”
Last month, Tom Kuennen, a property manager from Ontario, coughed up $500 worth of cryptocurrency for a JPEG of an Elon Musk-themed “Moon Ticket” from DarpaLabs, an anonymous digital art collective. He purchased it through the marketplace OpenSea, one of the largest vendors of so-called non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, in the hopes of reselling it for a profit.
“It’s like a casino,” he said in an interview. “If it goes up 100 times you resell it, if it doesn't, well, you don’t tell anyone.”
He never got the chance to find out. A week later, he opened up his digital “wallet,” where the artwork would supposedly be available, and was faced with an ominous banner reading, “This page has gone off grid. We’ve got a 404 error and explored deep and wide, but we can’t find the page you’re looking for.”
The artwork, which he expected to be on the page, had disappeared entirely. “There was no history of my ever purchasing it, or ever owning it,” he said. “Now there’s nothing. My money’s gone.”
Was it a glitch? A hack? Did Kuennen perhaps misunderstand how, exactly, NFTs work and how they’re stored? You can’t blame him; over the past few months, numerous individuals have complained about their NFTs going “missing,” “disappearing,” or becoming otherwise unavailable on social media. This despite the oft-repeated NFT sales pitch: that NFT artworks are logged immutably, and irreversibly, onto the Ethereum blockchain.
So why would an NFT go missing? The answer, it turns out, points to the complex working of NFTs that are often misunderstood even by the people willing to shell out large sums for them.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdj79/peoples-expensive-nfts-keep-vanishing-this-is-why
In short kids, avoid NFTs.
The craziest one for me if the NBA TopShot NFTs. You buy video highlights, but you have absolutely no rights over them and you can see them for free via YouTube or if you have a subscription to the NBA streaming coverage.
There's this one section about (over)paying for assets or non existent assets which NFTs tick every single section.0 -
Yes, log on an hour later.slade said:Is there any way I can change the time on posts from GMT to BST?
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No but you see in 1926, there was a similar observed trend and it led to Labour winning at some point in the future.Floater said:we all like nice graphs
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1376843246966599684/photo/1
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Comedy Dave is now stuck in a logic loopFrancisUrquhart said:
Now what does Comedy Dave chart? Theoretical doses according to EC planned timeline?williamglenn said:twitter.com/politicsforali/status/1376919352193212416?s=21
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Exclude AZ jabs, of course. They don't count.FrancisUrquhart said:
Now what does Comedy Dave chart? Theoretical doses according to EC planned timeline?williamglenn said:twitter.com/politicsforali/status/1376919352193212416?s=21
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NoneSandpit said:
What sanctions are available though, given the failure has cost the worldwide economy $trillions on this occasion?TimT said:Floater said:The head of the World Health Organization has suggested that an investigation into whether a laboratory-related incident played a role in the origins of the pandemic was "not extensive enough".
In remarks given to member states during a briefing on a highly-anticipated report on the emergence of Covid-19, which have been published on the WHO's website, Dr Tedros insisted that "as far as WHO is concerned, all hypotheses remain on the table".
He suggested that "further data and studies will be needed to reach more robust conclusions" on whether an accidental lab-related event was a factor in the early spread of Covid-19.The director-general also criticised China for withholding data from international scientists.
"In my discussions with the team, they expressed the difficulties they encountered in accessing raw data. I expect future collaborative studies to include more timely and comprehensive data sharing," Dr Tedros said.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-covid-lockdown-uk-rules-vaccine-novavax-latest/
So the point of this trumpeted report is what, to provide cover for the PRC?
