Home of the web’s best political conversation Why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks, which is Open All Night. If you’ve always been a lurker, why not Start posting, we were all once Absolute Beginners on PB, once you start posting, you’ll say to yourselves That’s Entertainment . The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant story) Osborne’s Austerity has failed…
Henry G Manson looks at a key GE2105 region where the recovery is slower Many ask if ‘the UK economy’ will recover before the general election? One thing that’s struck me in recent weeks is how different parts of the country are already faring quite differently to each other. As a result there is the growing chance that areas like London and the South East pick up by 2015 but that they leave behind large parts of the North and…
Comfortable victory for SNP In Donside by-election although vote down 15% on 2011 BBC report http://t.co/qrGVOkhua3 pic.twitter.com/wSSaA8FZPL — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 21, 2013 Party shares in Aberdeen Donside by-election SNP 42 Lab 33.3 LD 8.3 Con 7.7 UKIP 4.8 Greens 1.7 National Front 1 Christians 0.9 SDA 0.14 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 21, 2013 Is UKIP is something you are only south of the border? Although their majority was down sharply on 2011 the SNP will be delighted to have held on to Aberdeen Donside in the Scottish…
< Maps showing the area that Aberdeen, Donside covers (and how it fits into the Westminster Parliament) Aberdeen, Donside is only the seventh constituency by-election to the Scottish Parliament since it was re-founded back in 1999 and in that time only one seat (Ayr in 2000) has changed hands. Aberdeen, Donside itself was only created for the last elections to the Scottish Parliament and is made up of the vast chunk of the Aberdeen North Westminster constituency and a piece...
Weaste and Seedley on Salford (Lab Defence) Last Election Result (2012): Lab 52, Con 8 (Labour majority of 44) Salford is the epitome of a Labour heartland electing a Labour majority even in the most dire electoral positions for Labour (clearly demonstrated in 2008 when Labour’s overall majority fell to 12) but which since the general election has (as many other Labour areas have done) become a virtual one party state. Therefore we can say that Labour should hold it…
Surely one MP will find the jibe irresistable? Ladbrokes make it a 3/1 shot that Osbo will be referred to as ‘Jeffrey’ in the House of Commons this year. This follows President Obama’s G8 mix when he’s reported to have called George Jeffrey several times. Get on quick – I can’t see the 3/1 lasting long. I was restricted to just £33. Update Odds of George Osborne being called "Jeffrey" in the Commons cut from 3/1 to 6/4. http://t.co/lYJ0GPZvJt Don't…
These numbers should calm the Cameron doubters Today's YouGov for Sun had LAB lead down to just 6% CON 32 LAB 38 LD 10 UKIP 13 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 20, 2013 Today's YouGov sees Dave increase his "Best PM" lead over EdM from 7% to 15% Dave 35%+5 EdM 20%-3 Clegg 5%-1 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 20, 2013 YouGov finds that more people now want a majority CON government to a majority LAB one pic.twitter.com/6m9EJgk2aJ — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 20, 2013 Main…
Home of the web’s best political conversation Why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks, which is Open All Night. If you’ve always been a lurker, why not delurk tonight, it’ll be Glory Days for you, once you start posting. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant story) George Osborne ready to sell taxpayers’ stake in Lloyds Banking Group Alex Salmond…