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SystemSystem Posts: 12,646
edited December 2023 in General
The voters of Wellingborough get their Bone out – politicalbetting.com

So nominative determinism strikes again.First it was Chris Pincher now Peter Bone. https://t.co/o0O3gAP8VM

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  • SelebianSelebian Posts: 9,573
    I think it's clear, given the trajectory of declining vote share for Labour in the last two Wellingborough GEs, that "only the Lib Dems can beat the Tories [t]here" :wink:
  • eekeek Posts: 31,044
    I can’t see a Tory win which is a pity as that would probably trigger a “May won’t be that bad” election
  • IanB2IanB2 Posts: 52,674
    Third, like Bone
  • mickydroymickydroy Posts: 316
    That is a whopping majority, but it looks like there is only one realistic challenger, if you want to beat the Tories vote labour, so I would think Labour would start as slight favourites, even with that majority
  • williamglennwilliamglenn Posts: 56,314
    eek said:

    I can’t see a Tory win which is a pity as that would probably trigger a “May won’t be that bad” election

    Are there rumours about a Theresa May comeback?
  • Casino_RoyaleCasino_Royale Posts: 64,186
    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 123,434
    Good, the law is a charter for criminals.

    Ireland is to take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights over the Government’s ban on new Troubles-era court cases.

    Micheal Martin, Ireland’s deputy premier, said the interstate case would argue that the provisions of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 are incompatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.

    The controversial legislation, which offers an amnesty for atrocities committed during Northern Ireland’s 30 years of conflict, received royal assent in September despite widespread opposition from political parties, victims’ organisations in Northern Ireland and the Irish government.

    Aspects of the laws include a limited form of immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences for those who cooperate with the new Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/12/20/ireland-take-uk-echr-troubles-era-case/
  • kinabalukinabalu Posts: 46,959
    I'm mortified to see that Peter Bone is a Chartered Accountant.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 123,434
    Mexicanpete said:

    Casino_Royale said:

    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.

    Particularly if Pincher is anywhere in the room.
    As Boris Johnson put it, 'Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' and people still defend Boris Johnson.

    Just imagine if Sir Keir Starmer put a known sexual predator in a position of authority then lied about it.
  • GhedebravGhedebrav Posts: 3,860
    Nice header, the folk of Wellingborough have shafted him.

    Punning aside, is Bone really likely to stand?
  • GhedebravGhedebrav Posts: 3,860
    Luckyguy1983 said:

    The Wellingborough voters were known
    For repeatedly returning P. Bone
    But a case of exposure
    Made them lose their composure
    So the Tories have been overthrown

    Bravo.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 123,434
    kinabalu said:

    I'm mortified to see that Peter Bone is a Chartered Accountant.

    So is Nikki Haley.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 123,434
    Ghedebrav said:

    Nice header, the folk of Wellingborough have shafted him.

    Punning aside, is Bone really likely to stand?

    Well from last month.

    The disgraced MP Peter Bone has been accused of trying to ensure that his girlfriend replaces him if a by-election is held in his Wellingborough seat.

    A recall petition, which could trigger a by-election in the Northamptonshire constituency, was opened against Bone this month after he was found to have subjected a member of his staff to bullying and sexual misconduct and suspended from the Commons. Under a recall petition, a by-election will be held if 10 per cent of Wellingborough constituents sign the petition.

    Rather than wait for constituents to pass judgment, senior sources have alleged that Bone, 71, offered to resign to force an immediate by-election if his girlfriend, Helen Harrison, 51, was put on the party’s shortlist of candidates. The recall petition closes on December 19.

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bones-plan-for-girlfriend-to-replace-him-or-risk-splitting-tory-vote-dgf37p7mr
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 33,720
    edited December 2023
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    Casino_Royale said:

    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.

    Particularly if Pincher is anywhere in the room.
    As Boris Johnson put it, 'Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' and people still defend Boris Johnson.

