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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Italian Job – Part One: 5 Star and the Lega blow the blood
I do not often agree with you Nick, but this post sums up the problem. The imbalances in lifestyle and life expectancy have become more imbalanced in tbe last 100 or so years, but it is only now that technology allows people to see what they are missing and offer possible solutions. To reduce immigration, improve people's… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Two weeks to go until Iowa: White House Race Round up
I'm surprised at a few things in that poll: Firstly, Trump's positions are not really Republican ones. So, why does he get such massive negatives from Democrats? My view has been that a lot of Democrats find Trump's protectionist leanings quite attractive - if this poll is correct, it's hard to see Trump winning the White… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The consequences of Amber Rudd’s decision to ignore the courts
Miss JGP, I fear that's a level of optimism akin to being glad that the attic doesn't need cleaning any more because the house has been hit by a tactical nuclear warhead. A bad Labour leader would be one thing. Corbyn's taken the side of this country's enemies on numerous occasions and praised the economic approach of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Which party leader will be the first to step aside?
Blooms comments about women of child bearing age relate only to small businesses, whose bottom line would be vastly affected by paying two people to do the work of one person The government already clothe, house and feed single mothers and their children, they should pay for maternity leave as well, especially as the lady… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » I’d feel a lot more comfortable about the Brexit negotiations
Chancellor Osborne in October 2015(?) announced changes in stamp duty for landlords six months in advance. This caused a noticable spike in house prices for those six months. Ths was an unforced error that was entirely predictable, as the exact same mistake had been made by Chancellor Nigel Lawson in 1987(?). Osborne is… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Why LAB wins more seats with fewer votes : The way First Pa
This morning, a voter registration form popped through the letterbox. I do not know if the form is the same nationwide, but the bit in big letters at the top could have been more clearly written. "Your vote matters. The way you register to vote is changing so make sure you're in. Go to www.gov.uk/register-to-vote to… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » February’s PB Polling Average: Crossover
Actually Charles there were quite a lot of things on lists which would have been deliverable because the Lds supported them too. - tax reform - bank reform - some prosecutions for crminal bankers - rebalancing the economy - house building - HoL reform - Rotherham - "tone" in killing off spin There are lots thinsg Cameron… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Farage’s performance last night makes it much harder to kee
Bill to scrap Scots MPs post-Yes vote to be tabled A BILL which would get rid of Scottish MPs on “independence day” in the event of a yes vote, has been given permission to be tabled in the House of Commons. Mr MacNeil said it would be wrong for Scottish MPs to continue to sit in the Commons and paid for by voters in the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Latest YouGov makes it 8 consecutive polls without a CON le
Not - I see two levels. Fundamental reforms - such as the House of Lords, the Union and the electoral system - should be by consensus / popular ratification. Labour plays games with those, the Tories, as a rule, don't. Number of constituencies, voter registration, etc are technical matters where all's fair. On FPTP vs PR… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Is 2015 the year the UK becomes Belgium?
''Sources close to the royal household said last night that neither leader should approach the Queen to form a government until they are sure they can command the confidence of the House of Commons.'' This is the constitutional convention and always has been. The Queen must believe her prime minister. It is the PM who goes… -
Re: The Ipsos 2023 predictions poll – politicalbetting.com
Not commenting in the least about people being forced out or suggesting it. Merely saying when the only way to move out is to bunk up with other unrelated adults then something has gone very seriously wrong. I am pretty sure no one on this board ever had to share a bedroom with a stranger when they moved out and would have… -
Re: LAB no longer odds on to win a majority – politicalbetting.com
FPT I would suggest you are perhaps conflating two separate things. The ownership of property does not automatically mean the accumulation of wealth to be redistributed. That has only really been the case during the house price boom of the last 50 years or so. Indeed at times prior to the explosion in property prices it… -
Re: Could Batley change Starmer’s fortunes? – politicalbetting.com
Video man says he bought it from a neighbour. Which means he has 3-10k on the line if true, which he might lose. No idea what the Tory farmer wants, but there was a Planning Objection previously. It looks like a classic "just add that wasted corner to my garden" done 10 years ago and sold on. But impossible to tell. IF… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Kamala Harris edging down in the Dem VP betting with Susan Ric
Afternoon all :) On a political point, I doubt any Conservative Mayor of London would have done anything much different in response to Covid than Sadiq. I also think conservatives are interested in air quality and housing so again it's hard to see the difference. London will of course adapt as it always has - as someone… -
Re: No seat is safe: Tory by-election defences – politicalbetting.com
That betrays a strange understanding of how people work and what makes them most efficient and productive. Nobody with whom I've ever worked (and I include myself) works 100% of the time. The brain requires breaks, diversions - indeed, one of the issues with WFH has been the absence of those diversions. Indeed, I'd go… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Newpaper circulations: The Guardian and Telegraph doing the
And my answer to Charles fpt: " To answer just three points as I have to go out. 1) House prices are not substantially below historical levels they are substantially below PEAK levels but substantially ABOVE AVERAGE levels. This makes Osborne's attempts to boost prices - and lets have nobody deny that's what Osborne is… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » David Herdson says don’t underestimate Ed Miliband
Too answer just three points as I have to go out. 1) House prices are not substantially below historical levels they are substantially below PEAK levels but substantially ABOVE AVERAGE levels. This makes Osborne's attempts to boost prices - and lets have nobody deny that's what Osborne is trying to do - all the more… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » With ballot packs just about go out Davey is the clear favouri
There are no quarantine restrictions on coming back to this country. That’s the biggest and most unconvincing lie by a government since Gordon Brown claimed ‘what I actually said was, ‘no more Tory boom and bust.’’ The rule is that you go home, using public transport, and stay there for a fortnight. Don’t leave the house… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The NHS “army of volunteers” could be a Cummings masterstroke
So - update from selfish, idiotic (extended) family members - this is a doozy. This is from London Nephew works for a builder - they travel around in builders van as well as work together on site. Builder is now infected. Builder before diagnosed also attended a large family gathering on Sunday..... Nephew was living with… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » With the first LE2018 postal votes being cast the signs are no
Meanwhile, in not so leafy Surrey: https://tinyurl.com/y6kzfwtp Basically Woking Borough Council have borrowed £500m to build three tower blocks in the centre of the town. They argue that either they do this or they'll have to let developers build on the green belt. It's interesting to read @NickPalmer say that other parts…