If I was a bookie, I'd give you odds of 1000-1, and would be robbing you blind at that. He needs 37 more runs for the double ton. Then he needs to do it all again, all the while playing nursemai… (View Post)

True. I also don't actually think the stats back up my assertion. It's actually fairly even over time whether the team batting first in a Test match wins or loses. Probably the best reason … (View Post)

Is it a "strategic blind alley" or is it more that the "educated and affluent" market has been abandoned by the Conservatives, and it would be bonkers NOT to make a bid for it? It… (View Post)

Nobody on this thread is seriously saying Brexit doesn't matter as a factor in voting, HYUFD. As I patiently explained to you as one of PB's hard of humour contributors, Mexican Pete was ma… (View Post)

IDS is a 100-1 shot for next Tory leader, even where offered, which isn't in many places as nobody is interested in betting on him. I see your point that Brexit will come up in a Tory leadership… (View Post)