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Re: Ed Miliband has the support to become Prime Minister – politicalbetting.com
Same with me. That was my point: saying “he was dreadful he wasn’t a prefect” is potentially meaningless -
Re: Are we about to see the greatest comeback since Lazarus? – politicalbetting.com
It's being cut to save tax relief, and no amount of spinning will get out of that. -
Re: Russia Today and the Fremen Mirage – politicalbetting.com
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Re: For bar chart aficionados – politicalbetting.com
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Re: The end of the Keir show – politicalbetting.com
Sheep are a very good crop. They are relatively low input, and provide nutritious food and a by-product of an insulating, hypoallergenic fibre (or the other way around). The bottom has dropped out of the market because woollen clothing is sadly not as popular as it once was and shearing the animals is more of an expense… -
Re: Your Party might soon be the Just You Party – politicalbetting.com
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Re: Leaked poll has the Tories reduced to 14 (fourteen) seats at the next election– politicalbetting.com
More Labour Party fast lane, friends and family COVID PPE corruption is exposed. -
Re: Kemi Badenoch bashes the bishops but the public disagrees with her – politicalbetting.com
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Re: Perceptions versus reality – politicalbetting.com
In those circs, and not in obvious sight, I would probably just JFDI, and then plead "emergency no option" if there were any problems later. -
Re: I think this bet on this Florida Man is worth a punt – politicalbetting.com
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Re: Clive Lewis once called Wes Streeting a jumped up turd, it appears things haven't improved
[Addendum 3: see also https://x.com/Geri_E_L_Scott/status/1991250176703651976#m https://www.thetimes.com/article/86dca6aa-6dbb-467e-9cfc-c77eb1f1dd7d?shareToken=796fa17cc1a97841e80f5128253b4305 https://www.thetimes.com/article/b14be70c-5c28-43e0-8a5c-664c6a573a4d?shareToken=43ae41dd2aaba94669cd97be08266ce4… -
Re: Greater love hath no man than this, that he lay down his friends for his life – politicalbetting.com
Another factor is the rise of second homes and holiday homes enabled by interest rates being on the floor, taking hundreds of thousands of potential homes off the market and driving up costs for everyone. -
Re: The first cut is the lightest – politicalbetting.com
Thanks @Garethofthevale for a typically thoughtful thread. -
Re: Why the Republicans are in a panic about Hispanics – politicalbetting.com
For me Boris is an irremediable shithouse because of his abject failure to even make a serious attempt to take advantage of the potential opportunities of Brexit. And because of his personal behaviour. -
Re: Present Keirs are less than horrible imaginings – politicalbetting.com
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Re: The Scottish Playbook – politicalbetting.com
A pedant notes that an NHS doctor is supporting his family with complete dependence on the state :wink: Not if he then switches to private! -
Re: Politicians usually never recover from these figures – politicalbetting.com
In this context, it's a passport problem. One group has the right of return to live, but other groups don't. There are similar passport problems in other areas including the UK which no-one talks about. For example the Irish Passport Office continues to issue Irish passports with the right to live and vote in the UK in… -
Re: Angela Rayner appears to have as much self awareness as Liz Truss – politicalbetting.com
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Re: MAGA might be eating itself – politicalbetting.com
An interesting Scott Galloway interview with historian Heather Richardson. Suggestions are that ultra-rich people in the USA have lost their sense (in their heads) of wealth being in large part luck and opportunity, and that therefore a need to "give back" has been lost; "this is MINE". And some interesting comparisons… -
Re: Breaking: Your Party – politicalbetting.com
Labour, including Starmer, want that for themselves too. They're a bit behind on this stuff. Hence Dodds.