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Re: The front pages the morning after – politicalbetting.com
I agree with you about the LDs - its self-evident that so much of the good in the coalition was from us and so much of the bad was from the Tories. That policies turned seriously nasty post 2015 demonstrates what a 2010 Cameron majority would have been like. On NIMBYism I am going to hold out an olive branch. I agree that… -
Re: Further evidence of the UK becoming a cashless society – politicalbetting.com
It would be a bit unfortunate if Xi's butt proved the wrong one to kiss. https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/did-xi-jinping-foil-coup-attempt-two-hours-before-it-happened-arrests-allegedly-reach-thousands-1773842 There are even rumours that General Zhang has been assassinated but what is missing is the usual chorus that "welcomes"… -
Re: The next election: CON winning most seats & votes but Starmer PM? – politicalbetting.com
JK Rowling said nothing unreasonable yet has been on the end of a torrent of hatred, she was excluded from a recent documentary on Harry Potter, she has had cast members disown her, she has received death threats and had her house posted online on social media and had her own views wildly misrepresented as if she wants… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Where Eagle dares after Tom Watson’s Union discussions fail
"fitalass - do you have any views on how Scottish Con members are likely to vote in the leadership election. I heard one report that 10% of Con members are in Scotland so they are a significant part of the electorate." Hi @MikeL, missed your post earlier. I am not surprised at the fact that there may be up to 10% of Con… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Will Corbyn be Labour leader at the next general election?
'Barack Obama's White House has been forced to admit that it did return a bust of Sir Winston Churchill to British diplomats, after describing such claims as "100 per cent false".' 'Aides to Mr Obama were furious after The Daily Telegraph disclosed last week that Mitt Romney planned to restore the Jacob Epstein sculpture… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Concern about the EU jumps to 4th in the latest Ipsos-MORI
If you want insight to the shitty end of the spectrum, may I offer my humble self. For the past four months, the housing market has been royally fucked by Osborne's announcement of BTL stamp duty changes in the Autumn statement. Instead of "with immediate effect" he said they will take place "on April 1st". As a result… -
Re: The Locals 2022: An invitation to PBers – politicalbetting.com
The Apprentice (US knockoff) Redux Politico.com - Trump campaign is ordered to pay $1.3 million for Omarosa legal fees The arbitrator's award came after a three-year battle between the former president and his onetime aide over a nondisclosure agreement. The Trump campaign has been ordered by an arbitrator to pay more than… -
Re: Zahawi brazing this one out looks a value bet – politicalbetting.com
It has to finish at Euston otherwise the entire thing will be an OBVIOUS waste of enormous sums - along with all the demolished old houses, levelled woodlands, cratered suburbs. All the damage has already been done - and if there is no gain? Yes yes Sunk Cost Fallacy but there is also a political/emotional cost the other… -
Re: 2021: What lies in store from Alastair Meeks – politicalbetting.com
Surely this must be the LOWEST such gain for Conservatives from constituency boundary changes in a LONG time? Since WW2 (in some places even before then) inner cities have been losing population, in contrast to population gains in suburbs and exurbs. Which has resulted in regular losses in safe (or at least safe-ish) for… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Another day of the polls tightening but only YouGov has TMay n
My experience of Devon Doctors - the local out-of-hours service - has been fantastic. Can't speak of them highly enough. All of the experiences I cited are true: - usually can get an urgent appointment the same day (if I phone early enough & keep dialing until I get through) - out-of-hours service terrific - about 3 weeks… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Next year’s London Mayoral election next will be the big t
She has been a member of the GLA for some time and speaks articulately and coherently on transport, Police and housing issues relevant to Londoners. Particularly on the whole black cabs vs Uber issue, she has talked a lot of sense. She talks more about the issues affecting London and the governance of London than either… -
Re: Thank you Tories for all the betting opportunities – politicalbetting.com
What kind of economically illiterate gibberish is this? Houses are massively overpriced, the trivial fall in prices that has occurred don't even reverse the increase in prices since 2020 let alone before. But what kind of crap is this talk about "real value" or being "tied" into a mortgage because of that? That's total and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » There’s a strong chance that there could be a Tory leadersh
Poor dears in HOL are upset about their conditions, can you imagine “House of Lords is no longer a place for fine dining, peers gripe Members of the House of Lords have lodged a series of extravagant complaints about their taxpayer-subsidised restaurants, expressing their anger about the size of menus, ‘chaotic’ table… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Antifrank on the GE2020 prospects for Tim Farron’s Lib Dem
Ah yes: a man who by his own admission earns half a million quid a year, has a housekeeper, has bought the lease of a shop in Notting Hill and has been living off the public teat for decades with a pension the rest of us can only dream about knows what it is to worry about a job, a house , what the Tube or rent costs. The… -
Re: Dom gets the front pages that he clearly wanted – politicalbetting.com
I agree with all of that except the last line. Solar has improved in efficiency so much that it will be an important part of the mix as well, even in this gloomy overcast country. It still occasionally startles me when I am out for a walk how many houses in the village now have solar panels. The increase in the last 3… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The PB/Polling Matters end of year podcast. Looking ahead t
Mr Root ..not so..I have family who live in London.. only my ex wife has a property,2 bed flat,that is worth over a million.. one daughter has a four bed,two bath, house in Ealing which has been priced at well under a mil..and several friends have properties all over London and Kent that would love to be offered a… -
Re: So the war starts – Ukraine is being invaded – politicalbetting.com
Absolutely for anyone for whom there is unexplained wealth, then that should be dealt with, but it is a high bar for the people who've been used as examples so far. For instance the allegation has been made about Temerko who has a decades-long senior career in business including as an executive in the former oil and gas… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Chronicle of a bet foretold Part 2
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Johnson’s position is holding up well on the betting markets w
https://twitter.com/EvanHD/status/1142691063834058759 Why has Bannon got Boris's iphone # and vice versa? Bannon has been out of white house for a year or more iirc. -
Re: Labour’s left-wing problem – politicalbetting.com
My way of handling it is to travel via Marylebone and thank my lucky stars I have the option. The journey takes half an hour longer but delays and outages are much rarer. I wouldn't argue that privatisation has been an unmitigated success but Chiltern has been exceptional in both service provision and station restoration,…
