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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Trump becomes the first main party nominee in more than 40
That is nonsense. For years the churches have been very supportive of left wing causes such as the welfare state, redistributive taxes, arms control, housing the homeless, overseas aid, aiding refugees etc. Certainly the mainstream churcheshave been rather more behind the curve on social issues. There has always been a… -
Re: Second comings. Why Boris Johnson remains a great lay – politicalbetting.com
A general election is not being held right now because a Government with a nominal majority of c70 has a Prime Minister who could govern for a little over 2 more years without upsetting any constitutional apple carts. I get that opponents of the Tories want them to piss off, but that is not enough. If people still want… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The YouGov discrepancy: just how badly is LAB doing?
My wife retired 18 months or so before I did shortly before we'd found our ideal retirement cottage. However, as a result I had a daily 40 (at least) minute commute. Until then it had been 15 or so. However, I felt it was worth it for the house, and the place where we were planning to live and indeed, it has been. That was… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Alastair Meeks on why London is different and why Sadiq Kha
Two points. 1. Despite London's population 'consistently growing' it has been losing MPs even in the context of an increase in the size of the House of Commons. Back in the early 1970s there were 100 London MPs compared with just 73 today. 2. There have been years when the Tories have outperformed in London compared with… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Guest Slot: Social media and shy rightwingers
Yep. I've been screaming about the WCML upgrade on here for years. If the last train runs at one in the morning, and the first at six, they get five hours on site. By the time the worksite has been made safe and the equipment moved on, they sometimes had less than two hours to do work before they had to move off to clear… -
Re: This is quite striking – politicalbetting.com
It's worth noting that the Government has been observed to be feeding the boat people, after rescue, with Dominos pineapple pizza. Also is block booking middle grade hotels to house them. ICC, where are you? -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It’s 10/1 on a second EU Referendum being held before July
Been a co-ordinated blitz of REMAIN posters down here since Thursday, placed in prominent places. The Leave people leave them in place, whereas Remain have been ripping down and destroying a lot of LEAVE posters. Also heard of Leavers having their houses egged. Nice proponents of democracy, these Remainers. There has been… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Midnight polling round-up with more positive news for the L
Tier one capital in Eurozone Banks 2008: 3.1% Now: 10.4% More than €700bn of bad loans have been written off across the Eurozone. More than €500bn of new equity has been raised. More than 100 institutions have been shuttered. In Spain, property prices in unfashionable developments 30 miles or so inland from Marbella are… -
Re: Undefined discussion subject.
103 back benchers got a chance to ask questions yesterday. Cameron was there for 2.5 hours. He could not have had more time to set things out clearly and in enough detail. The case has been made. You might not agree with it. But the case has been put. Labour needs to grow up. But it won't. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Sell BREX, Buy PC, GRN & LDs – My current Commons seats spread
I suspect that this has been sorted now, but the Guardian has this 'Fire chiefs have made an urgent public appeal for a high-rise cherry picker to help rescue a man stuck upside down more than 80 metres (270ft) up a chimney.' Apparently the chap's been up there since the early hours. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Lord Ashcroft’s national poll joins YouGov in having the To
There has been armoured & infantry divisions mobilised on their Western border for weeks. In particular there is a very nice formation that could take a wee trip into Iraqi Kurdistan thats been moved into position for at least 4 weeks. Just as note, another series of incidents has hit their nuclear program in the last… -
Re: A day long remembered – politicalbetting.com
Re betting for next Conservative leader: - Count Javid and Sunak out. Having a rich ex-banker who is fiscally conservative in as PM a when we are facing a cost of living crisis which is about to get worse is not going to cut it. - Zahawi has proven himself a total c*nt over the past 72 hours so he's out as well. - Gove has… -
Re: It’s only Monday – politicalbetting.com
I see James Cracknell has been chosen as a Conservative candidate for Colchester. With a double Olympic gold in rowing, if he wins he would surely become the most qualified MP for arguing in the House of Commons ever. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-66917147 -
Re: Who will get the blame for this? Labour or Trump or both? – politicalbetting.com
Here is my take on DWP. They are prioritising "front line staff". So far, so good. The DWP has a big tail. Although that is partly because of the complexity of the benefit system. Take 1. The UC system is much better than anything we have had before. But work coaches spend hours of their lives tinkering with it. It can be… -
Re: When will Rachel Reeves cease to be Chancellor? – politicalbetting.com
A few years ago I ran the Miners Half in Radstock. The year after the race was cancelled and has never been run again. The reason? The council decided that to be safe a road crossing had to manned by two council staff at a cost of several thousand pounds. This for a race that ran on pavements and paths for most of its… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Exactly five years ago today these were the Ladbrokes then
Eve teasing is a euphemism used in India[18] for public sexual harassment, or molestation of women by men, with Eve being a reference to the biblical Eve.[19] Across India, all long distance train services have special compartments reserved for ladies only. In Mumbai, the commercial metropolis, all suburban commuter trains… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Corbyn’s Ipsos MORI satisfaction ratings drop to lowest point
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The star who plays a LAB MP in tonight’s new BBC political thr
Perhaps they could paraphrase Harold Wilson: "Making houses more affordable for young people does not mean that the roof over your head has been devalued." -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Ladbrokes offering 50/1 that Cameron will be next Foreign Sec
The Lancaster House speech and May's conference attack on "citizens of nowhere" were before the general election. She has been stoking division since day 1. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The GOP Race: It’s hard now to see beyond Trump, Cruz or Ru
38% turnout by junior doctors on the first day of strikes is seriously eye brow raising in light of the ballot. It greatly undermines the value of the ballot. That said, this is not a fight the government want to have or even win in any conventional sense. A victory that left a demoralised workforce that was looking for…
