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Re: Going Round in Circles – politicalbetting.com
It's already had it. I wrote about it here - https://www1.politicalbetting.com/index.php/archives/2025/01/05/not-another-one/. The key section - This was the conclusion of a House of Lords Report on Public Inquiries and how to make them more effective – “Public Inquiries: Enhancing Public Trust,” published on 16 September… -
Re: The voters are clear about a Boris Johnson return – politicalbetting.com
I think you guys are getting confused on inflation. Consumer Price Inflation has been largely imported this time. Interest rates will have some direct impact by deflating demand but also through the exchange rate mechanism Asset Price Inflation (equity and property valuations has been driven by QE. QT will address this… it… -
Re: Reform councillors are revolting. Is Farage in trouble? – politicalbetting.com
My GP practice, and my local hospital, have both been increasing their hours. A the GP routine is 8:30am to 6pm. They have a service called GP Extended Access with is from 7am two mornings a week, and continues until 8pm one everning per week, and sometimes operates on Saturdays. In addition to the GP24 out of hours… -
Re: The big winners from the weekend’s Labour contretemps – politicalbetting.com
I think you misunderstand the Lib Dems here. Davey is very much respected by his Parliamentary party, even while they are a little frustrated with the polls- he just led them to the most significant result for the party in over a century. Davey has a good working relationship with colleagues, notably Daisy Cooper, who is… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Brussels ups the the ante over the Johnson/Cummings EU deal ov
OK, help us out. How does Doris cash in on this? In late October 2019, there were plenty of people saying "NOOOOO! If you call an election now, the thoughtful anti-Boris voices will vanish from the Conservative benches, and the utter unelectability of Jez means that Doris will get a majority to do whatever the hell they… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Chances are that for half of all the votes will have been c
Tony Parsons writing in GQ "There is a democracy deficiency at the heart of the EU and this will be its downfall. The loss of national sovereignty. The unelected- leaders. The wanton corruption. The way you have to get into line with the citizens of 27 other nations when you fly into your own country. Nobody in Britain… -
Re: The week that the polls turned against the Tories – politicalbetting.com
On topic It is quite remarkable in my mind but just to repeat what I have been saying for a while now, most recently last night. My attitude to all the main parties has long been one of a plague on all your houses. But with a long standing philosophical bias against Labour and socialism in general even of the Lib Dem kind.… -
Re: In the next election betting it’s now odds-on that the Tories will get a majority – politicalbetting
Three anecdotes, none about Covid: 1. The paddock behind our house has been empty all year, but this afternoon the farmer who rents it brought a flock of ewes and their lambs. Lovely to hear the baaing and bleating. 2. Saw the first house martins of the year when I went for a walk. 3. Also saw one of these UAP things when… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » General Election year polling opens with LAB having small l
...and that'll last 2 seconds. The state just declares the value will be based on what they say it was at some random time, and you'll have to prove they are wrong; they won't have to prove they're right. The arguments will be that it's daft to get valuations every year, and that the principle of a tax based on claimed… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » PB Video Analysis: UK Property – What’s It Worth?
These videos are great! Good work! Like I said the other day my property value in pretty little Ystrad Mynach had risen £14,500 since I bought it in April 2005. It's a 4-bed detached on a lovely, quiet new'ish (1999) estate. The house sold for £99,000 as a new-build. So it doubled in value over its first six years. Since… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Following the overnight allegations about WH2016 Dem favourite
"While some of my pensioner friends are indeed Leavers, the majority I think were, and still are, for Remain. The half-dozen members of the U3a Current Affairs discussion group I belong to are unanimously Remain. Interestingly in this context I clearly recall that Referendum Day was our house-cleaning day. We had a Remain… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Tonight one poll has a 1% LAB lead – the other has them lev
Would help if universities themselves got their own houses in order. University of Westminster just in denial there has been any issue at their institution, despite Henry Jackson Society having built up a large amount of evidence that they have a problem (and not just historical). But Vince Cable has just been a useless… -
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DavidL "The change to a single police force has not been popular" There is some truth in this, mainly because the soon to retire Stephen House has proved an unsatisfactory leader. However, neither Labour nor the Tories can attack the SNP on the principle, as both supported the move to a single police force-in fact, SLAB… -
Re: Starmer is satisfying Lab councillors except on one topic. – politicalbetting.com
In spite of Bart's idiotic claims, it is not the planning laws which are at fault for the lack of building. That is a myth spread by developers. The number of plots with full planning permission that are undeveloped has been increasing by over 10% a year for many years. Over 90% of housing developments get approval without… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » CNN reveals document on Russian tower deal signed by Trump con
To be clear, using "stupid woman" as an insult like that is problematic, because it has disrespectful and misogynistic overtones. If Mr Corbyn said that, then he should immediately return to the house to apologise to Mrs May and withdraw the comment. This is what Bercow should have said. On a point of order: if Hansard… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Lord Ashcroft tells the Tories that first time incumbency b
Well for many people, it is their first port of call in times of medical problems. Surgery hours don't cater well for those people in work - and with the reduction in out of hours cover that came with Labour's renegotiation of GP contracts, the ability to see your GP has been reduced. This has put major pressure on A&E… -
Re: The polls are definitely tightening – politicalbetting.com
Just the good old boys… No One Should Be That Shocked by What’s Happening in Tennessee https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/04/08/tennessee-descent-statehouse-mag-00091090 The world of politics experienced a collective shock this week as Tennessee Republicans expelled two young, Black, Democratic House members for… -
Re: The latest White House betting – politicalbetting.com
Popbitch this week '>> Big Questions << Who's up to what this week? Less than a year into the New New Labour regime, some backbenchers are already bristling about not being elevated to government positions. But which one has been complaining about being overlooked, without revealing the reason they're not getting promoted… -
Re: Champagne socialism – politicalbetting.com
You're thinking about most criminal law, which generally has the presumption of innocence. (Actually not even all criminal law has the presumption of innocence - in some cases, such as unexplained wealth orders, where the government usually failed to prove its case, rather than upping its game, it reversed the burden of… -
Re: As Biden’s price goes past 4 on Betfair this maybe a long week – politicalbetting.com
1. Well, although there's currently an American rat currently still hanging on in the White House, the good news is that the Norwegian rats recently occupying My House don't seem to have done much damage to my kitchen overnight. I hope they've taken the bait. 2. It seems to me that US polling is just not as refined as UK…