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Re: Has Campbell got this right – Hunt’s now PM in all but name – politicalbetting.com
Truss has explained how her hateful Comprehensive Education has been a millstone she has had to overcome through hard work and graft. You are making the very fair assumption that after the magnificent Conservative renaissance over the last 24 hours, Labour remain very much unelectable, and will for generations to come, by… -
Re: The influence of Political betting is causing problems in Gorton & Denton – politicalbetting.com
This government is a shambles 1) Children's minister apologies after telling Sky News that foster caring isn't a job The children's minister has issued an apology after saying that fostering "isn't work, it isn't a job, it's not employment" in an interview with Sky News. The claim caused some backlash on social media. Josh… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » You can’t fault Corbyn’s ambition in going to Trafford to laun
I was just yanking TUD's chain plus setting up the dénouement of a bishop bashing gag. As an agnostic supporter of electoral/House of Lords reform I think it is an outrage that our upper house joins Iran as the only Parliaments that has unelected theologians in it. -
Re: What Now? – politicalbetting.com
This is typical Tory practice and people wonder why the police are crap Malcolm Offord was rejected by the voters during the Holyrood election. Despite this he has been handed an unelected peerage in the house of lords as a U.K. gov minister Under the secretary of State for Scotland office. Amazing what £150,000 donation… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The main initial change that Ashcroft’s poll could produce
Never was a man less well named than this Adonis! I find the ermine clad "Lords" to be appropriately decorated in the skins of secretive dead vermin. A title is a useful marker of a scoundrel with good connections. The sooner the House of Lords is abolished the better. Why should this unelected has been have the right to… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Mr. Cameron might rue the day that his party was reluctant
The House of Lords has always been " a bunch of unelected, geriatric, reject politicians" and in fact is less so since the hereditories (misspelling deliberate) were culled. They know the situation and so will pick their fights carefully, as they have under all shades of Government. I'd prefer to have an elected HoL, but… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Looking ahead to the 2016 US Presidential Election
1. Obama has been a let down for many, including many first-time voters. Motivating them to go back to the voting booths for a third election will be tough. 2. Time for a change. From the Democrats, from the administration (yes, she's not there now but she was), and from the Clintons. 3. There's a large part of the… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Courts should be an emergency backstop to parliament, not
A general election that the Prime Minister could ensure took place after the critical time for scrutiny, and only once he had already been defeated in his objective of smuggling the UK out of the EU without Parliamentary scrutiny. Why should an unelected Prime Minister who has yet to win a single vote in the House of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » New polling analysis finds that enthusiasm for Brexit amongst
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Re: Leave looks like…Has Brexit met Vote Leave’s prospectus? – politicalbetting.com
Politico.com - AS MANY AS 12 GOP VOTES TO IMPEACH By Renuka Rayasam 01/12/2021 08:01 PM EST [That's Republican vote in the House, at this hour. The number of Republican senators I don't know, but like the House list it is no doubt growing by the hour.] ‘NEVER BEEN A GREATER BETRAYAL’ — Rep. Liz Cheney, the No. 3 House… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » That ComRes 14% CON lead poll might have done Mr. Corbyn a
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Re: How the general election would have looked under different voting systems – politicalbetting.com
The EU is actually quite "democratic", contrary to how those with a propensity to have swivel eyes would have one believe. The executive of the EU is the Council of Ministers, or Council of The EU is the executive and is made up of ministers from each member countries, who are democratically elected by each member state.… -
Re: Unlikely villains: Sir Geoffrey Howe – politicalbetting.com
I see there are proposals that there be a retirement age for members of the House of Lords, and that there be a minimum level of attendance and participation or else they lose their seat. Nice to the see the government finally listen to suggestions I've been making for year. All very sensible and reasonable for an… -
Re: Russia Today and the Fremen Mirage – politicalbetting.com
Today’s Rawnsley is on the under-commented efforts by a handful of Lords to filibuster the nationally popular AD legislation, and the wider challenges the HoL is giving the government: The passage of time has turned the peers, especially those of the Tory variety, bolshie. As the government has become increasingly… -
Re: Labour remain the favourites for the Makerfield by-election – politicalbetting.com
Life for the low skilled and low paid has always been hard. The way out has always been getting a skillset, getting a job, getting a house and then getting a better skillset, job and house. Now there are ways governments can help people do this but its also dependent upon people helping themslves. Some, lots even, from… -
Re: IN (FEINT) PRAISE OF URSULA VON DER LEYEN – politicalbetting.com
After being furloughed last year and being made redundant before lockdown 2 I have been responsible for education in our house while my wife has continued her job. In lockdown 1 the provision was almost nothing for my 6yo and some work for my 11yo. In lockdown 2 and 3 work has been provided by school. For my eldest the… -
Re: The King might bugger up the plans of Sunak – politicalbetting.com
"It seems an unelected head of state is in effect damaging democracy by restricting the dates Sunak (an unelected PM), can hold an election by being out of the country. But one thing is clear, as has been for a long time, no May election" Slight re-write -
Re: Starmer’s going to need a bigger bus – politicalbetting.com
It would be an interesting one. Historically it would be the Leader of the House of Commons who would take questions in the Commons. There have been some pretty powerful LotH when the PM has been a peer. W H Smith (of bookseller fame) was Leader of the House and First Lord of the Treasury under Lord Salisbury. Hard to see… -
Re: Labour – turning the corner – politicalbetting.com
Farage has claimed he has paid for the Surrey house out of his Jungle fee. The FT state this fee went into his company and hasn't been withdrawn. I have looked up his companies. He is only a shareholder in 3. 2 are Reform companies and the other is Thorn in their side Ltd This company does not need an audit and can submit… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Theresa May loses her battle to be able to invoke Article 50 w
Despite all the posturing, the very last thing the government wants is a HoL with democratic legitimacy, because then it might have to start taking it seriously. At the moment if can try and brow beat it as the "unelected house", if that fails it has the parliament act, and the various conventions to fall back on, and…