    Just imagine if Sir Keir Starmer put a known sexual predator in a position of authority then lied about it.
    Who might that be? The Labour front bench all look a little too lethargic for sexually predatory activity.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 123,434
    Mexicanpete said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    Casino_Royale said:

    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.

    Particularly if Pincher is anywhere in the room.
    As Boris Johnson put it, 'Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' and people still defend Boris Johnson.

    Just imagine if Sir Keir Starmer put a known sexual predator in a position of authority then lied about it.
    Who might that be? The Labour front bench all look a little too lethargic for sexual predatory.
    I cannot see any potential nominative determinism in the shadow cabinet.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 123,434
    The Battle of Naseby was a great moment in history and for democracy.
  • ydoethurydoethur Posts: 75,119
    That headline may have been hard, but I have to say I think it’s an anticlimax, a real flop.
  • MalmesburyMalmesbury Posts: 56,549
    A
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Good, the law is a charter for criminals.

    Ireland is to take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights over the Government’s ban on new Troubles-era court cases.

    Micheal Martin, Ireland’s deputy premier, said the interstate case would argue that the provisions of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 are incompatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.

    The controversial legislation, which offers an amnesty for atrocities committed during Northern Ireland’s 30 years of conflict, received royal assent in September despite widespread opposition from political parties, victims’ organisations in Northern Ireland and the Irish government.

    Aspects of the laws include a limited form of immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences for those who cooperate with the new Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/12/20/ireland-take-uk-echr-troubles-era-case/

    You forgot to mention that the opposition is to “the other side” getting off. One’s own, square jawed heroes, of course deserve a complete amnesty.
  • GhedebravGhedebrav Posts: 3,860
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Ghedebrav said:

    Nice header, the folk of Wellingborough have shafted him.

    Punning aside, is Bone really likely to stand?

    Well from last month.

    The disgraced MP Peter Bone has been accused of trying to ensure that his girlfriend replaces him if a by-election is held in his Wellingborough seat.

    A recall petition, which could trigger a by-election in the Northamptonshire constituency, was opened against Bone this month after he was found to have subjected a member of his staff to bullying and sexual misconduct and suspended from the Commons. Under a recall petition, a by-election will be held if 10 per cent of Wellingborough constituents sign the petition.

    Rather than wait for constituents to pass judgment, senior sources have alleged that Bone, 71, offered to resign to force an immediate by-election if his girlfriend, Helen Harrison, 51, was put on the party’s shortlist of candidates. The recall petition closes on December 19.

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bones-plan-for-girlfriend-to-replace-him-or-risk-splitting-tory-vote-dgf37p7mr
    Well then. My guess is at some point he must surely see that there is no good to come from him standing, unless you want a Labour win.
  • CarnyxCarnyx Posts: 45,059
    Hmm, wonder if the Tories will have something to Mone about in the newspapers while the by-election campaign is happening?

    For instance,

    https://www.thenational.scot/news/24002842.michelle-mone-sued-recover-legal-threat-costs/?ref=ebbn&nid=1457&u=f140ec39d500193051a33e140c12bd95&date=201223
  • DecrepiterJohnLDecrepiterJohnL Posts: 32,455
    Risk of penile fractures rises at Christmas, doctors find
    Researchers suspect euphoria and intimacy of season may be behind spike in cases
    https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/20/risk-of-penile-fractures-rises-at-christmas-doctors-find

    On topic?
  • williamglennwilliamglenn Posts: 56,314
    A winning policy for Wellingborough would be to extend HS1 as originally planned so you can get a direct train to Paris.
  • CarnyxCarnyx Posts: 45,059
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    The Battle of Naseby was a great moment in history and for democracy.

    MInd, they did need to fight Marston Moor as well.
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 33,720
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Ghedebrav said:

    Nice header, the folk of Wellingborough have shafted him.

    Punning aside, is Bone really likely to stand?

    Well from last month.

    The disgraced MP Peter Bone has been accused of trying to ensure that his girlfriend replaces him if a by-election is held in his Wellingborough seat.

