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Re: Only the Telegraph seems to be staying loyal to Johnson – politicalbetting.com
From the BBC "Housing Secretary Michael Gove has questioned why flat owners should have to pay anything for dangerous cladding to be removed from their buildings." Popular U-turn coming? There has certainly been something severely amiss with the requirements over cladding. Whether it's inadequate regulations or what I… -
Re: Is there any way back for the Tories? – politicalbetting.com
I have no idea of the numbers but I know of two large hotel/events venues within a few miles of me that have been closed down as they are now being used as accommodation centres, each holding around 100 refugees. Though they are for Afghan refugees who were pulled out as the British left because of their connection with… -
Re: An unpopularity contest – politicalbetting.com
The UK border is a massive pain in the arse to cross. Client uses a variety of big EU hauliers including giants like STEF. You have to add a 24 hour allowance for vehicle movements in either direction - a Full Day of slack. Because if there is a paperwork issue on one of the products on one of the 30+ pallets in the back,… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How backers of the LAB contenders differ from each other an
It started from the Isle of Dogs - a lot of which has been done. Further extension into Essex and Kent is partly dependent on extension of Crossrail and other rail communications. Both Essex and Kent have environmentally sensitive marshes (birds etc). There has been a lot of house building in areas like Chatham and… -
Re: Trump indicted in Georgia – politicalbetting.com
Inflation has happened before. Just because it's been a while... I've had people telling me that the world is ending because house prices have gone down a bit in some areas. Because in their memory this has never happened. -
Re: Deflating Rishi Sunak – politicalbetting.com
Historically it has always been cheaper to buy than to rent. Hence the old saw - “Pay your own mortgage or someone else’s” The differential has increased massively, due to major disfunction in the housing market. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Peter the Punter marks your card for tomorrow’s Grand Natio
I'm not sure the pro-racing people on here are doing themselves many favours this evening. Merely ranting that comparisons aren't possible, or even worse comparing racing to Formula One as RodCrosby's just done, really isn't erudite argument. In the case of the latter it's quite remarkable: in case you hadn't noticed… -
Re: Which contenders should LAB and the LDs fear most? – politicalbetting.com
meanwhile, back at the ranch . . . AP - Abortion issue changes landscape in new Oregon district Booming population growth made Oregon one of just six states to gain an additional seat in the U.S. House following the 2020 census. The state’s population jumped by more than 10% in the past decade to more than 4.2 million… -
Re: This looks good the LAB and Starmer – politicalbetting.com
This is exactly our experience. Our GP also has 3 female part-time GP’s supplemented by locums. The surgery is in old Victorian buildings that are questionably fit for purpose these days and with no potential to expand. The community is expanding with new build housing. It is getting harder and harder to see a Doctor,… -
Re: Could becoming a republic be the only way to keep Scotland in the Union? – politicalbetting.com
On peerages, it's been so long since Labour's been in power that the inbuilt Tory majority has grown, so it's hardly surprising that they've sought to rebalance a bit. As for Sue Gray, it's not difficult to justify her appointment on the basis of her long and distinguished career at, or near the top of, the CS, regardless… -
Re: Voters rate Badenoch as worse than Truss – politicalbetting.com
No-one can say that they didn't know what they were voting for. It was all signaled in plain words of one syllable hour after hour. There is no doubt at all that the people of the USA have chosen this with their eyes open. In that sense so far the election and aftermath has been unusually honest. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Just focusing on states where Hillary Clinton has 10%+ poll
I consider myself an avid gamer at my peak (I have been slacking the past few years), but the most I've clocked up is 300 in XCOM - I managed say 150 in Skyrim and don't really feel the need to go back, I don't know how people manage so much more, sometimes in short timespans too. Think about people who play WoW for 12… -
Re: Next Sunak will announce water is wet – politicalbetting.com
I'm not sure that last paragraph is true any more. Certainly in white collar jobs, every workplace I've ever been in has had people who have worked less than a 5 day week, either for childcare reasons, or because they were working down towards retirement, or just because they fancied it. And everyone has been able to buy… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The attention now turns to TMay’s attendance at the 1922 commi
"It is a matter of great personal regret for me that this House has not been able to deliver on the will of the people and has forced me to request an extension for 7 years." -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Just over a week to go before voting starts
I am confused as to what the fuss is about "zero hours contracts". I have been on one with the NHS for the past three years. I tell them what hours I am willing to work and they pay me accordingly at £75 per hour. Obviously I don't get sick pay, holiday pay or a pension, but I already have a pension based on what was the… -
Re: Why the best value Mayoral bets are now on the Tories – politicalbetting.com
Gove has always been pretty good at identifying the problems that need solving; it's his solutions and their implimentation that tend to be unconvincing-to-hopeless. With a bit of luck, the overlap between this and what Starmer has said about housing is substantial enough to be useful. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Submission or No Deal: where do the Brexit talks end up this y
If she has a house there, she probably has residency. The UK (until recently) has probably been the only country not to have a process where EU citizens can gain a chit to say they are ordinarily resident. The North is of course a different matter entirely - the border is officially closed but I understand people are being… -
Re: A little thought experiment for Sunday – politicalbetting.com
That was already the plan. Sunak announced in January that the bill would be introduced and that it would cover sexuality, not gender identity. The consultations have been done, the draft bill has been in the works for 18 months or more, and Mordaunt told the house that it would be published by the end of the current… -
Re: Why I’m betting on a 2022 general election – politicalbetting.com
Thank you @Leon . I love my garden. I love growing and cooking fruit. I also enjoy the exercise of hedge cutting and chopping wood. However you are right. It has brought it home to me after breaking my legs that it may be too much now. We also have a very large house for only 2 of us now, so could be time to downsize soon.… -
Re: A British Tradition – politicalbetting.com
