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Re: Let’s not forget BoJo’s ratings as PM – politicalbetting.com
Is banning Shagger for life any more "undemocratic" than having, say, an unelected Upper Chamber stuffed with political has-beens, or as in the case of young Charlotte, political never-beens? -
Re: Labour’s share of the vote in Makerfield – politicalbetting.com
My jury is out on that one. Resources under Starmer have been put into things that will pass straight through into the economy, rather than into savings, and have - partly due to time, and partly due to "events" - not worked through. That may be a good inheritance for the next PM, but we need one who will be patient as… -
Re: On the betting markets punters make it a 67% chance that Hancock will still be in his job on July 1
There is another interesting long term possibility. It is arguable that Labour has done a good job for the rest of us by keeping the Islamic vote mostly within mainstream secular(ish) political life. To observers it has been obvious for years that this has a cost: Labour has to face various ways on wokeish issues, has to… -
Re: Punters edging away from the LDs in Mid Beds – politicalbetting.com
Though it can and has been fixed in other countries. Switch to zonal developments, so anyone in a construction zone can simply start construction (to standards) without asking for permission first, and then houses can actually be built and house prices can come back down in real terms. As has happened elsewhere. Housing… -
Re: The LAB lead is getting narrower – politicalbetting.com
The major issue with right to buy is that the housing stock was not replaced. Councils built houses, government sold the houses, government kept the money. Since then the available housing stock, especially in starter homes, has been ever reduced which has led directly to the current lack of homes crisis. The solution of… -
Re: MAGA is here to stay – politicalbetting.com
You've been told this before. It is not recognised by the BPC. Lord Ashcroft refuses to tell us which pollsters he uses, he uses different pollsters for his polls, each pollster has a house effect which impacts the fieldwork. This could be a FindOutNow poll, his last poll he could have used Survation, we simply do not… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It’s time for a level playing field when choosing Labour’s
Total timfoolery. Local Governments have built more residential dwellings in the first three years of tthe Coalition government than Labour built in their entire 13 years in office between 1997 and 2010.House Building: Local Government Permanent dwellings completed -------------------------------------------------- Labour… -
Re: Reform’s Trump love presents problems for Farage – politicalbetting.com
I'm not diving in in the to-and-fro debate on this since I don't think anyone is willing to change views. I'm certainly interested if anything is found. For background: - This is a stat I track and in my observation I think that has been the trend. Bluntly, there's been a continuous self-sustaining complaining noise for at… -
Re: After the Portugal decision the front pages are entirely predictable – politicalbetting.com
Having been woken up by the factory manager of one of my clients reporting stupidity which I have now had to manage to their expectant UK customer and try and save them some face, I may be on here today a bit more than recent days. For some reason I am less motivated than I have been, perhaps I'll do work for the other… -
Re: After 3 days the House of Representatives is still without a Speaker – politicalbetting.com
NPR.org - Meet Cheryl Johnson, the clerk running the House this week The speaker is usually the person running things in the House of Representatives. But in the absence of a speaker, that job has fallen to House Clerk Cheryl Johnson. Johnson has calmly guided proceedings, including doing the time-consuming and repetitive… -
Re: Can Sunak and the Tories sink any lower? – politicalbetting.com
if you take what what she has said at face value she clearly does If. Politicians don't tend to get the benefit of that if. Especially when they're are multiple neighbours saying otherwise. Curious as to why Rayner would describe herself as a 'landlord' of a house she claims to have been living in: Now The Times can reveal… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » A Very English Vice
Neither of those actions was challenged in the courts, so aren't legal precedents. If, for example, I were to breach a contract with you and you decided for pragmatic reasons not to take me to court, that wouldn't be a legal precedent for anything - there's no judicial decision on it. It's fairly clear why there weren't… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Labour seems to have forgotten how to ‘do’ Opposition
I see John Rentoul is really mincing his words to cover his true feelings. The problem with Corbyn was never that he was unelectable, but that he would have been a disaster if he had been elected. With this pitiful whine of the sore loser, he has proved it. He has no judgement, and prefers the warm bath of myth to the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Coming back to EU – can A50 be revoked?
Could the UK unilaterally withdraw A50? There is only one way to find out for sure! I could not see a reason for the EU27 to block it though, and it does look after the Gina Miller case that such a decision would have to be made by Parliament. That would be a fun debate to watch. Such an act would stop the clock, but also… -
Re: By-election betting – politicalbetting.com
It will happen because the supply of council housing is so limited that it has to be prioritised for those most likely to otherwise end up homeless, or who would be particularly vulnerable if homeless, or who are currently living in unsuitable accommodation. People who have been able to house themselves in the housing… -
Re: Just 31% of CON MPs think LAB will secure a majority – politicalbetting.com
A Times report from Selby: “All I’ve ever wanted is to own my own home,” Waring says. She lives with her parents in Goole, a 25-minute drive from Selby. The 22-year-old graduated from York St John’s University with a degree in English literature and creative writing in 2022 and works as a lettings negotiator, earning about… -
Re: When political betting can get you into trouble – politicalbetting.com
Thatcher could draw on plenty of people who'd thought deeply about the problems facing Britain under the post-war consensus. This is what's been missing over the last 14 years. The central question that Cameron and his generation were concerned with solving was electoral rather than political, and the ultimate legacy of… -
Re: This could be suboptimal for the SNP in an election year – politicalbetting.com
NYT (via Seattle Times) - Arizona Republicans splinter over repeal of 1864 abortion ban PHOENIX — The two chambers of Arizona’s state Legislature diverged sharply Wednesday over whether to repeal the state’s 1864 law banning abortion, capping a chaotic day as legislators and activists sparred over the fate of the Civil… -
Re: The public do not expect Starmer to be Lab leader at the next election – politicalbetting.com
Even the guy running a company that provides school transport for SEND kids has gone on record complaining of the complete madness & waste in the current system. PIP payments appear to have gone from “I need money for transport because otherwise I can’t get to work” to ”I have ADHD and find using the bus a bit tricky &… -
Re: No More to be Said? – politicalbetting.com
On previous thread, Ydoethur asserted that "Erskine May" the primary authority on parliamentary procedure, was in "error" to say that Parliament is composed of the Sovereign, the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Collectively they form the legislature and as distinct constituent parts of the constitution exercise…