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Time to back Maria Miller as next out of the cabinet?

Time to back Maria Miller as next out of the cabinet?

Time to back Maria Miller as next out of the cabinet? New PB thread http://t.co/m24srj60V6 pic.twitter.com/AD5E1fnoOl — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) February 17, 2014 Over the weekend stories emerged about Maria Miller, the Culture Secretary, being criticised by parliamentary standards officials for claiming mortgage repayments and other expenses associated with a large detached property in south London. In the Mail, it was said  “One Tory MP privately admitted that criticism over her expenses could make Mrs Miller’s position in the Cabinet…

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Lib Dem deposit losses at the General Election

Lib Dem deposit losses at the General Election

The Wythenshawe & Sale East saw for the eight time in fifteen Great British by-elections since 2010 the Lib Dems lose their deposit. At the 2010 General Election, the Lib Dems were the only party out of the three established GB wide parties not to lose their deposit in any seat.  The above graph shows just how badly the Lib Dems have done, all bar one, their share of the vote has fallen, it was only in the unique circumstances behind…

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My 25/1 tip for our next EU Commissioner

My 25/1 tip for our next EU Commissioner

The primary reason I’ve been reluctant to heavily back Andrews Mitchell and Lansley (or any other Tory MP) is that I think David Cameron wants to avoid having an unnecessary by-election. My own hunch is that UKIP’s best chance of winning a by-election in this parliament will be in a Conservative held seat, and that may influence David Cameron’s choice when deciding our next man in Bruxelles. So he may go for some who isn’t currently a Member of Parliament,…

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The Floods: Is this going to start impacting on Voting Intentions?

The Floods: Is this going to start impacting on Voting Intentions?

This morning's headline on the bbc website pic.twitter.com/CM7dPT6r0u — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) February 16, 2014   We’ve seen some polling over the weekend on David Cameron and the Government’s handling/response to the floods. Opinium for the Observer found Opinium/Observer on the flooding pic.twitter.com/GgQB5uGRaB — The Screaming Eagles (@TSEofPB) February 16, 2014 ComRes found ComRes on the floods I feel the Govt is beginning to get a grip on the flooding situation in Britain 23% Agreed 59% Disagreed — The Screaming…

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Nighthawks is open

Nighthawks is open

Home of the web’s best political conversation If you’re feeling Under Pressure, why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks. If you’re a lurker, if you thinking, I Want To Break Free for lurking, why not delurk, you’ll find posting on PB is, A Kind of Magic. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) The truth about Britain’s volatile electorate. If the…

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Nighthawks is now open

Nighthawks is now open

Home of the web’s best political conversation As we enter the Twilight Zone of Wednesday, why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks. If you’re a lurker looking to Delurk, Get Ready For This thread, it give you a chance to delurk, hopefully there’ll be No Limits to the number of lurkers delurking. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) A…

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Nighthawks is now open

Nighthawks is now open

Home of the web’s best political conversation Why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks. If you’re a lurker,  why not delurk, it’s the Vogue, thing to delurk and Express Yourself, once you get, Into The Groove of posting, you’ll enjoy it. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) Lynton Crosby gives Tories ‘lovely’ roasting as MPs demand govt EU referendum…

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PB Nighthawks is now open

PB Nighthawks is now open

Home of the web’s best political conversation Why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks. If you’re a lurker,  why not become the New Kids On The Block and delurk. I know, You Got It (The Right Stuff) to make excellent contributions to PB. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) Ukip supporters really dislike posh Dave… but they can’t stand Ed…

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