Some pictures from tonight’s party
Hunchman & Augustus Carp David Herdson & James Burdett Sunil & Sean Fear Peter the Punter & Paul Maggs Scarpia & Nick Palmer Greg Callus (Morus) There are many more pictures which I will feature tomorrow.
Can Guido catch up in the hanging e-petition race?
Will he get the required 100,000 by February? As I’m sure we all know Guid is running a campaign to get capital punishment restored for certain cases of serious murder and he’s set up a petition on the Number 10 e-petitions site. If the total reach the threshold of 100,000 within six months then it becomes eligible to be debated in the commons. His move has received a fair bit of attention in the media and also prompted a rival…
Labour drops sharply in new South West poll
Are we seeing the return of tactical voting The latest poll of voting intentions in the South West of England is just out and has good news for the Lib Dems and UKIP but bad news for Labour. As can be seen from the chart Labour are down from 28% two months ago to 21% now though this is still six points up on what they did in the region at the general election. The Tories, meanwhile, are down 2…
Has the Met job become a test of Dave’s authority?
Should you take the 7/1 that Cameron will get his way? Overnight I put a bet on with Ladbrokes at 7/1 that the American who as been boss of several US police forces, including New York, Bill Bratton, will get the job as Metropolitan Police commissioner. This appointment is reported to becoming becoming a trial of strength between Number 10 and the Home Office with the latter making it a job requirement that the post goes to a British citizen….
Marf’s party reminder…
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Perry moves into the favourite slot
Betfair Politics And one-time 2nd favourite Pawlenty quits the race There’s been a fair bit of activity on the betting markets following the formal announcement of Rick Perry’s declaration that he’s running and the aftermath of yesterday’s straw poll at Ames, Iowa. The Texas governor, Rick Perry, has edged into the favourite slot on Betfair while Pawlenty is to make a statement today that he’s pulling out. He was the big loser yesterday in Aimes after throwing a huge amount…
YouGov: Clegg gets the biggest riot week boost
But all three leaders see improvements The weekly leader ratings from YouGov are just out and all three see an increase in their “doing well” figures and a decline in the “doing badly” rating. The biggest change has been for Nick Clegg who sees the positive number going up by four with a similar drop in the negative one making an eight point net change. The LD leader still has the smallest positive number and the biggest negative one. Miliband…
As Bachmann heads for victory in Aimes – Enter Rick Perry
Will all the signs suggesting that Michelle Bachmann is heading for victory in the Aimes Straw poll – the first electoral test of the 2012 race – the big news tonight is likely to be the entry into the contest of Texas governor, Rick Perry. Bachmann’s victory, expected to be announced in the next half hour, enhances the credibility of her campaign, help with fundraising and also puts the spotlight on the losers. Although the Aimes event has no binding…