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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Nighthawks is now open
FPT @Y0kel Syria: Not the gaffe you think. In the last 24 hours, much comment has focussed on the apparent gaffe by John Kerry that left a door open for the Russians to drop their proposal to avoid a US strike on Syria. ... What makes it a right mess is that the Assad government shifted them again in advance of a possible… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The impacts of the floods on the 2015 General Election
Mark Ferguson @Markfergusonuk 1h There was an internal disagreement within Labour about how to deal with the Lib Dems. It seems there isn't anymore... http://labli.st/1fd3cAC Pretty unambiguous language. "That means the internal battle within the Labour Party between those who think the Lib Dems should be accommodated and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Ukip gets its first MP – Douglas Carswell defects from the
It's easy to over-react to events like this and I may have a different view in a couple of hours, but my immediate reaction is that this is an unmitigated disaster for the Conservatives and potentially an epochal moment in British politics. Carswell will hold Clacton comfortably through a combination of usual by election… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Irish border issue has the potential to bring down Mrs May
Look, the pornography was apparently legal, so who cares. But you guys (Tory supporters?) coming up with ways in which the images *could* have come to be on the computer smacks a bit of desperation. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-42151148 "But Mr Lewis said a check of the computer's internet history over a… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Polling blow UKIP betting favourite to win most votes at E
I think the *science* of homoeopathy is non-existent - but I knew a friend who smoked 40 a day and had tried everything from patches to hypnosis to no avail. Then he gave a bottle of Boots Stop Smoking pills a go and stopped in 2 days and never relapsed. I had crippling [and I mean that literally] pain from sciatica and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Michael Crick is right about appointments to the House of Lord
I only took the train there - it's far more interesting taking a week travelling to somewhere new than heading back the other way. The route was that I left Shipley just after the morning rush and caught a mid-morning ECML to Kings Cross. Lunch in London followed by a mid-afternoon Eurostar to Brussels. A quick chip stop… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » We are now at Peak Bern
Good afternoon, everyone. Must agree that Clinton's campaigns appear not to have been great. Barely beating a socialist in a two horse race* isn't impressive. *There was a third chap early on. Who had about 1% support... -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Reviewing 2017: The polling that made me think 53% of the elec
I think I have finally managed to put my wallet away until 27th December. It has taken an absolute pounding. Advice from someone who knows: do not have grown-up children who live at home; love and treasure them from afar - it is much, much cheaper. Good news, though, is that beer o’clock is only four hours away and I have… -
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I wonder how long the BEEB is going to play the day after an inconsequential vote in June when we simply find out yes has won by about ten points. They are going to have an extended programme, hours of angles and consequences- all of which mean nothing because the status quo remains. You are really missing out on life… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Senate Kavanaugh hearing begins taking evidence from the w
Fox News host Chris Wallace said, only hours before the hearing began, that he, like "a lot of American families" had been discussing Kavanaugh's nomination. He said that during those discussions "two of my daughters told me stories that I had never heard before about things that happened to them in high school". He… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Veteran US pollster Frank Luntz is right – it will be the econ
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Monday morning cartoon
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » YouGov London Mayoral poll has Sadiq with 7% lead
Indeed. Canvassing in inner London yesterday revealed almost unanimous support for Remain. About 10 of us were out for a couple of hours and I was told that only two Leaves had been found in about 100 contacts. -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Some brighter polling news for the Tories – today’s YouGov
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Solving Labour’s deficit dilemma?
FPT; I was very careful not to use the word boom because it is very unlikely that the economy would boom post exit. I just think they would be better off outside the Euro with a currency they can devalue. A market forced adjustment would be the best thing for them IMO. They won't be able to borrow in USD or another major… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Buttigieg quitting the WH2020 race triggers Biden bounce in th
We’re headed for a constitutional crisis in the near future. The Duchess of Cornwall will not assume the title of queen when Prince Charles ascends to the throne, Clarence House insisted last night. There has been no change in the decision taken at the time of her marriage in 2005 that Camilla, 72, will become princess… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The polling suggests that Corbyn’s onto a winner backing onsho
Nearly afternoon all :) Have to confess I'm confused this morning. Not so long ago we were seeing the Prime Minister pledging money for housing and the NHS and more or less conceding taxes would have to rise to meet additional funding in both the NHS and the provision of care for vulnerable adults and children. Now I read… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Tories become the favourites in the Rochester by-electi
One of the many excellent points made by Kay and King in their book on the British Tax System http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-British-Tax-System-J-A/dp/019828313X is that specific tax charges (and breaks) only make a difference when introduced. After that the market adjusts, and the tax (or break) becomes neutral. It ceases to…
