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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Yvette Cooper should be shadow chancellor in place of her h
And while I am confirming my lefty credentials I have to say that I disagree with the thread as well. Moving Balls at this point would be terrible politics. It would be an admission of defeat and give the clear impression that Osborne has won. If only life was so simple. What is needed from a Labour perspective is a… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It looks like mentioning Ed’s name is no longer a drag for
Surprised more hasnt been made of this from Sadiq Khan Too little, too late. Uncontrolled borders from poor countries will always adversely affect the working class. Stop it and forget about about smart arse, twisty turny words,. The working class voters Labour are losing dont want benefit handouts, tax credits or the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Growing in size Britain’s weirdest voting group: The Kippers w
I'm not sure that the US Constitution has worked very well, because it (like the European one) fudged the federal/confederal choices, to the point that you could say that a 6-year civil war was fought over how to interpret it. It is still fundmaentally broken, in that (a) it's undemocratic, giving small states… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Portsmouth South would make an interesting by-election but
Hugh - I have already ordered three boxes of popcorn for the Tory bloodletting. We coud have a post Euro Tory bingo. I predict the following will be all the rage: "Cameron is not a real Tory" "Cameroons wrecking the party" "Referendum, referendum, referendum" "It was only the Euros and Ukip always fall back" "Ukip wont get… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » This is more of a Dieppe Raid than a D-Day success for DD
I'm not at all interested in our internal squabbles. Where do I show that I am interested in the party squabbling internally (it is now, of course)? Modern capitalist societies are problematic. They give some people Porsches and others mini-metros (or did). People who live in tiny terraced houses can be found with fuck off… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The voting intentions of those who watched Thursday’s progr
I think you are correct. Price growth has been low, unemployment has fallen and most of the new jobs may not be brilliant but aren't zero-hours hell. One very compelling theory I've heard, and it's not my own but I don't know whom to credit: The media and news is perhaps the sector that has suffered the most due to the mix… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » At the end of April YouGov had Corbyn beating Theresa May b
Morning all :) On topic, well, yes. At the moment Mrs May can do no wrong - well, she's not doing very much at all it seems except from undoing some of Osborne's plans and flying a couple of kites. It seems householders are to be bribed with their own money to turn a blind eye to fracking in their neighbourhood -… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The qualities LAB leadership voters are looking for – knowi
Daniel Hannan on why a Corbyn win would be bad for the Tories 'Look, I’m just going to come right out and say it: I like Jeremy Corbyn. In a world full of sleekit, image-conscious politicians, he’s genuine. He didn’t enter Parliament for popularity or power or pelf. He lives frugally (I’ve only ever seen him arrive at… -
Re: How will the Tory betting look after tonight’s TV debate? – politicalbetting.com
How Tory members vote will depend on how much they want to win the next election. If they are determined to win they'll pick a grown up who doesn't give them sweeties straight away. If they no longer care about winning they'll pick a different grown up who has a joined up plan to pay for tax cuts by slashing the size of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Nighthawks is now open
Another interesting U.S. sports story today. Both houses of the Arizona legislature have passed a 'religious freedom' bill, enabling businesses to decline serving or doing business with people based on the business owner's religious beliefs. So for example, businesses could decline to serve gays, lesbians etc based on… -
Re: Current revelations put the Barnard Castle trip into context – politicalbetting.com
Just had the haulage company on the phone again. With all of the paperwork fully assembled for the many many products on their truck from many many companies it took 5 hours to process them through customs. That's after hours of queues to get to the border. So much for Brexit having been delivered and that's it now done.… -
Re: 2024 opens with LAB a 75% betting chance of winning the election – politicalbetting.com
Michelle Mone's husband Barrowman has issued a "statement" this morning after @thetimes report showing the National Crime Agency is investigating a £3 million payment into Mone's Coutts bank account, which would prove her direct benefit from the PPE Medpro contract as well as indirectly through trusts. The statement is… -
Re: No Platform For Mad Men. Lockdown Sceptics Are Getting Far Too Much Airtime – politicalbetting.com
I had that situation years ago when pregnant with my second son. I learnt that my eldest boy’s best friend had not had the MMR vaccination because his mum was an anti-vaxxer. The boy had been coming round to my house this putting me and, more importantly, my unborn child at risk. I was furious and told her so in no… -
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: Rishi Sunak’s chopper is going to get him into a lot of trouble – politicalbetting.com
The price of milk is perhaps the only thing which is bought regularly, near universally and has little variation in quantity and quality. Bread can vary from 40p to over £2. A tin of beans or a pack of teabags varies depending on type and brand and isn't bought by as many. Housing costs are much larger for those who have… -
Re: R&W find almost no change since before Christmas – politicalbetting.com
Trump is losing it more and more, and the GOP by the looks of it. Donald Trump’s recent comments about abortion as a political issue show the former president has lost his ability to read Republican voters, a veteran Trump campaign insider said. In messages seen by the Guardian, the operative said: “Trump has no political… -
Re: Starmer maintains his solid approval ratings – politicalbetting.com
FPT: ydoethur asked: "Are you the last person on the planet who thinks he [George W. Bush] wasn't a complete twat . . ?" No. "Was it simply Donald Trump’s unprecedented presidency that reversed Bush’s approval rating slide and raised it to 61 percent by early 2018? Even among historians surveyed by C-SPAN in 2021, he rose… -
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: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Looks like Donald Trump is E pluribus unum
