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This sounds worrying From the Telegraph live blog Eyewitness account from Telegraph's Political Editor, Gordon Rayner From the Telegraph's office on an upper floor of Parliament near Big Ben, the first warning we had of what was about to happen was a bang, followed by a scream, coming from the direction of Westminster… -
Re: Sir Keir Starmer suffers from electoral dysfunction, again – politicalbetting.com
It’s not that bad for Sir Keir, as the Labour candidate was genuinely damaged goods, an easy bit of PR to get out of what would have been an embarrassing loss. As @Stuartinromford says, they may have lost anyway, so Azhar Ali’s sacking turned out to be a good thing Amazing that they came fourth with 7% though… no one… -
Re: Foreign affairs and laying Michael Gove – politicalbetting.com
If there has been a community previously settled/"dumped" in Gateshead, Middlesbrough and other such places, then it makes sense for people coming here to want to join them, especially if they are asylum seekers. Loss of community by "dumping" them in say Truro or Bromsgrove would just compound the anguish they are going… -
Re: Is Sunak going to give state pensioners an 8% increase? – politicalbetting.com
I see the argument, but big-bang solutions are politically appealing but tend to be disruptive. The suspension of stamp duty turned out to be an expensive mistake IMO - main beneficiaries were existing house owners (who put up prices to compensate) and it produced a bubble of frantic sales which is now poised to deflate. I… -
Re: Johnson inevitably dominates the front pages – politicalbetting.com
Thanks Malc - we sailed on the sea cat from Liverpool in just over 2 and a half hours It has been good to be away from the Westminster physco drama -
Re: The Ballad of No Deal “WTO” Brexit – politicalbetting.com
On America, and the bonkers contortions some of the Republicans are using to argue that the fight goes on. On the logic of the Trump supporting argument there were 3 elections on Nov 3rd. The most important was the Congressional election - because they decide what electoral college votes to approve on Jan 6th (and thank… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » In praise of Boris – the cycling enthusiast
Argh The British Empire has sometimes been described as an accidental Empire because the intention in most cases was not to seize territory, but to secure trade. It was principally a mercantile empire. This contrasts with earlier/other empires - such as the Arab caliphate, or the Russian Empire - which were explicitly… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Now partisan politics is getting back to normal and looks even
It is, and in many cases the government intervention is only going to give them a few more months. We are going to have to rethink our high streets, as many, many retailers (who were on the brink anyway) are just not coming back from this. There is, of course, a serious housing shortage. Reinventing liveable town centres… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » After the ice. The Lib Dems’ prospects for 2024
The real problem with inheritance tax is and always has been that it’s so easy to avoid. The 1st Viscount Rothermere, one of the the UK’s richest men, died penniless according to his tax return. That could be replicated many times over. We keep getting this inane wittering that only 5% of estates are eligible for… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Irish General Election 2020 : Predictions & Review (Final Part
The REAL question is: can ANY journo afford posh school fees if he or she has arranged their career to end up as Master of an Oxford college? Our hedgie neighbours point out that fees at Eton are a trivial part of the annual bonus (and who'd want to be a Head of House at 60 anyway?). The ex-journos (whether Masters in… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » YouGov snap poll: Johnson wins 52-48
The White House’s threat of retaliation against countries trying to raise taxes on US tech companies has been rebuffed around the world, as Canada, Austria and Indonesia joined the UK in pledging to press ahead with new digital levies. Boris Johnson, the British prime minister, said on Tuesday that the UK wanted to ensure… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » A tweet that seems to sum up British politics today
All those jobs he's juggling are really starting to take a toll on George Osborne. He keeps forgetting his pass to get into Northcliffe House, home of the Evening Standard. When it happened again this week, the security guard let him in through a side door but politely (yet firmly) asked him to please make the effort to… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Almost all of LAB’s current problems stem from eight years
That is just awful, that a man should die with these allegations hanging over him, and that the police didn't bother to inform him of his exoneration in a timely manner. I hope her lawyers sue the Met, this whole scandal has been caused by the police trying to play politics - see them calling the BBC in to film a raid on… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Tory MP Mark Reckless defects to UKIP
The silly thing is that these 100,000 homes they are building will mostly be on land that is not currently desirable to build on. There will also be some relaxation on the build quality of the homes, so they can be built cheaper. So they might come at a 20% discount, but the market value will be stay below that of similar… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If UKIP can’t crack FPTP soon it’ll find itself almost without
Actually, Corbyn's carefully prepared quote seems to me to fall well short of a commitment to fight on indefinitely. "When he was asked if he would resign in the light of the fact that Labour’s share of the vote has been falling in a series of byelections now, he ruled out the proposal. He replied: 'I was elected to lead… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The economy could be growing too far and too fast
TimT2 Cruz is formidably bright, at Harvard Law School his tutor Professor Alan Dershowitz said, "Cruz was off-the-charts brilliant." He was a brilliant lawyer too. Cruz has been named by American Lawyer magazine as one of the 50 Best Litigators under 45 in America, by The National Law Journal as one of the 50 Most… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Betting on a Peterborough by election in 2019
Yes it is. The buck stops with her. Quite frankly Tony Blair with the build up to the Iraq War spent months/years building the case, pushing for it, arguing front and center both in the Chamber and on the media. Whatever the rights or wrongs of Iraq, he argued passionately and forcefully for it and carried the House in the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » LAB is still ahead in England which the Tories won at GE10
The country is divided, but not north/south. Labour are still very strong in inner city areas around the country and the Tories are strong in more rural areas. Labour can win seats from Tories in the suburbs, as some of the suburbs are changing, with Labour voters moving out to these and the Tory voters moving to more… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » YouGov asked people to predict what the national voting int
Yes, but the MEPs choice of Commission President is only between candidates that never faced within party electoral options. Cameron, Clegg and Miliband were all chosen by within party elections. The Queen is a figure head with no power (although, as a republican, I would prefer even figureheads were elected), and the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » As CON MPs vote in 1st round the latest live Betfair bettin
I think we have been here before, Mr. Charles, and my position has not changed. There are more important considerations in deciding national infrastructure than what time you have to get up in the morning. Besides in your recent house move you could have chosen to move to South London Rather than North London. You could…