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Let’s talk about gender politics – politicalbetting.com
Let’s talk about gender politics – politicalbetting.com
The Farage gender gap could well be a factor that stops Reform winning seats outside Clacton. It seems persistent across most polls and pollsters. https://t.co/PTILjNtxQv
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I do think Labour will put the culture wars to one side, which can only be a good thing.
Iain Duncan Smith and Tobias Ellwood make case for new rules as questions raised over £500 wager
Senior Conservatives and campaigners are calling for a ban on political bets by MPs, as the Gambling Commission was urged to look into another £500 wager connected with the growing election gambling scandal.
The former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith said parties should examine the rules when parliament returns amid growing outrage over Tory candidates and aides allegedly staking money on politics. The former defence minister Tobias Ellwood also said there should be new restrictions.
The Conservatives have launched their own inquiry into whether politicians or officials gambled on the timing of the election. Rishi Sunak was forced to deny having placed any bets himself and told reporters he was not aware of any further candidates under scrutiny.
“We’ve been conducting our own internal inquiries and of course will act on any relevant findings or information from that and pass it on to the Gambling Commission,” he said.
The Gambling Commission has been urged to investigate a flurry of unusual activity around the time Sunak called the election, an industry source told the Guardian.
It includes a bet of £504, placed on the Sunday before the election was called, that Sunak would still be PM before the 2024 election. The implication is that the punter may have known that the election call was imminent, thus giving the Tory party no time to replace Sunak.
Marginal odds meant the punter stood to gain only £35 from the bet. Details of the bet have been provided to the commission by a professional gambler.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/24/senior-tories-call-for-ban-on-political-bets-by-mps-election-date
In other news, as reported by Sky News, lots of people saying that that photo from the Taylor Swift Eras tour was ‘the’ standout moment of the campaign for Keir Starmer. It cut through with youngsters and parents of youngsters. As spotted by yours truly
Probably even more than John Major at B&Q in 1992. It’s about having your finger on the pulse of the public.
Mods please note: this photo was deleted by me from the other thread so this is my 1 for the day
Constructive comment.
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NurembergFarage rally.9 days of the campaign to go including today.
Election Day does not count, sorry @IanB2
https://www.lefigaro.fr/politique/jean-luc-melenchon-l-impopulaire-du-nouveau-front-de-gauche-20240624
I’ve lined up a big National Trust dog walk back in Surrey with friends.
Will probably try and have a late late siesta c 4 or 5 pm to try and help me stay up late.
Others of you?
(Not the party workers - we know what you’ll be doing!)
Celebrity stag put down after hikers feed it croissants
‘Local legend’ Callum euthanised after its health deteriorated, with locals blaming tourists for feeding it with snacks from their hands
A stag made famous on social media has had to be put down after it was fed junk food by hikers.
Callum, described as a “well-known character” in the north-west Scottish Highlands, had to be euthanised after developing health problems.
The animal’s willingness to approach visitors in the car park of Beinn Eighe National Nature Reserve and eat from their hands led it to become a popular draw for those on the North Coast 500 route and earned the creature a celebrity status online.
Videos posted on YouTube show Callum being fed croissants and Rice Krispies, as well as healthier snacks such as strawberries and apples.
But after the National Trust for Scotland announced that it had been forced to have Callum put down, locals expressed concern that the stag’s access to snacks was to blame for its deteriorating health.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/06/23/hikers-junk-food-celebrity-scottish-highlands-stag-death/
https://x.com/treesey/status/1805219358676812103?s=61
Interesting piece on Jezza which folk will no doubt accept/reject based on existing views.
Some valuable takeaways, not least of which is that some voters may not even realise that Corbyn is no longer Labour. Also Labour seem very far from throwing the kitchen sink at Islington North.
https://tinyurl.com/yc5ukj8j
🚨 BAR CHART KALXON: I've had 2 bar charts from my local Green party this #GE2024
Objectively very funny thier newest bar chart claims they are 'surging'... but only to the same level as their last egregious bar chart - whilst simultaneously now putting Labour up by 8%.
https://x.com/Reachingbroom/status/1805367117786837263
Coupled with the differences between the genders favouring Labour over the parties of the Right, does that tell us something about the Tory hopes that more undecideds will "come home" to them on polling day?
