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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Ladbrokes make Sir Keir Starmer favourite for Corbyn’s success
The problem with proposing Keir Starmer as leader is, yes, everybody's looking out for a Labour figure who is bright, has a chance to develop some sort of public profile, and is at least halfway competent - but they're forgetting what an awful job he has been landed with. Starmer's role as Shadow Brexit Secretary is,… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Just when you thought June 23rd couldn’t get any more excit
Trying to put myself in the shoes of a life-long Labour supporter, brought up to believe that his instincts towards his fellow man are better than those of "the bloody Tories". Someone who hated Thatcher. But has also come to feel embarrassed hey voted for Blair. And (s)he is now faced with a Labour leader who they didn't… -
Re: Nadine & Moggsy – the two Johnson uber-loyalists – politicalbetting.com
They can be misleading. I watched "Don't look up" last week. It was totally feeble, boring and predictable. I stuck with it, partly because Leon had been raving about how the film insulted Trump supporters and for the first hour and a half there was no sign of this at all - and almost no sign of it in the last hour either.… -
Re: Porn in the USA! – politicalbetting.com
Don't mess with the SPG. Circa 1983 I had gone to Twickenham with half a dozen friends. We were staying on a friend's floor in Gloucester Road. We had had a few beers and we're singing outside a pub called the Hereford House. We really weren't doing any harm, but we were a little noisy. The landlord explained if we didn't… -
Re: Starmer’s biggest challenge could be meeting expectations – politicalbetting.com
The pensions lifetime allowance has been abolished, so mostly fixed. Because this only applies from this tax year, and tax is paid 9 months after the end of the year we haven't seen its impact yet. The private system is heavily used for straight forward stuff already, indeed makes up half or more of the work of most… -
Re: You never forget your first time – politicalbetting.com
In 2005 I watched the election results with fellow students into the wee hours. Having not been very exposed to politics it was electrifying to see Paxman and Galloway trade barbs live. In 2010 I happily stayed up for it even though it wrecked a job interview the next day; I really didn't want the role. In 2015 I watched… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » George Galloway wants to be the Brexit candidate in Peterborou
> @Cyclefree said: > > @DecrepitJohnL said: > > > > @DavidL said: > > > > > @Cyclefree said: > > > > > That 11 minute call to the Telegraph is very specific. Suggests that Sedwill got hold of phone records. > > > > > > > > > > Pretty stupid of Williamson to call a journalist on… -
Re: The return of Farage – politicalbetting.com
It reminds me a story from my youth. The local village Post Office got held up for the cash. But being tiny village, it really didn't hold much. And the next village got done a few weeks later, on and on. Eventually the gang got caught and they had done 20 or so small village Post Offices and shops. The problem for them… -
Re: Trump’s big WH2020 lie could threaten democracy itself – politicalbetting.com
Yep, looks like bad judgement. On the other point, isn't this just business as usual? Private Eye has been detailing such shenanigans for as long as I can remember. This government are just much less sophisticated and disciplined than their predecessors. The fact that MP's are on £500 per hour consulting gigs and it all… -
Re: How the public view the final three – politicalbetting.com
The Tory party has pretty much already given up on being the party of the rule of law and law and order. Unnoticed in all the focus on the voting was Johnson's disgraceful statement in the Commons on Monday night about "seeing off Brenda Hale" as if this was some sort of achievement or something to boast about. It isn't.… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » All Eyes on Iowa – the first state to decide
I have spent many pleasurable hours arguing with conspiracy theorists over the last couple of decades. From Moon hoaxers to JFKers; from Chemtrailers to MH17 Putinists (the last one rather enjoyably on here). In that time, I cannot recall one of those conspiracy theories that has been proved correct. Yet there are… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Doing “Best PM” comparisons between Corbyn & Dave is like
You might want to reflect on that last sentence, Mr Observer. Are you sure that you are not putting the cart before the horse? Perhap some elites have used the religion of the people to entrench their own position. Secondly, all religions, you can't think of exceptions? Thirdly, powerful elites have always existed, as long… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Sporting Index open a market on how many days Corbyn will l
Jon Trickett, Labour’s shadow minister without portfolio and deputy party chair, is expected to be named shadow communities secretary and given a role looking at constitutional reform, reports Ben Riley-Smith. However the Hemsworth MP is still yet to be unofficially named – with less than two hours to go before whoever… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Cameron’s view of UKIP voters effectively being just “Tori
It was a new Labour target, but 98% to 95% was changed in 2010 by the coalition. We all want patients seen quickly, but if you look at graphs thefe are a lot of admissions as the 4 hour target approaches. Many are discharged later the same day from a "medical/surgical/paediatric assessment unit". I do wonder where Labours… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » These perceptions of Johnson could be critical in an election
I realise it's not received much coverage, but Parliament didn't get to vote on recess for the previous two conferences, what with the government unlawfully proroguing Parliament and all.... actually the Labour conference was then disrupted by the resumption of the Parliamentary session. There was a strong sense that if… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » New named leader hypotheticals from YouGov suggest that the To
TM deal was appallingly bad and trapped us in perpetual customs union with EU and aligned to EU rules. It was worst of all worlds and not the best deal that could have been achieved had she not allowed the EU to separate withdrawal and FTA to only follow later , agreeing to 39 billion for nothing in return guaranteed . If… -
Re: Keir Starmer now slumps to Corbyn levels in the latest Ipsos leader ratings – politicalbetting.com
On the American aspect of "Anglo-Saxon" Politico.com (April 18,2021) - America First Caucus a crazy idea, John Boehner says "I can tell you that this so-called America First Caucus is one of the nuttiest things I've ever seen," he said. Former House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday called the plan of some House Republicans… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » After another massive political 7 days in the UK & US it’s
Why Labour deserve their problems: Flag Quote · Off Topic Tony_MTony_M Posts: 55 May 2015 Just bumped into one of my neighbours at the local Morrisons on Sheppey. Matt is an elderly Labour activist. He told me he'd been telling at one of the local polling stations. I enquired as to activity and he said voting had been… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How do you solve a problem like Jeremy Corbyn and his dire
The details of the new PM's meetings last week are starting to come out: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/16/theresa-mays-day-of-the-long-knives--two-minutesin-no-10and-mich/ Mrs May, it seems, needed little persuading. At 9.50am on Thursday, Downing Street aides called Mr Gove, who was in his ministry, to a meeting… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » After a series of polls showing the main parties level-pegg
Morning all :) The Conservatives remain becalmed at 30-32% which was their flat line in the Blair years. It now seems the activists believe UKIP will fall apart and all their voters will run back to the blue team - apart from those who will run back to the Red team of course, On immigration, I see it up close and personal…