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Month: September 2011

Henry G Manson on the challenges facing EdM

Henry G Manson on the challenges facing EdM

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How’s the leader going to do next week? The nature of Ed Miliband’s election victory a year ago has proved to be an occasionally irritating backdrop in what has been a rollercoaster year for the leader. From addressing the TUC rally in March, robotically opposing industrial action in June and pulling out of the Durham Miners Gala in July, Ed has failed to develop a clear position with regards to the unions. This has culminated in a combination of proposals…

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And tonight in the PB Nighthawks Cafe…

And tonight in the PB Nighthawks Cafe…

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What poll questions would you like to put to PBers A week on Tuesday we’ll taking the superb overnight hotel train from Paris to Madrid on our way for our annual “fix” of Andalusia. My plan is to switch off from PB completely and we are planning threads for the two and a half weeks that I’ll be away. One thing we can set up in advance are online polling surveys to get the view of the PB community. Six…

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Are we seeing a cross-over again in the GOP race?

Are we seeing a cross-over again in the GOP race?

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Betfair Politics Is Romney set to return to the favourite slot? While we’ve been focussed on UK issues there’s been a fair bit of movement in the Republican nominee betting. As the chart of Betfair prices shows the sentiment is moving back to Romney once again. Inevitably a lot more questions are being asked of Perry who is not that well-known outside his native Texas. I think that both him and Perry are too tightly priced given that the first…

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Could Boris become an MP AND remain Mayor?

Could Boris become an MP AND remain Mayor?

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Is this his plan to get Cameron’s job? In an article published at midnight in Prospect magazine the mayor of London refuses to rule out the possibility of standing as an MP during a second term as mayor. It’s believed that this is the first he has raised doubts over what he would do if he does secure a second term. The article quotes Johnson as saying: “Look, what I have said is that I won’t go on [as mayor]…

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Will Norm and Ed be the Lib Dem re-shuffle winners?

Will Norm and Ed be the Lib Dem re-shuffle winners?

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What’ll this do to their leadership chances? We are nearly eighteen months into the coalition government and we are starting to get speculation about the first re-shuffle. Who will be the losers and who will be the winners? No doubt there’ll be lots coming out from the Tory side at their conference the week after next. As to the Lib Dems two of the names that are emerging are Clegg’s Chief Parliamentary and Political Adviser, Norman Lamb (left in the…

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For PB Nightshawks – more pix from the Brum event

For PB Nightshawks – more pix from the Brum event

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MrsB and Firefly Aaron and Adrian Bailey StJohn, Mike Smithson, Nick Palmer Corporeal, Alanbrooke & Tom Robinson Thanks to StJohn for all he did to make the event work at such short notice. Thanks also to Adrian Bailey for some of the pictures. Several people have asked if the donation button could be put up again, in one case so a bet can be settled involving a donation to the site. Just to say that all support is really appreciated….

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Has Farron blown his leadership chances?

Has Farron blown his leadership chances?

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Did his coalition comments go too far? It’s now two days since Tim Farron made his barnstorming speech at the Lib Dem conference to the delight, apparently, of the party faithful. His chances of being Clegg’s successor never looked greater. Today the mood has changed and his approach is in many quarters being seen as an attack on the leadership and the party’s core strategy of being in coalition. According to some reports he was summoned to this morning’s meeting…

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