It's one reason that I think the DKs aren't going to save Sunaks bacon substitute.
And please don't restart the most pointless poisonous debate since the Filioque dispute.
Similar reasons probably that you don’t find so many of us women at men’s football matches: roughly 75% men, 25% women for EPL games. I do go occasionally with my son and I can’t say that I find the atmosphere particularly pleasant a lot of the time.
https://www.fairgameuk.org/press-releases/gender-divide-report
Newton Abbot is my constituency Mr B
https://x.com/economics/status/1805481564521812463?s=61
Interesting that Farage was here though. Hmmm.
Anyway, which one of them does have a penis? Farage? Tice? My money’s on Tice. Farage is overcompensating for something.
I picked up a collection issue of Giles cartoons yesterday. Funny, insightful, everything that Bell is not. It’s like Bell got stuck in the puerile teenage mindset and never grew up.
It'll be interesting which bench he sits on, I think it will be apt that he ends up on the same side as the Tories given how often he voted with them during 1997-2010.
On an unrelated note, the Venison casserole at Kinlochewe Hotel is superb.
It's basically click bait, and an attempt to shame 'stupid tourists'.
I’ve already voted Labour for transparency.
But an interesting sub-sub-sub plot on the night.
https://electrek.co/2024/06/20/rattans-newest-electric-bike-has-a-name-you-cant-say-in-polite-company/
"With its unisex design, hopping on a Pinus is sure to be a fun experience for men and women alike."
I will resist clicking then.
Go long on HMOs.
Truro/Falmouth
Camborne/Redruth
Exeter
Decent Chance:
Central Devon
Exmouth
St Austell/Newquay
Longshots
SE Cornwall
Torridge/Devon W
Am I right /wrong?
Is there another in the country that could lay claim to that?
This is a bit of a puff piece too. Anecdotal
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/24/jeremy-hunt-facing-uphill-battle-in-godalming-conservatives-uk-election
I think we underestimate (do we?) the way a General Election powers through with national voting intentions over local. They’re very different from say by-elections or local elections. It’s really hard for a candidate to buck a national swing out of personal affiliation.
Can anyone name some instances of it happening? Where in a General Election has a candidate’s personal standing gone against a big national swing?
As I think many of you know I have had a lawsuit going on against a certain company due to their persistent issuing of fraudulent bills (I see from yesterday's BBC they are still doing this) which resulted in my being awarded a default judgement against them after their not over-bright solicitor messed up the paperwork.
The aforesaid not overbright solicitor and company in question have now not only refused to accept the judgement and pay up but bombarded both me and the courts with demands that the judgement be set aside. This has included making a false statement to the court (one I can prove is false) and accusing me in private correspondence of bribery to get the judgement. This bombarding has included an emergency application to stay enforcement and reverse the judgement without a hearing with costs awarded at a figure to be determined by them (not the courts) later. I have invited them to withdraw the filing that contains the false statement but despite acknowledging receipt of my email as far as I can see they have not done so
I am applying for a warrant of control to enforce the judgement. Should I, at the same time, demonstrate the falseness of the statement or should I just apply and see what happens? I have noted on the application that the company have refused to accept the judgement and I have had to caution them about the language they are using.
Any advice gratefully received, because I'm somewhat startled at their behaviour.
Wow. Just wow.
That really will cause bowels to be loosened at their end.
Are there counter examples?
(not advice, do your own research etc...)
Say they are accusing you of bribery, I'd also flag this up to the courts.
I would also contact the SRA about the bribery angle.
It’s because I go out stacks that I don’t find London and Paris boring. There is sooooooo much to do. So many amazing galleries, fantastic eating, brilliant concerts. It’s a cornucopia of sensory pleasures. Last week I went to the Eras tour on one night and Opera Holland Park for Tosca another, from the wondrous and free treasure of the National Gallery to erotic gay porn at Studio Voltaire in Clapham. From the high priestess of feminist art Judy Chicago at the Serpentine, to Cézanne at the Courthauld. It’s endless and magnificent.
You can, literally, spend every single night of the year out in London and never do the same thing twice. Amazing city.
Impossible to advise without knowing the details. In general there's not much point in "demonstrating" anything to anyone other than a court but get a succinct statement as to why it's false in writing to them so they can't later say you have just made it up.