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Month: August 2012

How long can the Liberal Democrats keep losing members?

How long can the Liberal Democrats keep losing members?

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The Henry G Manson column The news that according to their accounts Liberal Democrats have lost a quarter () of their party membership in just 12 months means it is probably now worth asking how much more can the yellow party can take? The figures highlighted by Crick show there were 48,934 members at the end of 2011 compared with 65,038 a year before. This is alongside two years of poor local election results taking the party to fewer than…

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Dave says Osborne will be Chancellor right until election

Dave says Osborne will be Chancellor right until election

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BBC News Has Cameron made the right decision? After all the speculation the PM has said that Osborne stays as chancellor – not just for now but until the general election. This is the BBC report:- “..Mr Cameron, asked during a visit to the Olympics whether Mr Osborne would be staying in his job, said: “George Osborne is doing an excellent job in very difficult circumstances and he has my full support in going on doing that job.” Asked if…

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LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

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Now some data to drive the Boris for leader campaign? YouGov has just revealed further data from its latest which suggests that the Tories would be doing markedly better if Boris Johnson rather than David Cameron was the leader. It now appears that the poll had THREE different voting intention questions which produced very different outcomes. The standard one reported overnight had CON 32: LAB 43: LD 10. Then a second question was put which said “Imagine that at the…

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The other Olympic hero – James Murdoch

The other Olympic hero – James Murdoch

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His support was central for Wiggins & co James Murdoch, son of Rupert, has had a pretty rough year in the UK so much so that the part that he personally has played in the development of British cycling is perhaps overlooked. For it was James Murdoch’s decision after the 2008 Olympics to invest €15m a year in the creation and ongoing funding in Sky ProCycling that has been central to Britain now being the world leader in road cycling….

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Welcome to PB Nighthawks

Welcome to PB Nighthawks

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  Home of the web’s best political conversation Relax and converse into the night on the day’s political events and, no doubt today’s sensational performance by the Team GB Olympians, especially, Bradley Wiggins and Helen Glover & Heather Stanning. Hopefully today’s charge up the medal table can be replicated for the rest of the Olympics. If you’ve always been a lurker why not join in tonight? TSE

YouGov Scotland poll

YouGov Scotland poll

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There’s a new YouGov poll out on Scottish matters. On the independence front, 30% are in favour on independence. This represents a decline of 1% since March and a decline of 3% since January. 54% are opposed to independence. This represents no change since March and an increase of 1% since January. However it is over two years until the actual referendum, there is a lot of time for the polling to move. Both sides should remember that a year before the…

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Is Boris on manoeuvres?

Is Boris on manoeuvres?

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Benedict Brogan has an article in today’s Telegraph headlined Boris is unstoppable, and now Murdoch wants him to lead the Tory party For me, there were two bits that stood out. The outbreak of speculation about his chances, or even his suitability, should worry Mr Cameron less than the reason for the sudden outbreak of Boris-mania: Conservative donors have had enough, and are lining up behind the London Mayor. In City terms, the money men are shorting the Tory leadership….

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