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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Lib Dem voters sticking with Nick Clegg according to new Yo
On the energy discussion: one change that I am certain is going to happen over the next couple of years is that of "Fuel Poverty". Currently this is defned as: "A fuel poor household is defined as one which needs to spend more than 10% of its income on all fuel use and to heat its home to an adequate standard of warmth. In… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Former White House Coms Director predicts Trump will quit WH20
He's been targeted and threatened by the far right in the past. https://twitter.com/OwenJones84/status/1162747497078562817 Searchlight who monitor the far right said there had been online chatter by the far right about the attack hours before it became public. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » More than two decades after leaving Downing Street and in t
I thought Frank Field raised some thoughtful points in his comments on Thatcher yesterday: "I want to mention three areas where we are still grappling with her legacy, and with which Members on both Front Benches have not managed to come to terms. First, there is the great question of riches. She was not satisfied with the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Sunil’s by-election analysis: Which party’s has done best a
Janan Ganesh has issued a rather more effective (though possibly less stylish) demolition of the New York Times's assault on London than SeanT. Here's the finale: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/11c2b60c-a84a-11e3-a946-00144feab7de.html?siteedition=uk "The idea that London was a fortress of gentlemanly values until a moral fall… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » EdM’s Labour is attracting far fewer Lib Dem converts for t
Me Old Alleynian Osborne has already announced that he wants the government to pursue a "full employment" policy. Economists generally define "full employment" as achieving an unemployment rate of 5%. The UK has only come close to this rate in short periods since the 1970s the last being late 2003-late 2005. The last time… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Saved by der Bellen but what will the Italian referendum bring
Which side is favourite on Betfair? I can't access the site at the moment. NO in Italy is the favourite. It's at 1.46 - 1.47. YES is at 3.1 - 3.15. When are we likely to get first "indicators". Lots of people taking about turnout but not sure who low or high turnout favours Twitter reckons High Turnout favours NO. Not sure… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Boris could once again suffer the curse of being the long term
It kind of worked in 2015, but only fleetingly. In the end it meant bye bye Dave. It probably would have been better for Cameroons had he not won a majority, and better for the country and democracy, if a few more MPs who genuinely wanted to Leave were in the House before the referendum -
Re: Case closed – politicalbetting.com
I actually started an article on this a few days ago. It will probably be my next one. There is so much that has gone wrong that it is almost overwhelming. (I have not finished it because I have been dealing with fee-paying work, some serious medical news and, more pleasingly, writing on gardening and other non-PB topics… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Is Corbyn at risk from the mother of all political decapitatio
Nope, I've never heard of that "Monument" but it sounds interesting. John O'Groats to Land's End has been done sub 10 hours in an Audi S5 which I don't think could be bettered without a very heavily modified car (200L+ fuel capacity) and a sanguine acceptance of the risk of death in a crash. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » A staggering 54% of Corbyn supporters in the YouGov members
Might catch the 'highlights' later before deciding whether to watch the whole thing. Not been to the big chair in too long, and being dragged along by wife/translator. He has all European equipment and charges $25 an hour, so if there's a time to go it's probably now! Back on here later, hopefully :o -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If Sky News is right a move to get rid of Bercow is sensati
BBC Sport @BBCSport 7h7 hours ago The son of rock star Rod Stewart has been named in GB's ice hockey World Championship squad. When asked about it apparently Rod said. I don't want to talk about it Gets Coat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azcy9_F0DCE -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » An SDP Mark 2 is now a real possibility within 4 months
FART News - Falconer Active Resignation Timetable News 0910 hours - There is dismay in Primrose Hill as news filters through that a reclusive and demur local author has been toppled from the Sunday Times best seller list by Volume 5 of Charlie Falconer's book - "My Struggle - The First Hundred Days". -
Re: Trust matters. – politicalbetting.com
Sir David added: “The Home Office news release in two places presented the statistics to give a positive picture of trends in crime in England and Wales, based on a fall in total crime excluding fraud and computer misuse of 17% between the year ending June 2019 and the year ending September 2021. The exclusion was stated.… -
Re: The Tory voter suppression plan appears to be working – politicalbetting.com
Jesus, Mary & Joseph, and the wee donkey. SNP ‘cold calls’ auditors as accounts deadline looms Failure to file on time could cost the party £1 million The SNP’s acting chief executive has been sending “cold-call” emails to auditors as the party stands on the brink of losing more than £1 million because of its failure to… -
Re: Inevitably the front pages are once again dominated by the football – politicalbetting.com
To be fair to you, Marcus Rashford has been criticised - I think even in hushed tones within the football scene - for possibly spending a bit too much time on campaigning and that he should focus more on his game. Do I think that was behind his miss last night? No. Lots of us have demanding full time jobs and post on here… -
Re: The worst political bet on the market today? – politicalbetting.com
Last was Lord Carrington, 1982. Previously Home (Foreign Secretary 1961-63). Several in the 1920s - Curzon, Halifax both spring to mind. (Edit - also the Marquess of Reading.) Can't think of anyone other than a Foreign Secretary who has been in the Lords since 1902, however, with the 48 hour exception of Home. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Brexit: it’s not going away
The almost immediate (within an hour of the crash) announcement that it was caused by engine failure shows how quickly they knew they'd shot it down. If it had been engine failure it would have been the first such failure in decades to bring a plane down. Even on a Boeing..... -
Re: Holyrood’s shame – politicalbetting.com
Some of the cases that got to court showed how much the investigations were absolute shit shows. From William Roache, where basic checks hadn't been conducted in regards to the properties and cars he had access to, let alone his shooting schedule, which meant as soon as they got to court it quickly became apparent that all… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » No Deal remains imminent and likely
I don't see any difference in how the Tories, Labour and all the parties are acting to be honest. Each is dogmatically insisting the other must come over to their side, and pretend that is compromise. They're all just demanding the other do as they say, and getting on a high horse about it. It's quite pathetic, if… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » We might all be confined to our homes but the PB NightHawk caf
For something that is just a string of DNA in a funky shell, it really does act smart. It's like battling the Alien herself. If you had asked a group of writers to come up with the traits of a real bastard of a bug, they'd have been hard-pressed to create something nastier. Asymptomatic in some people, others stricken down…