Browsed by
Author: TSE

The first reaction to the Royal Engagement from YouGov and Prince Charles looks great for the Republican movement

The first reaction to the Royal Engagement from YouGov and Prince Charles looks great for the Republican movement

1/ Half the country (52%) isn't interested in the engagement, greeting the news with indifference. Older people, Conservatives and women are the most likely to be please by the news https://t.co/z2NhJllMx2 pic.twitter.com/PnmynV3zIQ — YouGov (@YouGov) November 29, 2017 2/ By 49% to 26%, Brits would rather Meghan Markle kept her day job (though Markle has announced she will give up acting to perform Royal duties full time) https://t.co/z2NhJllMx2 pic.twitter.com/GTe7jiBYOV — YouGov (@YouGov) November 29, 2017 3/ 49% of Brits have…

Read More Read More

Donald Trump’s re-tweets are going to cause Theresa May some problems

Donald Trump’s re-tweets are going to cause Theresa May some problems

https://twitter.com/MarkDiStef/status/935841585979449345 "Theresa May will be asked about this on her trip to the Middle East and repeatedly, until she gives some kind of answer, it's very difficult" @bbclaurak on Donald Trump retweeting Britain First videos "The British government will be under pressure to respond in some way" #bbcdp pic.twitter.com/JGnwUqj1Ko — BBC Daily Politics and Sunday Politics (@daily_politics) November 29, 2017 Chuka Umunna MP tells @skynews the State Visit invitation to Donald Trump should be withdrawn immediately:“He is normalising hatred.. if…

Read More Read More

Betting on Time’s person of the year

Betting on Time’s person of the year

Time Magazine called to say that I was PROBABLY going to be named “Man (Person) of the Year,” like last year, but I would have to agree to an interview and a major photo shoot. I said probably is no good and took a pass. Thanks anyway! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 24, 2017 Following Friday night’s tweet by Donald Trump I thought it’d be fun to look at the betting markets on the winner of Time’s Person Of…

Read More Read More

Theresa May agrees €100 billion Brexit divorce bill with the EU

Theresa May agrees €100 billion Brexit divorce bill with the EU

The Leave campaign was keen to use the gross figure to describe how much Brexit could save us to spend on the NHS. So it's only fair we use the gross figure for the agreed Brexit exit bill. It's €100bn pic.twitter.com/J1udRlDSt5 — Stewart Wood (@StewartWood) November 28, 2017 UK and EU agree Brexit divorce bill that could reach £57bn https://t.co/wvIjfEAQnn — The Guardian (@guardian) November 28, 2017 In August 75% of British voters told ComRes that paying £40 billion to…

Read More Read More

Some Royal wedding betting markets

Some Royal wedding betting markets

  I’m going for a wet May 2018 wedding with the Obamas attending. Paddy Power have some markets up following this morning’s announcement. I think May is the most logic date fitting around the bank holidays and fits the announcement of a spring wedding. 5/2 on it raining in May seems huge to me, and as for attendees to the wedding, many have said Prince Harry and President Obama have a bromance, so I’ll back the Obamas attending. As for…

Read More Read More

The timing of this leak makes me think it is all about ousting Damian Green, and ultimately Mrs May

The timing of this leak makes me think it is all about ousting Damian Green, and ultimately Mrs May

Exc: Damian Green “offered to pay salary of DUP staff member from Tory party funds” after confidence and supply deal struck https://t.co/d2CaaG4ybl — Sam Coates Sky (@SamCoatesSky) November 26, 2017 Timing is everything. Sam Coates of The Times has a very intriguing story in today’s Times. Damian Green offered to funnel money to the Democratic Unionist Party in a secret side deal, The Times can reveal. Theresa May’s de facto deputy ­offered Conservative Party funding for a salary for a senior DUP…

Read More Read More

My 100/1 tip for next PM is setting his sights on Number 10

My 100/1 tip for next PM is setting his sights on Number 10

My 100/1 tip for next Prime Minister Jeremy Hunt is setting his sights on Number 10. https://t.co/IgCwfMN8dO pic.twitter.com/w3gH3zJXVe — TSE (@TSEofPB) November 26, 2017 The Sunday Times report The health secretary Jeremy Hunt has sounded out colleagues and party donors about a run for the Tory leadership when Theresa May stands down. Senior Eurosceptics say Hunt is lining himself up as an alternative to Boris Johnson as the main Brexiteer candidate for prime minister after publicly switching his support from…

Read More Read More