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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » On a holiday note linking the location of football clubs to wh
I think he misses a couple of things here: 1 - The difference between "post-mining" and "post-industrial". I can point you to new manufacturing companies in the area employing a thousand+ each which have been grown from tiddlers since say 1975 (eg Eurocell, Synseal). 2 - Growth of Local / Independent Politics. 3 - Ben… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Why I’m betting that Farage’s Brexit party will get fewer than
It depends who he writes the letters to and how. No one would or could be held liable for writing, without malice, to the police, for example, if they had legitimate reason to believe an offence had been committed - that would merit public interest privilege. If the person has a duty to recipients and the recipients have… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If there is a “Bradley effect” in the Mayoral race it’ll ha
What isn't clear is that before or after the money has been laundered? I mean, I know for a fact that places like Panama used to do a roaring trade in washing the drug cartels money. If it then ends up with HSBC Panama and then transferred to HSBC UK and property brought etc, technically what they say is true, but isn't… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Local By-Election Review 2015 : Part One
Its all 'jobs for the boys' in Labour: Harriet Harman’s former adviser Ayesha Hazarika, has been awarded an MBE. Harman wanted her to be given a seat in the House of Lords in the August post-election honours list, but Ed Miliband insisted on elevating his adviser Spencer Livermore instead.… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Mr. Corbyn joins the establishment
Hillary Clinton testifies before the House Benghazi committee on thursday. TODAY State turned over 1300 pages of Amb. Stephens' emails. After 3 years of administration stone walling. If the administration had been open and cooperative from the start, would we be in this position? Obama has still not released his diary and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Infamy, infamy, they’ve all got it in for May
Yes, but its progress on 'May has got blood on her hands' when she hasn't been directly involved in housing for three decades..... I think the govt was right to get the Red Cross to handle the Emergency Relief as it clearly had overwhelmed the RBKC - and there will be plenty of lessons to be learned going forward - and of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Re Mr. Cameron’s plan to appoint many more CON peers – the
The State should get it's own house in order first. Many politicians, civil serpents and quangocrats are paid, far, far, more than they're actually worth. A figure closer to £0 could be applied to many MP's. I'm prepared to include charity big wigs in that bunch too, since so many of those bodies are reliant on public… -
Re: Boris Johnson learned nothing from Pinchergate – politicalbetting.com
The Sunday Rawnsley: I have occupied a ringside seat for the involuntary departure of six previous prime ministers and for each of those there were expressions of empathy even from their fiercest opponents. Boris Johnson has proved the ignominious exception. His overdue defenestration has been as devoid of dignity and… -
Re: The CON-LAB voters’ split on which news outlets are most trusted – politicalbetting.com
Another Brexit vision sadly turns out to be a mirage: 3 December 2020: The government has unveiled plans to ban the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening. The proposals form part of an eight-week consultation, launched by Defra secretary George Eustice in England and Wales on Thursday (3 December), seeking… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Free Money & Stupid Odds
If your ceiling is over 45% then you just need it to be more than a 2 horse race the whole way through. If those who don't like Sanders end up divided over a wide range of candidates. Not saying he will necessarily win but he has been written off too easily on here previously and still has a pretty decent chance. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If there was a spread-betting market on how many months Toxic
This could easily go the way of the leaky homes scandal in New Zealand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaky_homes_crisis The cost is so great that it could effect NZ's credit rating. Essentially the Government won't be able to pay for all the repairs. Building codes are now very strict in NZ but, of course, it has been a… -
Re: Why it won’t be ‘The Sun wot won it’ in 2024 – politicalbetting.com
I have been talking to my neighbour who works in a special school. Apparently since lockdown the number of referrals to the special school has grown exponentially. There is stuff that is hard to contemplate, like a significant proportion of children arriving in to school at age 4 without being potty trained which is… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Geoffrey Howe RIP – Remember this sensational speech that e
I'm sure she is and that she does. She is also a professional politician, as she has put what must be hundreds or thousands of hours into high profile political activity including running for the highest level of political office we have, for almost a decade despite only being in her mid 20s. She is more able than I, I… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How the overall majority odds moved on a dramatic night of pol
Evening all. I'm still trying to digest the events of the last 24 hours. I wanted the Conservatives to win but for weeks I had strong doubts that they would given the relentlessly negative media coverage and letting Corbyn hog the limelight. The votes have been counted and yes they are the largest party but it has to… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The French ban on opinion polls came into effect at midnight w
Blimey. The modern history of France does not suggest that this is a nation with adaptable political institutions, nor that its vaunted traditions of liberty, equality and fraternity count for much when the chips are down. Monarchy has violently given way to revolution, regicide, restoration, empire, a succession of failed… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Unite has grown too big for its own good
@tim Ed Miliband has hardly bust a gut on Falkirk: http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/jul/05/ed-miliband-unite-falkirk-selection "Miliband's cautious response has left him vulnerable to Tory attacks that he has been slow to confront Unite. Officials acknowledged on Friday that Miliband knew about the allegations about… -
Re: Can Johnson convince that he’ll keep the Tories in power? – politicalbetting.com
As many of you have probably guessed, the Elizabeth Line has been rushed into opening in time for the Platinum Jubilee without it all functioning as one cohesive service. So, from tomorrow, the central section east of Paddington (low level) including the branch from Whitechapel to Canary Wharf, Custom House, Woolwich and… -
Re: Sunak’s Election Schedule: When will he fight for his job? – politicalbetting.com
FPT: I’ve just been listening to some interesting discussion about Tucker. It appears that Fox has him in handcuffs, such that he can’t work for anyone else until January 2025, are still paying him his salary, and intend to throw a lot of lawyers at keeping him under their contract but with no show. There’s a rumour that… -
Re: It is hard to see Starmer emulating Heath’s GE1970 performance – politicalbetting.com
I’m intrigued as to whether I pass the conservative test. Or your conservative test. Never “lived” in the UK apart from school and university. Have been unswervingly in favour of conservative governments for the UK since watching an election night with my father, as a v young chap, who was adamantly pro thatcher. Even… -
Re: Three speeches at this critical time – politicalbetting.com
I do think that the problems and challenges Russian forces have faced are being massively overstated this morning. Personally, I blame the 24 hour news cycle but the only wars in history that have moved fast enough for that is when the enemy has been pulverised from the air first and are massively outgunned by superior…