PBers will notice that I have not been active recently. Just over a fortnight ago I had a fall which is not a very good thing for someone approaching their 78th birthday. I was in Hospital for several nights (it seemed like an eternity) and hopefully will make a recovery. Next year offers so much in the political betting arena with the high chance of a UK General Election and of course in November the White House Race. I really…
In my view this was almost inevitable and Sunak showed his naivety by pushing it so far. Now how will LAB respond? Mike Smithson
Or is he now a discredited figure? Ever since Cameron stopped being PM after the UK voted for Brexit there have been a series of stories about how he has been earning a living. I have always ignored such reporting but it could be relevant now given his return to the political stage. No doubt Labour is digging furiously to find if there are any negatives that would undermine him and of course the PM. This is from the Guardian’s…
This is a hard one for Sunak to deal with For those of my generation the news that the news that the boss of Saatchi & Saatchi has turned on the Tores is a big deal. This was the agency that played a huge part in the Maggie Thatcher election successes of the 1980s and for the boss to come out now and back Starmer is the perfect symbol of where Tory politics is now. Now doubt we are going…
There’s a fair bit of speculation at the moment about Farage becoming Tory leader. The only problem with this is that he would first have to become an MP and that means winning a seat at a general election or by-election. He has had seven attempts at this in the past and hasn’t managed it. Maybe if he switched to the Tories then he would have a better chance.but I’m not sure. His candidature in a seat would lead to…