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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Harry Hayfield’s Local By-Election Preview : December 4th 2
NickP, you are obviously not a seasoned home owner if you are trying dismiss Osborne's stamp duty shake up in this way. Take it from me, it will have an effect both North and South of the border between now and the next GE. Its been over ten years now since I last bought and sold a house, and I still remember the cost of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The big number to look for in this month’s upcoming Lord As
Complete speculation time: Supposing there is a YES vote for Scottish independence, it would leave Cameron with a majority of 19 when excluding Scottish constituencies (and Sinn Fein, would be increased to 21 if the Tories hold Newark, as Mercer has been sitting as an independent). I can't see the House of Commons passing… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The January PB Poll Average – closing in on a double crosso
I think that depends on the country: Germany under Merkel would worry very much about the end of the Atlantic alliance (as would neighbour Poland). France is probably more sypmpathetic to Russia (and has always been sceptical of US influence in Europe). Smaller countries like Belgium and the Netherlands are quite… -
Re: The front pages not good for ministers on the eve of what was designated Freedom day – politicalbett
Again I congratulate you, and Corbyn, on your magnificent -80 seat victory in December 2019. Labour are currently irrelevant, primarily because of the direction Corbyn felt the nation needed to go, namely down a Soviet-style anti-Semitic rabbit hole. And the nation declined. As it stands Labour are an inconsequential… -
Re: The Government really doesn’t want Lockdown 4 – politicalbetting.com
Where it is personal choice, I'm of a similar view but where it remains a requirement (as part of the "Conditions of Carriage" on transport for example) I still do though an increasing number don't. If I were to go to someone's house and they asked me to wear a mask, I would. As for their "effectiveness", I think they have… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » And this afternoon Mr. Corbyn’s big speech..
Off-topic: The litle 'uns been asleep for the past few hours, so I've taken the opportunity to finish off Andy Weir's 'The Martian' before I hopefully go to see the film later in the week. If you're into hard science fiction, then you really should read it. It was truly an excellent book, and knocks 'The Ice Twins' off the… -
Re: This would be great for the Tories but for GE2019 CON don’t knows – politicalbetting.com
But that specific claim is already out there, thanks to everyone's favourite career sociopath. Nothing to do with the enquiry. The horse has already bolted and found a distant field full of juicy grass to eat. Given that the claim is already public, and has been for about two years, how can the enquiry not investigate it?… -
Re: My tip for the US election 2024: Pete Buttigieg at 50/1 – politicalbetting.com
Yes, it’s beyond a joke now. From a cursory glance has anything actually changed in 12 hours except an uptick for Biden in Georgia? As I mentioned last night I did have some sympathies but the process now appears to have ground to a halt. This also includes the networks who are being far too tentative at calling this now.… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The 2017 LAB leadership contest starts on June 9th whether Cor
Well, so far Corbyn has exceeded expectations. The expectation was that either he would assault somebody or would start shouting abuse, like he normally does, or would say that he would scrap Trident and not order the police to stop terrorist attacks. The bar was low. So far he has only put one journalist in hospital and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Betfair sees £2m of matched IndyRef bets in just 36 hours a
This comment in The Times has struck a chord with a lot of readersAnthony Warren 4 hours ago As a Canadian I can say, welcome to the club. The UK is in for endless pandering to Scotland to keep it in the Union. This has been Quebec's strategy for the last 75 or more years. Separatism is pretty much dead in Canada now as we… -
Re: Analysing the market on Biden serving a full term – politicalbetting.com
Having witnessed last night's Party Political Broadcast on behalf of the Scottish Tories [where basically they asked for "your List vote", and then put forward NO policy other than Let's Stop a Referendum] it is clear this is a party on its last legs. I'd like advice about a betting site where I can put money on Labour… -
Re: Lucky. Trump’s farcial self-coup failed because of little more than the happenstance of his inadequa
On topic: I agree with most of what David writes. I've been right about Trump in most respects but I was mistaken about the motive for his post election antics. I thought it was about positioning for post White House. That he knew he had to go but wanted to do it with his aura of "winner" intact for his fanbase. Not so. It… -
Re: On Rishi’s big day he just fails to hold on as “next PM” betting favourite – politicalbetting.com
Yup. And John Major had been an MP for a decade, short stints as Foreign Secretary and Chancellor, a longer run as Chief Sec, and a spell as a whip, which meant seeing everything. Oh, and time as Chair of Housing in a London Borough back when that was a big job. And a couple of election defeats before he got the Huntingdon… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » A cunning ruse to persuade Corbyn to give Boris Johnson his ea
Re: Homelessness. Here in small town Leaverstan it's been the defining event of the last few years. 1. The town centre park being slowly overwhelmed by street drinkers, drug dealing, drug use, rough sleeping etc. 2. The communal hallways of dozens of attractive social housing blocks being taken over as drug dealing… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Alex Salmond says there are no NO voters, just deferred YES
How can you bar Scottish MPs from voting? Does the House of Commons even have the constitutional right to legislate against people who have been elected by the people? If so, what would theoretically be stopping any governing party passing a law which says no Opposition MPs are allowed to vote? What happens if those… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Liz Kendall, virtually unknown 8 weeks ago, in 2nd place in
Jumping to conclusions again SqR! The Tories enthusiastically supported Blair over Iraq; probably wouldn't even have a vote in the House on the matter! If they'd backed the late lamented Charlie Kennedy, with the Labour rebels, the Iraq War would probably, as far as the UK was concerned, have been someone else's fight!… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » YouGov’s latest Brexit tracker – the monthly average trend cha
And an even more interesting question is whether you have the right to force people to allow others to move into their property while stopping those people from moving into your own property. Because that's what the combined effect of freedom of movement and living costs resulted in. It has not been upper middle class… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Hobson’s choice – the issues facing the Labour movement
Interesting quote from Phil Hammond in Paul Waugh's update: "The Labour Party has been talking for a long time about the idea of a customs union grafted onto the PM’s deal. Those of my colleagues who feel very strongly against that proposal need to think very very hard about the implications of voting against the Prime… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The real worry for the Tories is if Carswell is able to tak
Yes, that and the whole deregulation agenda has been a disappointment. Much more needs to be done, but I guess it won't now. That reminds me - I have a perfect, 100% free of charge suggestion for deregulation, which will have absolutely zero downside. Currently, for some totally inexplicable reason, if you use an estate… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Marf on tax planning
The Labour leader also defended his own tax arrangements concerning his house, referring to a deed of variation, a tax efficient arrangement that allowed him and his brother, David, to take a share of their family home in Primrose Hill, north London after his father’s death in 1994. He said: “This is something my mother…