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Re: As time goes by – politicalbetting.com
Around the millenium the Economist had a review of the preceding century, it may even have been a special issue, and one thing they looked at was the returns of property versus equities. There was only one decade when you would have been better off in property than equities. So if you invest for the long term you are… -
Re: Can that elusive CON poll lead come in June or July? – politicalbetting.com
I've long advocated an abolition of tax credits and housing benefit, and merging it into the tax system instead, but the idea that pensions and wages etc aren't a cost to the taxpayer either is just absurd. Even if every penny of tax credits and housing benefit were abolished the state would have still run a deficit some… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Maggie Thatcher 1979 experience: Why leader and “best P
It depends on how much equity they have and what they are after. You aren't arguing sensibly here. You started by trying to compare Barking and Dagenham to Islington and Camden, which is like comparing penny sweets with caviar The best three bed house in Dagenham is on offer for £275k.. you then slipped in a made up figure… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Charting the Populus “Monday effect” – the day the LAB lead
It depends on the region, of course. That 6.4% includes the special case of London. But mostly, prices have risen modestly over the last couple of years, partially (but not completely) reversing the big falls of the crash. So yes, houses are a bit more affordable than they were under Labour: even including London, the… -
Re: This government really does look after oppressed minorities – politicalbetting.com
Alternative way to look at it relationships are great while they last. When they end however can often leave you in a position where you end up struggling because you built a life, had a house and now suddenly in your 40's or 50's find your self having to sell up and can no longer afford a home and have to rent while your… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Which Irish eyes will be smiling in 2016 – a look at next y
Conflict News @Conflicts 6h6 hours ago Conflict News Retweeted Evrensel Gazetesi #Turkey military shuts down road to #Lice due to “IED threat”, blocking ~200 from reaching polls - @HetavRojan Conflict News @Conflicts 6h6 hours ago Conflict News Retweeted cumhuriyet.com.tr BREAKING: Electricity has been cut off in… -
Re: It’s hard to envisage the circumstances in which Starmer doesn’t become PM – politicalbetting.com
Now that male primogeniture has been abolished it's time to visit another anomaly. Common opinion is that, for example, the House of Tudor or Stuart, ceases because we ran out of Tudors or Stuarts and thus a new house name is required. Wrong of course. George I was a Stuart through the female line (Elizabeth of Bohemia).… -
Re: Team Trump tries to fight the result using the the old “piles of paper” wheeze – politicalbetting.co
The Government seem to increasingly (and have done for some time) think they're operating under an American Presidential system of Government (and an American system freed of the checks and balances in that system, particularly restrictions on the ability to spend money), ignorant of the fact that they are supposed to draw… -
Re: LAB has 9% lead in BBC Projected National Share – politicalbetting.com
You beat me to it. Taxation is a large part of the solution, but it has to be the right kind of taxation. You tax earned incomes less, tax property a lot more, and presto - more money to chuck at the old and the sick, and more disposable cash left over from wages swilling round the economy to plough back into investment… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Remember this cringe making TMay effort from GE17?
I wish that was true, but it isn't: Here is a list of problems facing the country. Could you say for each of them which political party you think would handle the problem best? Labour lead over Con: NHS: +18 Immigration: -6 Laura Norder: -8 Education: +9 Tax: 0 Unemployment: +3 Economy: -9 Housing: +16 Brexit: -10 Defence:… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » GE17 saw the emergence of a new type of “shy Tory” – those opp
And it is Davis who has been the success of Brexit preparations so far. Civil servants report that he is thoughtful, pragmatic and hard-working. He has come to the Commons to update MPs several times. He has not had much of substance to report, but he has impressed MPs on both sides of the House – the Remain side and the… -
Re: Will tactical voting stop Reform? I’m not convinced – politicalbetting.com
A public response to Prescott: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/nov/10/bbc-board-member-tory-links-led-charge-systemic-bias-claims ..In his response to Prescott’s memo, Shah pushed back against the broader allegations of bias. He said Prescott “does not present a full picture of the discussions, decisions and actions… -
Re: An interesting observation – politicalbetting.com
Trump going in hard now. President Trump’s the Deep State BLOODBATH in the past 24 hours: - All federal prosecutors handling January 6th cases fired, computers locked and marched out of their offices by security. - David Sundberg, the FBI Assistant Director at the helm of the January 6th investigations, has been fired. -… -
Re: Scooby Doo, where are you as Spanish politics is literally going to the dogs – politicalbetting.com
Another one. Rep. RJ May, a Republican member of the South Carolina House, has been arrested and charged with 10 counts of distributing child sexual abuse material. Prosecutors say he used the screen name “joebidennnn69.” https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1935816209741586692 -
Re: LAB could be taking a big risk with ads like this – politicalbetting.com
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Introducing the PB/YouGov Favourability Ratings – a new dev
True, there has been relatively little growth in the physical network. But it has been growing, unlike in BR times when it was constantly shrinking. I was referring (though misusing the terms) to both the increase in 'routes' and the number of services on those routes. It looks as though a significant proportion of the… -
Re: Brian Rose, the surprise second favourite for the London Mayoralty, is now out to 32 on Betfair – po
I'm a bit less negative on Khan. However, you do make some highly valid points. On TfL, it's a financial catastrophe - with the commuting income gone, it's effectively run by the Government yet it has to provide a full service even though no one use sit especially during the day. Even when restrictions are lifted, will… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » How punters saw 2017 on three key UK political betting markets
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Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Trump makes it three states in a row as he moves even close
Sounds like they'd make a great team. http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/239467-meet-the-gops-unconventional-new-star "She stands just 5 feet 3 inches, but McSally has never run from a fight. In 2001, she won a lawsuit against then-Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, overturning a policy requiring U.S.… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » With five months to go how the US is dividing on the next Pres
The effects of the virus have been remarkably patchy right from the off - there have been plenty of localities that have hardly been touched. There have been no significant outbreaks in our town. I personally know nobody - not friends, family or work colleagues - who has shown any symptoms of the disease. A cousin of a…
