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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » UKIP seats drop to their lowest level yet on the Commons se
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Great speech by Boris – but it’s had no impact on Betfair
Well said, Dr. Sox. Thank goodness someone is talking sense about this 24/7 NHS nonsense that Cameron has been spouting. Where there is definitely a problem is in out of hours emergency GP cover, and that frankly is a fecking disgrace (but capable of solution), the idea that GPs should be available at all sorts of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » My 50-1 shot for the GOP WH2016 nomination moves into the l
I'm not sure the Sheik Mohammed can get up on his 'high horse'. He himself was banned by the FEI from endurance riding competitions for six months in 2009 when two of his horses failed dope tests. One of his wifes, Princess Haya, is President of the FEI and has been leading a drive to clean up equestrian sports. There is… -
Re: YouGov polls: From Hartlepool to North Shropshire – politicalbetting.com
This has been the case for many months. Not heard of a single restaurant that requires them, although lots of events venues have been doing so. Any restaurant with a front of house could have implemented it anytime since July without much hassle. Massive seller of your 60-70%, doubt it would be even 6-7% voluntarily… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The betting markets still thinking Trump will get re-elected b
I reckon the US had in mind a follow through cut at its next monthly meeting. But fast moving events may prompt them to act earlier with a surprise cut. The trouble is that this is a financial move intended to boost confidence in financial markets, but does little to help real businesses facing a collapse in their customer… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Tories must leave and give Corbyn his chance
I simply cannot let that stand. No party is 'fck the people'. No one gets into politics (it is seriously badly remunerated) for that. The last manifesto was the most left wing Tory manifesto in my life time. It secured more votes for it than any has done for decades. The wing of the party that was sidelined last June was… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The chances of a 2017 general election have just increased
Looks like there was some interesting discussion last night on the fate of the millennials. Yes, they have been shafted by housing market, low wages etc., but interestingly they weren't the ones most for out. Trumpism/Ukippery feels to me like a mix of nostalgia and nihilism. It's smash the house down politics, almost… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Don Brind’s question for the LAB 4: How will you get the b
To be honest I am not sure how much nimbyism is involved with preventing brownfield re-development. Most people I know living in cities near derelict sites would be only too glad to see it redeveloped into something less dangerous for their kids/eyesore. The real problem with brownfield sites seems to be builders not… -
Re: Axing the triple lock could be another #dementia tax debacle – politicalbetting.com
There has never been a weaker and more uncaring administration in terms of foreign policy in the White House than this one in my lifetime. Trump may have been an idiot at times but he was not weak like Biden-Harris are. You have to go back to Carter to find a President as weak as this one but at least Carter had a heart… -
Re: Soon we could see the Greens second in the polls to Reform – politicalbetting.com
I would say that generally speaking things could be worse. Growth is pretty poor and nowhere near where Labour need it to be. We also have a real problem with energy costs, the solution to which is not reverting to to fossil fuels use, but fixing things like the pricing mechanism, transmission, and investing more in… -
Re: Soon we could see the Tories fifth in the polling – politicalbetting.com
Does anyone understand this from Sky News? "A woman has been raped outside a church in Oxford by a group of men, police have said. The woman, who is in her 30s, was attacked in the churchyard of St Mary's and the surrounding area of Banbury town centre in the early hours of Sunday morning, Thames Valley Police said."… -
Re: The Wrath of Khan – politicalbetting.com
“As bodies are still being pulled from the Potomac, Donald Trump and his grossly incompetent administration are blaming this deadly crash on minorities and white women,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said. ... ... Trump then read from articles critical of diversity efforts at the Federal Aviation Administration. He also highlighted… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » A budget for the referendum
What has Clinton got to offer? i) a warehouse full of skeletons and disasters ii) I've wanted to be POTUS all my life... iii) I'm familiar with the White House, 'cos I was there when Bill was... iv) I'm a woman, and there's never been one, so it must be MEEE... v) It should have been MEEE in 2008... Anything else? -
Re: Leave it to Cummings – politicalbetting.com
'President Trump has now edged to a one-point lead over Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the latest Rasmussen Reports’ weekly White House Watch survey. While statistically insignificant, it’s the first time Trump has been ahead. The new national telephone and online survey finds the president with a 47% to 46% lead over… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » At one point this morning punters made it a 55% chance that TM
May is in a desperately weak position. The letters will have gone in by Monday - she will be facing a VONC by Wednesday. Meanwhile, she has effectively had Brexit taken off her by the Cabinet. Going back to Barnier, dismantling her deal, is the only possible way of finding a formulation that gets the Conservative Party and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How adding the words “and jobs” to the best party on the ec
Speccy does us proud "The very fact that a Cabinet member has stood up in the House of Commons to make a statement on the future of newspapers suggests something going rather wrong in our democracy. For three centuries, newspapers have not been toys in the political train set. Britain has operated on an unspoken principle… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Time to back Maria Miller as next out of the cabinet?
You're confusing "English" with "Union"/"Tory"/"Coalition"/"London", so sorry, the blame thing doesn't work in that way. But there has historically been an element of dependency in terms of initiative, not least because everything had to be approved by Westminster and Whitehall, and I'm all for responsibility, so in fact I… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » When will there be the next Cabinet resignation? William Hill’
'In principle a member is not permitted to read a speech, but may make reference to notes. Similarly a member may read extracts from documents but such extracts and quotations should be reasonably short' I was surprised to read that the principle was reinforced by recommendation of the Select Committee on Modernisation of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It’s looking like a UKIP victory but by a tighter margin th
@AndyJS Mr Reckless, who defected from the Tories after claiming only Ukip can control migration, was challenged in a television debate as to what would happen to a Polish plumber living in Rochester who no longer had the right to work in Britain. “Would he be able to stay? Would he have to go back?” “I think in the near… -
Re: Sunak’s constant boasting is not doing him any good – politicalbetting.com
Last week we say a number of leading candidates from GOP - the party of law and order - declare they would support a convicted felon into the White House. The shark has been jumped.