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Re: Why laying Nigel Farage is a risky business – politicalbetting.com
An interesting possible straw in the wind. One of Trump co-conspirators in trying to corrupt the 2021 Election, Tina Peters, is in prison for 9 years on State Charges - not pardonable by the President. Trump has been threatening Colorado with cancelling funding, as he does, and was told to p*ss off. He cancelled funding… -
Re: Hatchings, Matchings and Dispatchings. – politicalbetting.com
Interesting question. Austerity, poor quality housing and poor health outcomes generally I think left us vulnerable. We were too slow to lockdown and cut off infections from abroad which meant we had to lock down in a more destructive way once we did. Unforgivable given we had more advance warning than most countries on… -
Re: Why tax cuts might not be a panacea for the Tories – politicalbetting.com
The debate has quickly descended into envy and othering. This is why we need to reform the tax system, not any specific tax. I'm 47. I briefly signed on when I let university. I lived part of a year working in central London full time where had there not been a free canteen at lunchtime I would have starved due to lack of… -
Re: A tempest is coming – politicalbetting.com
Yep. It’s a two storey sleeping train and they have cleverly put the dog cabin next to the stairs so there’s a space under the stairs for the dog to sleep. The car has been taken away on another train a few hours earlier; hopefully I will see it, and all my stuff, again. A real bargain at about €175 for the ticket, the… -
Re: The WH2020 betting edges to Biden after probably the worst TV debate ever – politicalbetting.com
The president has told us in innumerable ways that either he will be re-elected or he will delegitimize the vote by claiming that all mail-in ballots — a time-honored tradition that has ushered Republicans and Democrats into office and has been used by Trump himself — are invalid. Trump’s motives could not be more… -
Re: The 2025 chutzpah award goes to Marco Longhi – politicalbetting.com
Somewhat belatedly, it is time to go and get the Christmas tree. Then put some decs up. Our son is coming home in the early hours for Christmas. Looking forward to that. This has been a very unhappy hear for me in politics. I feel an orphan. I have nothing but contempt for the SNP government in Scotland and I am in despair… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The Euro elections are being totally overshadowed by Scotla
You can tell when themes crash. OGH has launched 2 threads today, (will we have a third) on the Scottish referendum, and has caused almost everyone on PB to discuss anything but that subject. The great yap about pop groups and stars (which has gone on for 5 hours), is boring my tits off; mainly because after the Beatles… -
Re: Cockney Covid: is it already everywhere? – politicalbetting.com
That's the holy grail but it is decades away; the line has been dismantled and all the stations sold off as houses. We'll have to wait until the coastal line is completely washed away at Dawlish. The Okie to Exeter line has always been there, just hardly used. -
Re: Another difficult Tory by-election defence – politicalbetting.com
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Re: With 6 weeks to go till the Scottish election support for independence edges upwards – politicalbett
Spin-doctoring is a form of disinformation, if not downright misinformation. And has been a part of politics since before Brutus murdered the noble (or was it dispatched the tyrannical?) Caesar. From international (and commonwealth) perspective, seems clear that Meghan has indeed been besting her foes in the PR game. AND… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Gerrymandered congressional districts could save the House for
Sorry it should have been 49% to 35% now corrected. You have to go back to 1974 when the Democrats won a huge landslide after Watergate to find a bigger lead in a House of Representatives election than 14% so forget the GOP holding the House next year, they will be doing well to avoid a Democratic Tsunami. Berlusconi could… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Paging all Brexiteers who hate American Presidents interfering
She has potential to be a John Major style compromise candidate, one who has risen without trace. She has been a competent leader of the house, loyal to the leadership (a rarity, but something Tories used to value) and has the right background in the Leave campaign. She will survive the early rounds, I think, and we will… -
Re: Trump as Corbyn, Biden as May, and Harris as Johnson? – politicalbetting.com
Crikey. Former deputy prime minister Sir Oliver Dowden has become the most senior ally of Rishi Sunak to be interviewed in the official investigation into betting on the date of the general election, Sky News understands. He follows Mr Sunak's former parliamentary aide Craig Williams and former Downing Street chief of… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » The most important result on May 7th
I am not sure it can be said that the Euro has not been a success. It has proven itself to be far, far more resilient than its detractors predicted. Surviving the worst financial crises since the 1930s was a notable success. The fact that the Greeks are delusional and think they are entitled to other peoples' money simply… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Polling boost for May ahead of the 2nd round of MP voting –
So that's what, 3 hours of on-screen time? Plus a questionable career in the City, some time as City minister after which she was shunted sideways rather than upwards as an energy minister. Based on the above you think she is suitable to be PM ahead of someone who has held a great office for six years and not bungled like… -
Re: The graph of the week – politicalbetting.com
I really don't want to engage with you at all. You sometimes make me feel physically sick. But Hezbollah are not what you think they are. In rough figures Lebanon is 60 ;40 Moslem Christian. There are sub groups and sub groups of sub groups all going back to the civil war which went on for about 20 years. The barbarism and… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Tonight’s National Theatre at Home re-run of the The House is
I have tonight been on the phone to a friend who is due to exchange/complete her house sale in England at the top of a chain of 3 moves on Monday and has just had a letter from Gwynedd Council which claims that she cannot temporarily move into her caravan on the Welsh coast but should delay the house sale instead, in which… -
Re: politicalbetting.com » Blog Archive » Corbyn’s approach to Brexit risks alienating the enthusiastic
What is a serious opposition? It should like? To my mind the Labour opposition has forced the Tories (admittedly in a weak position post GE) into a number of u-turns on universal credit, Brexit bill, NHS privatisations, capping housing benefit for social housing and supported accommodation, NIC for self-employed etc.… -
Re: Why I’m reluctant to bet on a LAB majority – pt1 – politicalbetting.com
On the Post Office:- - Paula Vennells was appointed CEO in 2012. The then Secretary of State for Business was Vince Cable. - She will appear before the inquiry. The current session is to deal with the lawyers. This is actually very important because three very significant parts of this scandal relate to:- (1) The failures… -
Re: Are we set for the greatest polling failure in history? Sunak thinks so – politicalbetting.com
What is interesting is that MRP has been the basis for a lot of the Voter ID systems like Mosaic or Voter Vault that have been developed and used in the USA (and modified for use in the UK, mostly by the Tories for the past 5-6 general elections). Using it allows really targeted messaging, especially via social media.…