Actually, from a WHO perspective, it seems the point is to criticize PRC for not sharing its raw data adequately, a recurring problem that occurred with SARS also, and is against PRC's obligations under the International Health Regulations to report on outbreaks with potential for cross-border impacts.1 -
A major Republican funeral took place in contravention of covid restrictions and they turned a blind eye and decided not to prosecute anyone.eek said:
What's the background behind that?williamglenn said:0 -
No, he'll be charting vaccine exports.Richard_Nabavi said:
Exclude AZ jabs, of course. They don't count.FrancisUrquhart said:
Now what does Comedy Dave chart? Theoretical doses according to EC planned timeline?williamglenn said:twitter.com/politicsforali/status/1376919352193212416?s=21
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It is about NFA taken against Sinn Fein over the Bobby Storey funeral lockdown breaches last June.eek said:
What's the background behind that?williamglenn said:
Not sure it's a call to resign matter anywhere outwith NI.
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Very good article. A bit damned if they do damned if they don't.Nigelb said:This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
I wonder if studies have been done on the myriad possible and recorded side effects of more commonplace drugs.1 -
Wouldn't balaclavas act as facemasks?williamglenn said:
A major Republican funeral took place in contravention of covid restrictions and they turned a blind eye and decided not to prosecute anyone.eek said:
What's the background behind that?williamglenn said:0 -
Or the vaccines that have marketing budgets.TOPPING said:
Very good article. A bit damned if they do damned if they don't.Nigelb said:This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
I wonder if studies have been done on the myriad possible and recorded side effects of more commonplace drugs.0 -
Exactly. This is the post Brexit politics where the Cons have captured the WWC leaver demos. Their landslide was built on this and they would have taken this Brexit stronghold if it were not for the chunky BXP vote. That GE was not so long ago. Brexit has been delivered and looks to the untrained eye - of which there will be many in Hartlepool - to be a roaring success because vaccines. They should win this by-election and my money is where my mouth is. I have big big money (£60) on them at evens.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.
Of course I might be wrong. It does happen (albeit not often in recent times) and if so I'll be happy to lose my £60 even though £10 of it will be to Philip Thompson and nobody wants that. But I really do hope Labour can somehow pull this one out. If they do, it will be a sign that "Leave" is in retreat as a solid Tory-voting political identity in erstwhile traditional Labour areas in the North. That in turn puts Labour right in play for the next election.0 -
But first please tell us the winner of the five o'clock at Fakenham.Richard_Nabavi said:
Yes, log on an hour later.slade said:Is there any way I can change the time on posts from GMT to BST?
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All heading in the right direction:
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It's a slightly odd article in that it doesn't mention the UK at all. If there is a real effect, then why aren't we seeing it? I do wonder whether there is something in the theory put forward by a Danish doctor that it is something to do with incorrect vaccination technique (pinching the skin, rather than stretching it out).TOPPING said:
Very good article. A bit damned if they do damned if they don't.Nigelb said:This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
I wonder if studies have been done on the myriad possible and recorded side effects of more commonplace drugs.4 -
I still believe that WWC voters may have said Brexit was important to them, but the real deciding factor at the last GE was not wanting to endorse Corbyn.kinabalu said:
Exactly. This is the post Brexit politics where the Cons have captured the WWC leaver demos. Their landslide was built on this and they would have taken this Brexit stronghold if it were not for the chunky BXP vote. That GE was not so long ago. Brexit has been delivered and looks to the untrained eye - of which there will be many in Hartlepool - to be a roaring success because vaccines. They should win this by-election and my money is where my mouth is. I have big big money (£60) on them at evens.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.