    A recall petition, which could trigger a by-election in the Northamptonshire constituency, was opened against Bone this month after he was found to have subjected a member of his staff to bullying and sexual misconduct and suspended from the Commons. Under a recall petition, a by-election will be held if 10 per cent of Wellingborough constituents sign the petition.

    Rather than wait for constituents to pass judgment, senior sources have alleged that Bone, 71, offered to resign to force an immediate by-election if his girlfriend, Helen Harrison, 51, was put on the party’s shortlist of candidates. The recall petition closes on December 19.

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bones-plan-for-girlfriend-to-replace-him-or-risk-splitting-tory-vote-dgf37p7mr
    Girlfriend? OK.

    These f****** have no shame. It would appear perfectly acceptable to some Tory grandees to wave their old boy's network in the faces of youthful interns.
  • GhedebravGhedebrav Posts: 3,860
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    Casino_Royale said:

    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.

    Particularly if Pincher is anywhere in the room.
    As Boris Johnson put it, 'Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' and people still defend Boris Johnson.

    Just imagine if Sir Keir Starmer put a known sexual predator in a position of authority then lied about it.
    Who might that be? The Labour front bench all look a little too lethargic for sexual predatory.
    I cannot see any potential nominative determinism in the shadow cabinet.
    Wonder if Ed Balls could be persuaded to return? Or Stephen Ladyman?

    As an aside, it's nice to learn that the formidable Dick Pound remains active in global sport administration for the IOC.
  • CarnyxCarnyx Posts: 45,059
    edited December 2023
    Mexicanpete said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Ghedebrav said:

    Nice header, the folk of Wellingborough have shafted him.

    Punning aside, is Bone really likely to stand?

    Well from last month.

    The disgraced MP Peter Bone has been accused of trying to ensure that his girlfriend replaces him if a by-election is held in his Wellingborough seat.

    A recall petition, which could trigger a by-election in the Northamptonshire constituency, was opened against Bone this month after he was found to have subjected a member of his staff to bullying and sexual misconduct and suspended from the Commons. Under a recall petition, a by-election will be held if 10 per cent of Wellingborough constituents sign the petition.

    Rather than wait for constituents to pass judgment, senior sources have alleged that Bone, 71, offered to resign to force an immediate by-election if his girlfriend, Helen Harrison, 51, was put on the party’s shortlist of candidates. The recall petition closes on December 19.

    https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/peter-bones-plan-for-girlfriend-to-replace-him-or-risk-splitting-tory-vote-dgf37p7mr
    Girlfriend? OK.

    These f****** have no shame. It would appear perfectly acceptable to some Tory grandees to wave their old boy's network in the faces of youthful interns.
    Oh, is that what the baculum is called in English, an old boy's network? One learns such things on PB, one does.
  • CarnyxCarnyx Posts: 45,059
    Ah, this threasd didnt' go on for long without going all limp.
  • DecrepiterJohnLDecrepiterJohnL Posts: 32,455
    Government sparks anger and ridicule with multi-million pound 'Network North' road project... for London
    Rishi Sunak had pledged to use Network North to "join up our great towns and cities in the North and the Midlands". But the latest announcement from the scheme is to fix the capital's roads.
    https://news.sky.com/story/government-sparks-anger-and-ridicule-with-multi-million-network-north-road-project-for-london-13034791
  • GhedebravGhedebrav Posts: 3,860
    ydoethur said:

    That headline may have been hard, but I have to say I think it’s an anticlimax, a real flop.

    I thought it was funny, at first glans anyway.
  • TheScreamingEaglesTheScreamingEagles Posts: 123,434
    edited December 2023
    Ghedebrav said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    Casino_Royale said:

    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.

    Particularly if Pincher is anywhere in the room.
    As Boris Johnson put it, 'Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' and people still defend Boris Johnson.

    Just imagine if Sir Keir Starmer put a known sexual predator in a position of authority then lied about it.
    Who might that be? The Labour front bench all look a little too lethargic for sexual predatory.
    I cannot see any potential nominative determinism in the shadow cabinet.
    Wonder if Ed Balls could be persuaded to return? Or Stephen Ladyman?

