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Re: Could Nikki Haley be the GOP figure to beat Trump? – politicalbetting.com
Haley is a very astute politician - especially when it comes to calculating charting her next move. There are few individuals who can recognise shift in a political landscape and shift themselves - and others - so adroitly. For 150 years, South Carolina was dominated by the Democratic Party. Yet by the late ‘60s it was… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How SNP supporters could sabotage the EU referendum
Other replies have been better than I could have managed, all is left is for me to say ha ha ha you really don;t get it do you. Good luck ever winning again if you lot think Corbyn or anything in that direction is in any way going to appeal to ordinary people. Ordinary people who have to cram onto a bus because £50K isn't… -
Re: Johnson could face VONC “in days” – Daily Mail – politicalbetting.com
Sure! Its just that when the PM is someone who endlessly lies and misleads, thinks that the fraud epidemic isn't crime and is making consumers pay more to shore up BP's profits, its all relevant. What seems very clear is that he has just lied to the house twice on a single issue in a single session. Has been hauled over… -
Re: Will Boris Johnson announce his resignation before the end of January? – politicalbetting.com
There were many people on here who were pointing out very early on that the frightening spike of cases in SA was not being followed by either a spike in hospitalisations or deaths. The government clearly saw that too and decided that the risk of plan B was worth it. It was a brave call, had Omicron proven more lethal in an… -
Re: A novel approach to democracy from a Republican Senate candidate – give parents extra voting power –
i doubt he has been jabbed because he has strong principles. He is not a politician but a protester . Now I dont agree with him about vaccination and think its best if everyone does get vaccinated but I do agree with him about a lot of lockdown measures causing more harm than good.If lockdowns worked we would have needed… -
Re: For the first time since July Johnson is back on top in YouGov’s “Best PM” ratings – politicalbettin
Anybody interested in the Culture Wars should read the Website Quilette which has plenty of personal examples of sceptics being intimidated ,sacked etc.As a National Trust member i resent the woke activists who have taken over the NT trying to make everything political.When will the activist left understand that for many… -
Re: Will Sunak still be Chancellor at the end of the year? – politicalbetting.com
He is still a Lord - he resigned as a member of the House of Lords but retains the title (as has been possible since 2014). -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » While we await the Cummings presser my nomination for the book
I am failing dismally to keep up with the Cummings story. I have already said my piece, the sun is shining and I have been lying in the back garden this afternoon watching swallows and House Martins wheel through the sky as if they are re-enacting the Battle of Britain. One thing I would say on the fringes of the debate is… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It would be a mistake for May to become leader & PM without
If Theresa May moves into No.10 next week, she will find her first month in office "invaluable" for future battles too. Brown was waved into No. 10 by the entire media mindlessly spewing out the "Granita pact" narrative. May's coronation wouldn't be anything like Brown's. As for Tory leaders who've been in and out of the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The summer of political turmoil continues: A look back and
Yes it did, it would still be a Bill rather than an Act otherwise. It is in effect largely still in force, too - it has been repealed but reenacted in subsequent Acts culminating in the Supreme Court Act 1981. This is where it gets complicated. The Supreme Court as defined in the 1873 Act means the High Court plus the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » UKIP: circling the whirlpool
I am very good at unorthodoxness and creativity, but the blame here is the lassaiz-faire approach to national politics over several decades. From the Troubles in NI, house burning in Wales, grumbles from Cornwall and English regions and the rising nationalism in Scotland from the 70s onwards, it has been clear that a… -
Re: In the betting punters now rate the chances of a Boris 2021 exit at 25% – politicalbetting.com
Hi cyclefree "Cyclefree"> No it isn't. Which is why the "John Lewis nightmare" comment, if true is a bit snobbish. JL are good enough for very many people in the country and seen as aspirational for many others. And, frankly, when you are only in the place for a short while, have a dog and a baby on the way, spending money… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » As the election draws closer LAB leader Corbyn is seeing a boo
In 1987, Maggie was starting to display symptoms of absolute power, Louis XIV-style. She might have been more cautious in her 2nd & 3rd terms had she not had the Falklands War a Labour party on <30% a 3rd. party on >20%. Her vote went *down* compared to 1979 when her majority had been only 40. But her seat count went *up*.… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Guardian’s right – the Adonis move is a major coup for
@PeteWishart: Geez! looks like the Scottish MSM have yet another day of front pages on Michelle. That's now a week There has never been anything like this Yes, Pete, there has never been anything like this...The SNP’s former spokeswoman for business is facing further questions in a property scandal. It is alleged that… -
Re: Boris Johnson isn’t under threat – politicalbetting.com
There has been conservative Islam across the whole Muslim world long before the House of Saud got its oil money. The reality is that, according to Islam's own texts, the founder of Islam frequently went to war, had his enemies assassinated, gave away female POWs as slaves to his followers, had intimate relations with a… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » WH2020 could be the election that the US finally chooses a wom
I doubt it, Trump will find Warren and Harris even easier to beat than Hillary, both are more left liberal than her, especially Warren and neither are particularly charismatic. With the advantage of incumbency Trump could beat either in both the popular vote and electoral college. Biden and Sanders poll much better v Trump… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If the opposition leader wasn’t so feeble May/Hammond would fi
I am afraid you clearly have no idea. If you are using a reputable accountant they would make very clear that living on business expenses is an absolute non starter. Everything has to be specifically for the business. Most these days also advise against using any part of your house for tax purposes as there has been a… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Main points from the pre-Easter polling rush
You are aware that Wales' GVA is below 70% and it relies upon £billions of transfers from Westminster (a.k.a. English tax-payers)? As much as I would wish for Wales to be an independent nation in reality it is little more than a minor English county. Devolution has appeared to have made a poor situation worse: Education… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Ukip get to within just 2 points of the Tories in new Surva
The impression has always been that Cameron has time to spend on things he wants to do but isn't interested in more important but harder things. Ditto Osborne - remember his White House jolly instead of Budget preparation. Likewise there is always money available for Cameron's pet projects or for Cameron to throw at… -
Re: Why the LDs and LAB could be the main beneficiaries of compulsory voter ID – politicalbetting.com
Daily whinge on domestic matters: Year 6 daughter's leavers disco cancelled. It's after July 19th, but the school couldn't face down the pressure from parents. Because some parents are terrified, no one is allowed to have a childhood. Wife has offered to host a party for the year 6s at our house. But has made clear to me…