Of course I might be wrong. It does happen (albeit not often in recent times) and if so I'll be happy to lose my £60 even though £10 of it will be to Philip Thompson and nobody wants that. But I really do hope Labour can somehow pull this one out. If they do, it will be a sign that "Leave" is in retreat as a solid Tory-voting political identity in erstwhile traditional Labour areas in the North. That in turn puts Labour right in play for the next election.2 -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk-56574100?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=60633fd025a85502e21bb56d&UK records 56 coronavirus deaths&2021-03-30T15:25:11.182Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:551fe7f7-672a-4b32-8a95-f53a2d10e5c4&pinned_post_asset_id=60633fd025a85502e21bb56d&pinned_post_type=share
UK has become France? 😲
Thankfully a typo, but good to think we should never see these case numbers again.1 -
Great post.kinabalu said:
Of course I might be wrong.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.3 -
Except if Hartlepudlians (is that the term?) were willing to vote Tory to Get Brexit Done then this wouldn't have been a Lab hold in 2019.kinabalu said:
Exactly. This is the post Brexit politics where the Cons have captured the WWC leaver demos. Their landslide was built on this and they would have taken this Brexit stronghold if it were not for the chunky BXP vote. That GE was not so long ago. Brexit has been delivered and looks to the untrained eye - of which there will be many in Hartlepool - to be a roaring success because vaccines. They should win this by-election and my money is where my mouth is. I have big big money (£60) on them at evens.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.
Of course I might be wrong. It does happen (albeit not often in recent times) and if so I'll be happy to lose my £60 even though £10 of it will be to Philip Thompson and nobody wants that. But I really do hope Labour can somehow pull this one out. If they do, it will be a sign that "Leave" is in retreat as a solid Tory-voting political identity in erstwhile traditional Labour areas in the North. That in turn puts Labour right in play for the next election.
BXP votes are not interchangeable with Tory votes. These are voters, probably lifelong Lab, who were so unwilling to vote Tory they wouldn't even do so to Get Brexit Done.1 -
Hopeful early signs of cases declining again after flatlining for a month. School holidays will also I'm sure help.CarlottaVance said:All heading in the right direction:
Deaths are half what they were a week ago. Hopefully never see another day of triple-digit deaths again.0 -
I wouldn't be surprised, given the low absolute number - and, sadly, the NHS - if some such deaths were missed as being from that particular condition.Richard_Nabavi said:
It's a slightly odd article in that it doesn't mention the UK at all. If there is a real effect, then why aren't we seeing it? I do wonder whether there is something in the theory put forward by a Danish doctor that it is something to do with incorrect vaccination technique (pinching the skin, rather than stretching it out).TOPPING said:
Very good article. A bit damned if they do damned if they don't.Nigelb said:This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
I wonder if studies have been done on the myriad possible and recorded side effects of more commonplace drugs.0 -
For those complacent Tories here, you may want to recall how popular John Major was at his peak. I'll let you into a secret, it was a lot higher than Bozo is nowFrancisUrquhart said:
No but you see in 1926, there was a similar observed trend and it led to Labour winning at some point in the future.Floater said:we all like nice graphs
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/1376843246966599684/photo/1
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Possibly, but I doubt it. Our 'yellow card' system is pretty good.TOPPING said:
I wouldn't be surprised, given the low absolute number - and, sadly, the NHS - if some such deaths were missed as being that particular condition.Richard_Nabavi said:
It's a slightly odd article in that it doesn't mention the UK at all. If there is a real effect, then why aren't we seeing it? I do wonder whether there is something in the theory put forward by a Danish doctor that it is something to do with incorrect vaccination technique (pinching the skin, rather than stretching it out).TOPPING said:
Very good article. A bit damned if they do damned if they don't.Nigelb said:This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
I wonder if studies have been done on the myriad possible and recorded side effects of more commonplace drugs.0 -
Hartlepool is a clear 'taken-for-granted' type seat. The background to the by-election isn't great for Labour, and the national mood hasn't swung their way since the GE. I think its likely to be close. We sort of know that the Tories are likely to have some good news in terms of easing of restrictions etc in the run up to May.kinabalu said:
Exactly. This is the post Brexit politics where the Cons have captured the WWC leaver demos. Their landslide was built on this and they would have taken this Brexit stronghold if it were not for the chunky BXP vote. That GE was not so long ago. Brexit has been delivered and looks to the untrained eye - of which there will be many in Hartlepool - to be a roaring success because vaccines. They should win this by-election and my money is where my mouth is. I have big big money (£60) on them at evens.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.