    As an aside, it's nice to learn that the formidable Dick Pound remains active in global sport administration for the IOC.
    One of Nick Palmer’s predecessors in Broxtowe was Seymour Cocks.

    I wonder if he was related to Peter Bone.
  • AverageNinjaAverageNinja Posts: 1,169
    Call an election Rishi you coward.
  • TheuniondivvieTheuniondivvie Posts: 44,854
    Ghedebrav said:

    Nice header, the folk of Wellingborough have shafted him.

    Punning aside, is Bone really likely to stand?

    I haven't yet given the header a glans.
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 33,720
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Ghedebrav said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    Casino_Royale said:

    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.

    Particularly if Pincher is anywhere in the room.
    As Boris Johnson put it, 'Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' and people still defend Boris Johnson.

    Just imagine if Sir Keir Starmer put a known sexual predator in a position of authority then lied about it.
    Who might that be? The Labour front bench all look a little too lethargic for sexual predatory.
    I cannot see any potential nominative determinism in the shadow cabinet.
    Wonder if Ed Balls could be persuaded to return? Or Stephen Ladyman?

    As an aside, it's nice to learn that the formidable Dick Pound remains active in global sport administration for the IOC.
    One of Nick Palmer’s predecessors in Broxtowe was Seymour Cocks.

    I wonder if he was related to Peter Bone.
    So the pornographer Seymour Butts wasn't as clever as he made himself out to be.
  • TheuniondivvieTheuniondivvie Posts: 44,854
    Theuniondivvie said:

    Ghedebrav said:

    Nice header, the folk of Wellingborough have shafted him.

    Punning aside, is Bone really likely to stand?

    I haven't yet given the header a glans.
    Bugger, cold cocked!

  • NigelbNigelb Posts: 80,602
    Brianna Ghey's killers found guilty of murder.
  • DecrepiterJohnLDecrepiterJohnL Posts: 32,455
    We have three new threads running!
  • MexicanpeteMexicanpete Posts: 33,720
    We seem to have two parallel Bone threads. This one was already up and now it is getting some stiff opposition from the other thread.
  • TazTaz Posts: 20,657
    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Good, the law is a charter for criminals.

    Ireland is to take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights over the Government’s ban on new Troubles-era court cases.

    Micheal Martin, Ireland’s deputy premier, said the interstate case would argue that the provisions of the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 are incompatible with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights.

    The controversial legislation, which offers an amnesty for atrocities committed during Northern Ireland’s 30 years of conflict, received royal assent in September despite widespread opposition from political parties, victims’ organisations in Northern Ireland and the Irish government.

    Aspects of the laws include a limited form of immunity from prosecution for Troubles-related offences for those who cooperate with the new Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR).

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2023/12/20/ireland-take-uk-echr-troubles-era-case/

    Good. So they should. War criminals on all side should fear the consequences of their actions.
  • TazTaz Posts: 20,657
    Mexicanpete said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Ghedebrav said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    TheScreamingEagles said:

    Mexicanpete said:

    Casino_Royale said:

    No Conservative seat is safe at the moment.

    Particularly if Pincher is anywhere in the room.
    As Boris Johnson put it, 'Pincher by name, Pincher by nature' and people still defend Boris Johnson.

    Just imagine if Sir Keir Starmer put a known sexual predator in a position of authority then lied about it.
    Who might that be? The Labour front bench all look a little too lethargic for sexual predatory.
    I cannot see any potential nominative determinism in the shadow cabinet.
    Wonder if Ed Balls could be persuaded to return? Or Stephen Ladyman?

    As an aside, it's nice to learn that the formidable Dick Pound remains active in global sport administration for the IOC.
    One of Nick Palmer’s predecessors in Broxtowe was Seymour Cocks.

    I wonder if he was related to Peter Bone.
    So the pornographer Seymour Butts wasn't as clever as he made himself out to be.
    I believe his co-conspirators were Amanda Hugankiss and I P Freely
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