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Re: For the first time since July Johnson is back on top in YouGov’s “Best PM” ratings – politicalbettin
It doesn't bother me. I prefer not to be that close to people anyway. -
Re: Allowing door-to-door distribution of commercial leaflets but banning election ones would be thwarti
Even allowing for some CNN spin, it looks like Biden has a capable team https://edition.cnn.com/2021/02/19/politics/democrats-joe-biden-covid-relief-package/index.html -
Re: The dangerous first step towards the end of the World Wide Web as we know it – politicalbetting.com
Thank you for the article. The battle over control of the internet, and specifically the web, has been going on since the early 1990s. Tim Berners-Lee has fought long and hard for net freedom and his warnings should be heeded. -
Re: Leader and government approval ratings and voting intention as a guide to general election results –
Yet the government response seems to have been that they are about to make many of the same choices? -
Re: The pressure mounts on Johnson ahead of Monday’s “COVID roadmap” statement – politicalbetting.com
To correct one point, he has not been successful at every election he contested. He was heavily defeated at Clwyd South in 1997 - polling less than half the vote of his Labour opponent. That seat is now Tory-held - so his charisma failed to make much difference there! -
Re: Unapproved thoughts. The government and free speech – politicalbetting.com
I don't think that would make a shred of difference for a church pew company, certainly in the UK. -
Re: Johnson will find it hard taking the plaudits for the vaccination success and continuing with a stri
Feast of St Martin on November 11th - Martinmas - was at one time traditionally the start of winter. -
Re: IN (FEINT) PRAISE OF URSULA VON DER LEYEN – politicalbetting.com
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Re: Biden doing 18% better in approval terms than Trump was getting at the start of his presidency – pol
Thanks for the header, Philip. In 1985, I went on a young European diplomats course in Brussels to learn more about the various parts of the EEC as it transitioned, under l'Acte Unique, into the EU with a Single Market. The main topic of conversation outside the lectures was the 'democratic deficit' across the system. Plus… -
Re: A Butcher’s Bill for EU – politicalbetting.com
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Re: From Absence to Shortage to Glut – Covid 19 Vaccines in Just Nine Months – politicalbetting.com
Chinese TV features blackface performers in New Year's gala https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/02/398_303959.html -
Re: Scots missed. The Parliamentary dynamics of Scottish independence – politicalbetting.com
OT The Brian Rose campaign is now is great trouble I see. Having self-funded himself into a second-favourite position it now seems that he was just throwing money away. This isn't a good look for a future mayor. What a clown! Mind you I'm happy that he gifted me a few hundred pounds. -
Re: Tonight’s big political bet – how many Senators will vote to impeach Trump? – politicalbetting.com
To have a pitch on the first day that plays more like a third or fourth day strip is perhaps slightly questionable. -
Re: Elections 2021: who wants what, who’ll get it, and what then? – politicalbetting.com
So that's easy. You didn’t vote Tory. You are ergo not a Tory. -
Re: Polling in 15 of the world’s leading countries finds Brits at the top of the league on wanting to be
It's almost as ifJanuary's figures weren't comparable - not least because the French closed the border for a few days. Will we get an FT article on this? Or will they focus on Q1 figures being down 25%+? -
Re: Why getting to Number 10 at the next election could be a tad easier for Starmer than Johnson – polit
"dodgy" ?? "may be"?? Ha ha ha ... When did 'dodgy' ever stop the wild realms of fancy we get from the remainer lefty cohort. -
Re: What should Britain do with any excess vaccines – the Referendum divide – politicalbetting.com
Given the demographic profile I wonder if Wales really ought to be ahead. Percentage of pensioners? -
Re: BREXIT. Undoing (some of) the damage. Part 2: From Principles to Policies – politicalbetting.com
Thanks for an interesting header. Some sensible steps to restore sanity. I would add that restoring automatic mutual recognition of Nursing and Medical qualifications to your list. By all means add some other countries/regulatory authorities to the recognition list, as indeed some already are, such as Australia. The… -
Re: Johnson is still trailing Starmer in the leader ratings – politicalbetting.com
It's the drip-drip effect though. Since 1 January, the Brexit bad-news stories have been unrelenting, and I doubt they'll be stopping any time soon. In fact this steady flow might turn into a tsunami. Boris needs something - anything - to show that Brexit was worth all the heartache and sacrifice. Otherwise the masses may… -
Re: May 6th – the return of real elections and lots of data for political nerds to get stuck into – poli
I would quibble on cruel. There is a solid political angle on making it as dramatic as possible so the message spread far and wide. Once Mary’s Parliament reignited the burning act, it’s about 300 I think they burnt. It struck me desire remove every heretic in this way would be a higher figure, so part of it is to act as…