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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » LAB’s GE17 candidate selection process makes it look amateuris
The housing market and capitalism are not the same thing. The key reason the housing market doesn't respond to pure capitalism is because there are non-economic reasons why people choose to live where they do. So house prices don't just match incomes. Take my case. I live in Cannock, which is very cheap. But I may have to… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Defying the odds Theresa ploughs on
As you know he doesn't have a vote in Parliament and doesn't speak for or against motions or bills in the Commons. This has been a real problem for his Buckingham constituents regarding HS2, East West Rail, the Oxford Cambridge Expressway and plans to build a million houses along the Oxford Cambridge corridor - all of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » If LAB find they need to go into coalition then it’s highly
Yes, unfortunately interest rates are a crude weapon but that's what we have in monetary policy and that's the price we pay for having a divergent economy. It's the same rate whether you're in London or Liverpool (that's regrettable and something which we should look at though I don't have a solution). I fully appreciate… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Will this win back the Con to UKIP switchers Dave needs to
Housing has been a disappointment, yes. (1) [supply] They tried to reform planning permission, but ended up running into nimbyism. That said, there have been early signs of greater release of unneeded government land for building (2) [housing benefit reform] They should have done this more thoughtfully - they've capped the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Looking at how undecided voters might vote in this general ele
In all honesty, as someone who broadly speaking supports the principle of an advisory, largely appointed upper chamber, there are a few changes that could be brought in to improve some matters without delay. 1) Anyone who hasn't attended X days annually in X years should be excluded from the House - even if we still want… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » LAB YouGov lead back up to 8pc but Dave retains his 11pc “B
It's a shamelessly political opportunistic move by Labour. And they won't do it, however much Tim witters on otherwise. Labour's record on housing between 1997 and 2010 was abysmal in every single area. I see no reason to believe that they've learnt their lesson, or even begun to understand the issues. I repeat: Northstowe… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The past three months have been tough for both main leaders bu
Today’s sad circumstances notwithstanding, it is great to see so many cat lovers on PB. My cat is a young female and - as is typically the case with females of the species - she has a small range, only venturing a few hundred metres in any given direction. Thankfully, she has so far shown no interest in the road to the… -
Re: A tale of two seats: Maidstone and Macclesfield – politicalbetting.com
It would be of interest to me to know which parts of that you disagree with and why if this is to be a back and forth - if you don't want a back and forth then I'll note that an not respond further after this. In terms of economic policy: Wes Streeting is arguing that the private sector can take more NHS business. The… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The country’s leading psephologists bring more bad news for Co
It's ly with their completely bonkers exit payment demand. 4. Bringing Gibraltar into the equation is highly provocative and completely unnecessary. What on earth were they thinking? This is casinoroyale's thesis. And I come to see its merits. The EU has a strong hand which they are about to overplay. They think we won't… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » We should be heading for a low turnout – who would that benefi
Good header. Meanwhile I am trying to understand Bassetlaw. The new candidate (article, LabourList) is Keir Morrison, who is one of the two extant Lab Councillors in Ashfield, and the former cabinet member for housing (imo ideological rather than good - took a very good Housing Setup back into political control for no good… -
Re: The French election – the fight to be in the final two – politicalbetting.com
'Margaret Hodge, the veteran Labour MP, told the House of Commons the sanctions were “too narrow” and that a list of 35 oligarchs drawn up in retaliation for the poisoning and imprisonment of Alexei Navalny - including the name of Abramovich - should now face restrictions. Replying to Mrs Hodge, Mr Johnson said: “I… -
Re: The kaleidoscope has been shaken. The pieces are in flux. – politicalbetting.com
Section 106 was seriously circumscribed from 2008 under the Planning Act 2008, where the planning gain charges had to be much more directly related to the particular development. A new charge was introduced (where the local house prices would support it) called Community Infrastructure Levy. By 2022 under 200 of ~500 Local… -
Re: Corbyn remains an electoral liability for LAB – politicalbetting.com
Don't be silly @Leon . You are wacky, but not stupid. The fact that you are desperately trying to find a benefit of Brexit that you quote this tiny marginal benefit to an astonishingly small number of people (if it is much of a benefit when fully evaluated) shows what a pile of horse shit Brexit is. It is like a once… -
Re: Labour cuts v Tory cuts – politicalbetting.com
From this: The government will no longer defend a decision, made by the previous government, to allow a controversial new coalmine in Cumbria. The new Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Angela Rayner, has accepted there was an “error of law” in the decision to grant planning permission for… -
Re: If you ever wanted to see what a push poll looks like – politicalbetting.com
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Re: Unapproved thoughts. The government and free speech – politicalbetting.com
You’d think that having demonstrated its third world credentials first with the election and second with the coup, this third demonstration wasn’t really necessary? The lack of power to about a quarter of the state has created a widespread emergency, with families huddling in homes or cars without heat, burst water pipes,… -
Re: Labour’s challenge with antisemitism – Corbyn gets his membership back and the problem remains – pol
Let me explain it in very simple terms. For all his faults, Boris doesn't talk down to or demean voters the way Labour has been doing. I don’t just mean Corbyn, Look at how Starmer tweets have been analyzed in this thread. Someone wants to boast about having half a million members, yet the entry fee to enter the broad tent… -
Re: Scotland says Yes, No, or maybe – politicalbetting.com
Almost certainly you have to choose a new currency, because the Bank of England -nor any foreign central bank- will not stand behind the newly independent Scottish banking system, even if major assets were simply transferred to rUK based operations. Neither could Scotland use the Euro unilaterally like Montenegro or Kosovo… -
Re: Will Robert Jenrick become the most famous Traitor of 2026? – politicalbetting.com
Thanks to my jobs and AML regulations I am an expert in Edinburgh and North East England prostitution services, as well as courtesans in Davos. Totally unrelated A Northumbria policewoman caught advertising herself on an escort website has been jailed for 15 months. Former Pc Victoria Thorne, of Washington, Tyne and Wear,… -
Re: Light the beacons of Gondor, Gavin Williamson may have just come up with a competent and popular pol
Look at any city or large town and you will see them. Nottingham has plenty of them. Even a smaller town like Newark has developments with planning permission for over 300 houses that have not been started more than a decade after planning permission was given. Meanwhile they are building 3,500 new houses on greenfield…
