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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The polling that should give great succour to Trump
On Trump's beef with Canada over dairy: As the trade minister, Chrystia Freeland, has pointed out, trade data flatly contradicts the claim that Canadian supply management is ravaging US dairyland – either because it unfairly restricts imports or because it dumps a subsidized surplus in US markets. In 2016, Canada imported… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Senior Republicans not enthused by Trump’s postpone the electi
Afraid he made the point, by making a point of scoffing at the pandemic. He did it his way. Am sad for his family and close friends. IF I could think of anything good to say about him as a politico, I would. I cannot. Except perhaps to note that he was a Trump precursor, only nobody - except maybe Bannon and/or Trumpsky -… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Corbyn’s Trident review. Winning a battle but the losing th
Hansard, 2nd December 1991: "Is the Minister aware that everyone in Leicestershire will welcome the setting up of the inquiry into the regime of Frank Beck? There was, of course, not a shred of truth in any of the allegations of criminal conduct made against me during the trial by Beck and by 25 his accomplice, Winston. I… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Shapps Tweet ad could be as damaging as Liam Byrne’s “t
I don't think so. In any event I'm not sure what the relevance would be. We started off talking about unusual or obscure causes of death. I am more interested in the aetiology and course of tertiary syphilis, and the facts of my great-grandfather's disastrous first marriage. Pretty certain there were no live kids from the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Only divorce can save the Union
I do wonder, looking at the Tory target operations whether they came close on occasion the breaching the financial aspects of the RPA. Secondly, I feel quite sorry for Nick Clegg. From being a Golden Boy a few years ago he’s now in a dreadful place. Could well have been better for him personally if he’d lost. He could then… -
Re: The joy of six. How many of these states will Trump win? – politicalbetting.com
No, thats literally what you said. Its not the ownership of BT that was the issue, simply its focus. And as I have responsed to a different post privatised BT Openreach simply refused to engage with us on fibre. Carried out a demand survey in 2004, decided the answer was no. Estate built 2005/6. Installs loads of phone… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Labour’s Corbynistas have yet to face the unpalatable fact tha
If I earn a decent salary and I pay my taxes, to me it seems illogical I have to wait until I'm 39 to buy a house. It seems reasonable in my 20s I should be able to afford one but I cannot, without parental help. That is not in any way a fair or reasonable situation to be in. My point about 10 years was that the Tories… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Rob Ford and Matthew Goodwin have news of UKIP’s private po
"The ‘Mrs Duffy’ moment was so damaging to Labour in 2010 because it encapsulated a fear that had been building for years: that New Labour looked down its nose at people who were worried about immigration. Labour won few votes among those who saw immigration as their most important issue, but it lost plenty among people… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Which of the following areas will have the highest Remain s
It seems that the Avaaz network are going to be campaigning for remain, but I don't think I have ever seen a more patronising promotional email. Vote for Remain because we all know that Mr Farage is a nasty man! ----- Dear Avaazers across the UK, The results are in, and an overwhelming majority of our movement has spoken:… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It’s bumper polling Saturday with at least 3 Westminster on
Sob I said the other day I usually back the horse based on the name. Had I have known that Crystal Swing was racing, I'd have been backing that. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » We could be heading for GE2015 outcome that’ll appear to be
In retrospect it is surprising how legitimate Labour's victory at the 2005 general election was treated, given that they had a lead of less than 800,000 votes across the UK, and even managed to lose the popular vote in England, but still had a comfortable majority. In the above seat projection the Labour seat majority… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Nighthawks is now open
It could be worse: the twenty-nine members of Abraham Lincoln's funeral guard all got America's highest military award, the Medal of Honour, just for guarding the casket! It'd be like the horses that pulled Thatcher's gun carriage to her funeral all getting the VC. ;-) In 1917 they had a review, and a total of 911 Medals… -
Re: Will Macron prove to be quasi effective against Le Pen today? – politicalbetting.com
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I think there's an analogy with Pearl Harbor - Americans liked to think they were somehow invulnerable but 9/11 dispelled that with a vengeance. For London, 7/7 was awful but we'd lived with terror for nearly 40 years though not suicide bombers which was the new dimension. It impacted American policy directly not only… -
Re: Will the quiet man be back and turning up the volume? – politicalbetting.com
The old engineering computer lab at QMW in London had a big emergency power cut-off handle by the door. From memory it was about two foot long, with a red rubber/plastic handle, and stuck out form the wall at about a twenty degree angle. The idea being that if anyone electrocuted themselves, the power could be easily cut… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Yes Witney saw a sharp decline in turnout compared with GE2015
For a period there, we had a DOS, a Russian carrier in the Channel, AND a "chemical incident" at City Airport. Perhaps good that Twitter went down; it could have been happy hour for tin foilers. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Why YouGov says we should beware of the phantom swings: dramat
you asked: All imperial measures, as that is how it has been handed down to me Makes enough for at least 2 20 oz pudding basins, so you get to keep one for next year (yes, really, I mean it – I make them every 2 years). 2 lbs mixed dried fruit 4 oz blanched almonds (whole or pieces, you choose) 4 oz candied peel 4 oz glace… -
Re: If Florida flips, as the polls are suggesting, then Trump is doomed – politicalbetting.com
@HYUFD 'My goodness some on here are going to be eating lashings of humble pie on election night if Trafalgar are right again.' You misunderstand the criticism of Trafalgar. It isn't that they cannot or will not predict the correct outcome on the nite. It is that they are not in fact pollsters. Thanks to the excellent… -
Re: How long before Sunak ceases to be favourite for next CON leader? – politicalbetting.com
Very sorry to hear that. The NHS has been f&&cked for years. It is an institutional problem nothing to do with the Tories. The nature of the NHS means that there is no accountability for waste, inefficiency, or negligence (Ockenden being the exception that proves the rule). You waited first five hours, then eight and so… -
Re: Brexit behaving badly – politicalbetting.com
Did anyone notice this previously: Government bond yields rose after experimental official data indicated that unemployment in Britain was much lower in the first half of the year than first thought, providing what analysts called a “hawkish impetus” for the Bank of England. Experimental data published in October by the…
