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Re: Could WH2024 be a re-run of Biden v Trump – politicalbetting.com
Would that help? Istm the Ambassador is right about Boris and wrong about hating Germany. What she does not even address is that unlike other European countries, Britain has not been invaded or ruled by fascist or communist dictators, so we do not credit the EU with saving us from a recurrence. Nor the likelihood that many… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » With so much potential tactical voting the overall national
The 'current technology' is hardly an amazing caveat: it's what we've got. I haven't heard anyone in favour of e-voting come up with a workable unspoofable system. They say they have, but some have flaws you can drive a horse and cart through. There are known vulnerabilities with the current paper-pencil systems, and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Tonight’s local by-elections – a CON defence in Theresa May
*Anecdote alert and srong expression of opinion about the junior doctors' strike* I have spent some time in A&E this last couple of days with my elderly, sick father who has been admitted with cellulitis/poss bone infection in his leg. This is chronic. He had an out patient appointment a few weeks ago which was cancelled… -
Re: Oh, Rishi Sunak – politicalbetting.com
As someone who has not been a particularly reliable commentator in recent decades. The campaign to legalise abortion long predates Greer's involvement - and she's notably absent from this account. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_Rights_(organisation) ...The ALRA's turning point was to gain the support of the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » English votes for English laws (EV4EL) – the question is wh
The referendum was a choice between independence and the status quo. But the fact that independence has been rejected seems to have been interpreted by the panicking half-wit politicians at Westminster as some sort of mandate for extended devolution, "Devo-Max", or "EV4EL" (or whatever other moronic acronym one prefers)… -
Re: A CON majority now drops to a 7.6% betting chance – politicalbetting.com
Trams and buses are ran on and require an investment in roads. 🤦♂️ I support building more roads, with trams and buses. What part of that can't you get into your head. Oh, and when 75% of Northern commuters drive to work (and most of the remainder that don't drive, walk instead) - what evidence has been presented to the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It’s hard to see anyone other than Nicola Sturgeon winning
The referendum was a choice between independence and the status quo. But the fact that independence has been rejected seems to have been interpreted by the panicking half-wit politicians at Westminster as some sort of mandate for extended devolution, "Devo-Max", or "EV4EL" (or whatever other moronic acronym one prefers)… -
Re: The SNP’s rapid unscheduled disassembly continues – politicalbetting.com
The 24 hour news round is what it is, and is bound by reality. You have to cover speculation without data, making bricks without straw. This is because there is no other news. There is no war in Ukraine; Sudan is at peace; millions have not died in Congo; the USA has no fascist tendency; hunger has been abolished; very… -
Re: How long before Ukraine doesn’t dominate the front pages? – politicalbetting.com
Freedland: Ukrainians have acquired a new place in the global imagination, as the embodiment of the spirit of national independence. Already their collective defiance and bravery in the face of a terrifying menace is the material of myth – ballet dancers grabbing rifles, data scientists digging trenches – that will be… -
Re: The betting on next PM since BoJo bowed out – politicalbetting.com
This is a great insight, but also a sentiment I have heard from many MPs over the years. You were in parliament between 1997 and 2010, but it seems as if you still have reasonable contact with current MPs. Do you think that this "across the house" respect/friendship has been decreasing since 2010? It seems to be portrayed… -
Re: Why LAB could struggle to get a majority – politicalbetting.com
Well I inherited something from at least one set of grandparents to help with a deposit as did most of my generation I know (others got parental help with deposits too). In the home counties and posher parts of London that is the norm now. You were a high earner, most people aren't. In London and the Home counties you… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » In the LAB leadership race Osbo’s budget looks set to help
What has the Gherkin got to do with anything? It is the unions that have called this strike, and the 24-hour tube has been known about for a long time. The union workers signed up for the contracts they signed up to. People don't exactly have much sympathy for them, when they have more than eight weeks holiday a year,… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Ashcroft revelations day 2
No-one outside the LibDem and Labour parties cares in the slightest about Lord Ashcroft's non-dom status. No one ever has, and no-one ever will. Quite apart from anything else, it's a horse which died years ago and was then extensively flogged at the time, to zero effect. Exhuming it now and re-flogging it won't bring it… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Local By-Election Results : September 25th 2014
A strange comment from that article Downing Street has said a small number of troops could be sent to Iraq within hours if the Commons backs action. However, the prime minister's official spokesman emphasised the troops would not be in a combat role but would be used to guide air strikes by RAF fighters Since when has… -
Re: How many Prime Ministers until Christmas? – politicalbetting.com
While the question ‘Who on earth should a right-thinking person vote for?’ remains moot, at least one matter has been settled. It seems the era of ‘no debate’, imposed on public life by the trans lobby group Stonewall, is officially over. Politicians need to recognise that that the mantra ‘trans women are women’ is now… -
Re: Hunt takes clear lead in the next CON leader betting – politicalbetting.com
No, not at all. But as Cameron appeared no more likely to be able to form a government than he did, why would Brown do that? This feels like we're back to the absurdities of our FPTP electoral system. Nobody votes for a government or a prime minister or for a party leader (unless they run in their constituency). So the PM… -
Re: Sunak is no real improvement on Truss – politicalbetting.com
The Standard (Hong Kong) - US state senator charged for illegal possession of firearms A senator from Washington State, United States was charged with possessing arms without license after being found with a revolver at the Hong Kong International Airport. The case has been adjourned to next Monday (Oct 30) and the… -
Re: The Swingback Myth – Do governments really recover? – politicalbetting.com
Thoughts and prayers for monarchist Tories at this time. The Prince of Wales has privately described the government’s policy to send migrants to Rwanda as “appalling”, The Times has been told. Prince Charles is said to be particularly frustrated at Boris Johnson’s asylum policy as he is due to represent the Queen at the… -
Re: 2 weeks to go till the by-elections and more want BoJo OUT – politicalbetting.com
That's not entirely new though. The same generation who now ferociously vote themselves pension increases and house price rises are the same ones who supported the squeezing of their parents' pensions in the 1980s to help make the Thatcher tax cuts add up. A potential Labour government has a few things going for it,… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Leading pollster, Martin Boon, ex-ICM now of DeltaPoll, raises
That is not what the proposal is - hence my complaint about the poor reporting. Actually, in an investigation you do look through all potentially relevant information to see whether there is something that is potentially or actually relevant to either the prosecution or the defence. That has always been the case. What you…