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Re: Who on earth prefers margarine to butter? – politicalbetting.com
The close votes are the most dramatic and the most thrilling when you win though. I always remember Macaulay's description of the passing of the Great Reform Act in 1832. He was a remarkable writer and makes the vote almost as vivid as if I'd been there:: Such a scene as the division of last Tuesday I never saw, and never… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The LDs need a good day in next week’s locals just to show tha
Popular with celebrities, American and Jewish communities, wealthy professionals and the odd intellectual who can still afford it, St John’s Wood has always been seen as a high-end, exclusive London suburb. Unlike similar areas such as Primrose Hill, which was once home to workers cottages, railroad fumes and unsavoury… -
Re: Sunak’s small boats policy doesn’t look like an election winner – politicalbetting.com
I'd add housing supply to the long list of things that the government has been far too slow to make significant progress on. I've been thinking about why the Tories are faring badly, and I've come to the tentative conclusion that, despite many fine words, so little gets done, and it's all so slow. To illustrate, here's a… -
Re: Always, ALWAYS, check the terms of your bets – politicalbetting.com
He was so good at his job at CPS that David Cameron arranged an extra ordinary Bonus payment and Pension provision. He was so good as the leader of the Opposition that he picked Labour up by it;s bootstrps and went from no hoper to Government in 5 years. Whislt he has clearly made errors as PM, his charachter assasination… -
Re: By newspaper read the Tories only lead amongst Mail readers – politicalbetting.com
The house price differentials have gotten worse in modern times. The UK has been monopolar for several centuries, but the degree of the housing problem has changed. -
Re: How we see Starmer, Corbyn, and Farage – politicalbetting.com
lol I’ve been here since 1981. And my god it was a shithole then. I squatted all around Bloomsbury and Fitzrovia - central London, in houses now worth £5m - simply because so much of london was deserted I also lived in “hard to let” council property in Wapping for £ 1 a month. Yes. Off Garnet Street (which actually gave… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Even UKIP voters back the plan that cigarettes be sold in p
And completely O/T: I hate the way that people talk of rising house prices as a good thing. Inflation is never a good thing. The only reason why a house should go up in value is if it has been genuinely improved e.g. an extra bedroom or whatever not because of a bubble and insufficient supply. We will have a sensible… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Boris can’t go on being overruled by Number 10 and remain as F
Boris has never been there because May thinks he is the right foreign secretary for the UK. He is there because it suits May politically. Her career is all that matters. It's a red, white and blue career, and anyone who opposes it is doing Britain down :-D This is a shambolic government largely populated by mediocrities,… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Betting opens on Beaconsfield which almost certainly will be o
No. The FTPA wording for the motion to cancel the 14-day countdown is "That this House has confidence in Her Majesty's Government". Therefore, there has to be a government in place for the House to have confidence in, which of course would have to be different personnel than the one that the House does not have confidence… -
Re: Sir Keir Starmer continues to use humour – politicalbetting.com
The PM just has to hold out until 2027 and then things will be easier (I jest, the HoL is not his biggest problem) The Observer's Whitehall Editor, Cat Neilan, recently cited my analysis for Hogan Lovells, projecting that the UK government could eliminate the risk of defeat in the House of Lords by 2027. There are no… -
Re: The LDs step up the tactical squeeze on LAB voters in Devon – politicalbetting.com
Asset prices for houses has very little to do with interest rates and is very much to do with supply and demand instead. House price earnings ratio rocketed in the 2000s not the 2010s, when base rate was around 6% - it has remained relatively stable since then, despite the fact that interest rates have been around 0% most… -
Re: Punters take a dim view of the Reform contretemps – politicalbetting.com
Now there are country parks, community woodlands, nature reserves across the old coalfields. Or housing estates and business parks. I don't know about the specifics of Brimington or Shirebrook but this is what happened just up the M1 at Orgreave: 100 acres (40 ha) of the site has been redeveloped as the Advanced… -
Re: D’Hondt Cry For Me Argentina – politicalbetting.com
We begin to see why the Prince of Wales has chosen a relatively small mansion to move into. The Monarchy is actually in some considerable danger as a result of Andrew's various sins. Those who witter on about "our future King" may learn a nasty lesson about "events". In general we are are prepared to tolerate a hard… -
Re: Truss once again topping the CONHome ratings – politicalbetting.com
I was back in Rochdale yesterday managing the removers as my parents are moving up here (after 41 years in the same house). Whilst I've seen how busy the town is getting over the years, it really hit home yesterday with absurd traffic levels. Quite simply there are too many cars, too many houses, too many people. For 20… -
Re: Labour are the favourites to win the Makerfield by-election – politicalbetting.com
The last hour on PB has been the most ridiculous group based ultra wank since the Wanking Wankers of Wankstein had their Wankiest Wankfest since World Wank 2 A bunch of Reform-loathing centrist Dads all convincing each other Andy Burnham will win and win it big, “it won’t even be close” On the basis that these people are… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Corporeal on Lady Thatcher
I could get behind a proper housebuilding programme: it's quite clear to me the deficit in housing has been allowed to grow much bigger than it looks on paper. House prices wouldn't plummet, because even so the new stock would be small compared with the total number of houses available - and new houses would encourage… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » My 66/1 long-shot bet for the 2020 White House race: Democrati
My greatest worry over all this is that the EU has been set up as the source of so many of people's problems e.g. low wages, zero-hours, crap housing, rubbish schools, NHS not enough money, Syrians pouring into the country etc etc. So when none of these things gets remotely better when we leave - who they gonna blame next? -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Reconsidering the case for George Osborne as next Tory lead
@another_richard Glad to have stopped your mourning Avery, I like to take a break from pb bubble now and again and have used the extra spare time on my investments. I have been fortunate to buy KAZ and TRP at exactly the right time although slightly concerned that events in Ukraine might have an effect on KAZ next week. I… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » It won’t be Brexit that defines Boris but the decisions he mad
Having said I wont get into this I assume you are saying that guarantees will not be necessary because they have a house worth more than £250,000. There is a problem with this: a) There is likely to be a charge on the property by the mortgage lender already. b) There is likely to be a charge on the property by a bank which… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Survation poll on the policy announcementsin Ed’s speech
I would have thought they would have to do an internal inspection in all cases. You can't tell from 'looking' if a house has 5 bedrooms, or 7, or has 3 bathrooms and a swimming pool out back.... Remember when we're dealing with expensive houses, they are a lot more individual than the average house. You can make mostly a…