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Re: Retaining Senate control would be a huge boost for Biden – politicalbetting.com
Politico.com - GEORGIA ON MY MIND — You know things are bad when Bloomberg writes a paragraph explaining state election rules for replacing a nominee. HERSCHEL WALKER’s Georgia Republican Senate bid has suffered a brutal week after an allegation surfaced that he’d paid for an ex-girlfriend’s abortion — and new hits kept… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » GE2019 has become increasingly about Johnson’s efforts to defl
My wife tells a tale of some of her old Fenland relatives hiding in a cupboard from the council when they made an appointment to install some newfangled gas CH in their council house. I've been past the location and I was somewhat surprised gas was even an option for them. -
Re: Will Johnson make the 2022 leader’s conference speech? – politicalbetting.com
That Peppa Pig World schtick is catnip to the faithful. It's "Boris being Boris" and all terribly amusing to the 0.1% who show up at party conference. And there wouldn't be a dry seat in the house if he lost his place and shuffled some papers a bit. The thing that was wrong with it at the CBI is that leading industrialists… -
Re: The YouGov poll has had an impact on punters – politicalbetting.com
We got our convention chaos, after all. I've no idea what they're fighting over. Former Michigan GOP chairwoman escorted out of party convention by police https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/08/24/ex-michigan-gop-chair-escorted-out-of-party-convention-by-police/74862303007/ ...Karamo, a former secretary of… -
Re: Ed Miliband has the support to become Prime Minister – politicalbetting.com
"London. Michaelmas term lately over, and the Lord Chancellor sitting in Lincoln’s Inn Hall. Implacable November weather. As much mud in the streets as if the waters had but newly retired from the face of the earth, and it would not be wonderful to meet a Megalosaurus, forty feet long or so, waddling like an elephantine… -
Re: LAB takes a 6% lead with Survation – politicalbetting.com
Previous generations of Conservative Party MPs probably quoted TS Elliott, thing, something I can’t remember, rising up from a abyss and slouching to Bethlehem, that if he doesn’t put his house in order. They only aspect is alpha mail perhaps, they can’t get head round he is not the one wearing the trousers, because all of… -
Re: LAB reaches new high in general election betting – politicalbetting.com
I was speaking to a colleague today who had been in contact with the office of a politician about a completely non-political matter. 'What election are they talking about in May?' 'May? Theres no elections in May. as far as I know' 'Yeah, I was speaking to such and such and they said they couldnt commit because of the… -
Re: Voodoo polling v proper polling (festive edition) – politicalbetting.com
The problem with that is that London needs x00,000 workers to arrive everyday and the infrastructure has been built for the last 200 years for these people to arrive by public transport. Replacing that infrastucture would cost way more than continuing that subsidy. Case in point the Limehouse tunnel (1 mile long cost £300m… -
Re: Meet the parents – politicalbetting.com
Well, I thought my first-ever post was quite witty, but now I can see that I have been ‘outed’ within minutes as a reincarnation of Truman or one of the other suspicious Russophiles who turn up on PB from time to time. (Though was Truman really Leon? Or am I really Sean T etc? Only Leon and I know the answer to that.) I… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » All the Labour deputy leader candidates say they will serve
To answer that would take more space and time than I have. However, the key thing is that there were a great many very small railway companies some of which were strategically vital that had been left badly battered by the First World War. The Highland Railway appears to have acted as the trigger - it supplied the Grand… -
Re: Truss isn’t working – politicalbetting.com
Almost none of the announced measures have been put to Parliament. So as soon as conference is over and the charnel house reopens, the government has to table the legislation for an early vote. I entirely agree - they have to vote this down. Ordinarily the threat of voting it down would make them change tack. But this… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The prospect of Johnson as leader should make Theresa’s positi
No, actually complete utter tosh from you and typical of the complete arrogance of some middle class Remainers before the EU referendum and their complete divorce from and lack of interest in working class concerns over immigration that led to the Leave vote. Over the last decade there has been a net decline overall in the… -
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 » 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 » 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: Has Johnson got it right clamping down on home working? – politicalbetting.com
Now Hear This Today is start of candidate filing week in Washington State for the August 2022 primary. Your's truly has just filed for office, and received email notification that my filing has been approved, meaning my voter registration has been verified. The office I'm seeking is Democratic Party Precinct Committee…