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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. By the way, if you’re a lurker, this is The Call from me urging to delurk, hopefully some of you lurkers will Get Down to posting, I’m expecting more than The One lurker delurks. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) Conservatives are winning on welfare…

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PB Nighthawks is now open – And a new Marf cartoon on the reshuffle

PB Nighthawks is now open – And a new Marf cartoon on the reshuffle

  Home of the web’s best political conversation Why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks. To all you lurkers, nighthawks gives you the opportunity, hopefully lots of you will Break Like the Wind and delurk. If you do delurk, I’m sure you’ll end up saying, Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight, with your posts. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link)…

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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. By the way, if you’re a lurker, why not step on the Otherside of PB and start posting. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) Miliband mantra delights the Labour party faithful Miliband speech – instant reactions Ed Miliband speech: panel verdict The 5 key pledges…

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Nighthawks is open

Nighthawks is 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 Step On to pb.com, and make it a Happy Monday by delurking. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) On Europe, Angela Merkel’s election win may save Britain from itself - The German chancellor’s hat-trick puts her at the helm in…

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Scottish Independence Referendum: One Year To Go

Scottish Independence Referendum: One Year To Go

#Indyref Polling round up. New politicalbetting thread http://t.co/54IIN5PSh0 pic.twitter.com/URj333GChe — TSEofPB (@TSEofPB) September 18, 2013 In the past few days, to coincide with today being exactly one year away from the Scottish Independence referendum, there’s been a plethora of polling on the topic. ICM for the Scotland on Sunday. This was an online poll, which gave Yes 32%, No 49%, Don’t Knows 19%. Panelbase for The Sunday Times Yes 37 (nc) No 47 (+1), Don’t Know 16 (-1). The changes are from…

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Lib Dem Conference: Once more unto the breach

Lib Dem Conference: Once more unto the breach

Lib Dem Conferences have always been activist focussed, less so since entering government certainly but (possibly excepting a couple of larger set piece speeches) the primary audience is usually the one sitting in the room wearing garishly yellow lanyards. What has come to the fore through those speeches, fringe events, and the conference bar (always the best place to feel the tone of a conference) is, even more than usual, is one of defiance and rallying troops for the ground…

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Corporeal on the LSE polling seminar

Corporeal on the LSE polling seminar

A couple of days ago I was lucky enough (genuinely) to attend (sneak into the back of) a polling seminar hosted at the LSE featuring professional pollsters, academics, and a few assorted others like Mike (also complimentary wine). To be specific it was hosted somewhere in the depths of an especially labyrinthine and oddly signposted LSE building that left attendees wandering the corridors in search of rescue. LSE is one of the universities that is attempting to engage with the…

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