Of course I might be wrong. It does happen (albeit not often in recent times) and if so I'll be happy to lose my £60 even though £10 of it will be to Philip Thompson and nobody wants that. But I really do hope Labour can somehow pull this one out. If they do, it will be a sign that "Leave" is in retreat as a solid Tory-voting political identity in erstwhile traditional Labour areas in the North. That in turn puts Labour right in play for the next election.
Starmer and co, if they get it right should of course win. Will they get it right though? Who're they going to stick in the public gaze? The problem they have is that they're not much improved from the rabble Starmer inherited. He's not looking like he's seen a ghost for nothing.1 -
Worthy favs in my opinion.0
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I believe "monkey hanger" is the correct terminology.Philip_Thompson said:
Except if Hartlepudlians (is that the term?) were willing to vote Tory to Get Brexit Done then this wouldn't have been a Lab hold in 2019.kinabalu said:
Exactly. This is the post Brexit politics where the Cons have captured the WWC leaver demos. Their landslide was built on this and they would have taken this Brexit stronghold if it were not for the chunky BXP vote. That GE was not so long ago. Brexit has been delivered and looks to the untrained eye - of which there will be many in Hartlepool - to be a roaring success because vaccines. They should win this by-election and my money is where my mouth is. I have big big money (£60) on them at evens.Gallowgate said:
In case you've not noticed, there's been a massive change in the political landscape in the last 10 years.BluestBlue said:
Just wryly observing the breathless rush to highlight a small improvement in Labour's odds of retaining a heartland seat that they should never be in a position to lose, whereas three new polls showing an increasing national Tory lead are dismissed out of hand as no evidence of any continuing vaccine bounce at all...TheScreamingEagles said:
Oh God, you're not one of those idiots that objects to political betting being discussed on a website called politicalbetting.com?BluestBlue said:You mean there's a fair chance that, over a decade into opposition, Labour might hang on to a seat they've held since it was created in 1974?
Gripping stuff
I still expect nothing other than a Labour loss.
Of course I might be wrong. It does happen (albeit not often in recent times) and if so I'll be happy to lose my £60 even though £10 of it will be to Philip Thompson and nobody wants that. But I really do hope Labour can somehow pull this one out. If they do, it will be a sign that "Leave" is in retreat as a solid Tory-voting political identity in erstwhile traditional Labour areas in the North. That in turn puts Labour right in play for the next election.
BXP votes are not interchangeable with Tory votes. These are voters, probably lifelong Lab, who were so unwilling to vote Tory they wouldn't even do so to Get Brexit Done.0 -
I am beginning to become concerned that some of this anti-AZ stuff is sinister. Are lobbyists or maybe even darker forces targeting the gullible and susceptible?TOPPING said:
Very good article. A bit damned if they do damned if they don't.Nigelb said:This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
I wonder if studies have been done on the myriad possible and recorded side effects of more commonplace drugs.0 -
Funny how we haven't had any of these problems in the UK despite tens of millions of people having had the AZ vaccine.CarlottaVance said:2 -
We publish very transparent and detailed information about adverse events:TOPPING said:
I wouldn't be surprised, given the low absolute number - and, sadly, the NHS - if some such deaths were missed as being from that particular condition.Richard_Nabavi said:
It's a slightly odd article in that it doesn't mention the UK at all. If there is a real effect, then why aren't we seeing it? I do wonder whether there is something in the theory put forward by a Danish doctor that it is something to do with incorrect vaccination technique (pinching the skin, rather than stretching it out).TOPPING said:
Very good article. A bit damned if they do damned if they don't.Nigelb said:This is a good and evenhanded article on the AZN vaccine worries.
https://twitter.com/hildabast/status/1376859648075079682
I wonder if studies have been done on the myriad possible and recorded side effects of more commonplace drugs.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-adverse-reactions2
