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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » An emerging trend? LAB voters are now more likely to say th
I'm not sure this thread has been pb.com's finest hour. On topic, I'm not sure the certainty to vote graph is showing % figures that are any higher than Labour achieved in May 2010, although I accept the total number now identifying labour as their voting intention is higher. It's a problem for the Tories and whether… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The commentators blaming TMay for the Windrush affair are righ
I am furious over Windrush and Rudd must be under threat as she is the one holding the ball. Seems lot of effort being put in to right the wrongs but it should not have happened. However, the idea TM is under threat is just wishful thinking especially after yesterdays 7 hour marathon in the HOC. She is in as strong a… -
Re: The LEAVE-REMAIN divide becoming less of an issue – politicalbetting.com
Re the upcoming fine weather When I was planning my foodie roadtrip I was able to choose the dates, to an extent, and I opted for the first week in September because, psychologically, it generally seems to be sunny then, even if the rest of the summer has been dreck. Like the weather gods cruelly troll us - as soon as the… -
Re: In March 92% of CON members thought Johnson was handling the COVID19 crisis well – that’s now down t
It’s not total lockdown Back in Madrid, the Madrid Hostelería association regrets the "imminent" closure of the premises at 11 pm due to the new measures approved, as there were "thousands of reservations" planned for today: "We do not understand how it has been possible to proceed with such an immediate closure, with just… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Why those opposed to Brexit shouldn’t get too excited by the B
I agree with Peter Kellner. It has been a fascinating 24 hours, though. First, we find out that Tory Brexiteers in the Cabinet are seeking to use our departure from the EU as a way to reduce employee rights. And this morning we learn that another prominent Tory Brexiteer believes that far from offering British business a… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » LAB lead down to just 3pc in the March Ipsos-MORI poll
OK, it's been several hours now and has become obvious that none of the Unionists are interested in discussing it, so here is the Survation poll: 'Independence referendum: Support for Yes vote at highest level this year' Almost a quarter of Scottish Labour voters – 24.1 per cent – who voted for the party in the 2011… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » On the eve of this month’s GOP debate Trump gets knocked of
FPT The new Star Wars movie sold a million tickets in 12 hours after a 2:30 preview at half-time on Monday Night Football last week. I just don't get the whole Star Wars thing - the last 3 movies have been awful. Walmart is selling shed loads of Star Wars merchandise. Speaking of Walmart, George has now appeared as its low… -
Re: Why the boundary changes probably matter less than you think – politicalbetting.com
Cheers, I think we could have just about got a house around the West Hampstead/Kilburn parts but we would have been stretching to the limit and had to make compromises on life quality afterwards, plus we're only moving up the road to near Fortis Green which I think will have better life quality than West Hampstead. The… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » YouGov had a biggish LAB conference bounce – Populus online
I've only read the Daily Mail when I've been waiting for a haircut, but it's managed to survive better than most. When I was a paper boy (early to mid 1960s), virtually every house had a newspaper delivered. The Mirror and Express dominated (the Sun was till the come), and the Mail was a tiny add on. I grew up on the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Chief Whip who failed to stop LAB’s tricky Brexit motion l
This. There's been a hell of a lot of crap written about the bank bailouts in the past 10 years. But people don't seem to realise that not bailing out the banks would have led to every ordinary citizen losing everything they had in a UK bank. Then being unable to pay their mortgage and thus losing their house. ie for the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How the Tories are using the the appointment of the new Home S
In fairness I think a fair bit of that had to do with the precipitous fall of his patron (Osborne) and having to win back favour with the new regime. By political standards he was pretty loyal. But he didn't achieve a lot when at Business in terms of "cutting red tape". Pretty much uncle Vince levels of activity. And he… -
Re: Starmer gets the best Ipsos ratings – Truss the worst – politicalbetting.com
‘A slippery slope’: A looming nationwide abortion pill ban could undermine the entire drug approval system https://www.statnews.com/2023/02/23/abortion-pill-fda-mifepristone-lawsuit-texas/ Soon after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a former Republican congressman made what might sound like an unusual offer. Did… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Remember five months ago when Hammond thought he was unsackabl
FPT: In response to @SouthamObserver, who said this:- "I feel the pain of those who were hoping to lecture the out of touch liberal elite about fascists winning the day in the Netherlands. Instead, the pesky old Dutch give the overwhelming majority of their votes to pro-EU parties. And now onto France." I'm glad that… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Three CON defences in the South West amongst tonight’s 7 by-el
O/T "You don't need to look like Benjamin Disraeli if your opponent is the latter day Marquis of Granby. Just looking sane and normal would be enough" I used to use a pub called the Marquis of Granby but I have never heard of a boozer named after Disraeli. So perhaps the former had something going for him. On the subject… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Cyclefree asks are Banks the new Unions?
Getting an AI racing car around a track quickly is relatively straightforward, has already been demonstrated and there are plans for a race series of them to help develop the competitive instinct, that last few percent where races are won and lost. An autonomous F1 car would be very uncompaetitive against real racing… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Is Hillary in trouble and can ‘The Donald’ last?
https://twitter.com/PlatoSays/status/639816350714736641Mr Whittingdale wrote to Rhona Fairhead, chair of the BBC trust, to say the coverage of EU matters so far has not been “faultless”. He suggested that any complaints over the corporation’s coverage should be dealt with within 24 hours in order for content to be as… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » LAB in lead for first time since last May as the Tories pay
PBers will remember last month that I predicted a large fall in productivity in 2015q4. Nice to see the OBR also highlighting it: "The most significant forecast change we have made since November has been to revise down potential productivity growth. This is the amount of output the economy can produce sustainably per hour… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The betting markets think a no deal Brexit is getting likelier
I am persuaded by the logic presented by the Institute for Government that there are likely no parliamentary mechanisms left, short of Revoke (for which I see no majority) or VONC (ditto, given the lack of a viable alternative government and the consequent implications around general election timing). As regards the EU… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The coalition could be heading into stormy weather over the
I know we are supposed to have an economy as ropey as the technique of an England batsman but some rather odd developments chez moi over the last month. Firstly, my elder daughter finished her college course and got a weekend job within a week. Secondly, my younger daughter (16) picked up a call centre job at a party (not… -
Re: Could Boris Johnson stand in the Mid Beds by election – politicalbetting.com
Good morning and it is a good morning The sun is already shining through on what looks like a beautiful day to come It is also the day Johnson and Dorries are ex mps, and who expected that joyous news this time yesterday And my wife and I are going for a 5 day break in the Isle of Man tomorrow following the footsteps of my…