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Reshuffle talk

Reshuffle talk

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The possible ins and outs of the cabinet – according to today’s Sun newspaper. twitter.com/TSEofPB/status… — TSEofPB (@TSEofPB) June 8, 2013 In the past day there’s been a few stories about some upcoming reshuffles. In the Evening Standard it says David Cameron will carry out a ministerial reshuffle within weeks — with a second, more sweeping reshaping of his government towards the end of the year, the Standard has been told. The Prime Minister’s double shuffle will start in July,…

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Night hawks is now open

Night hawks is now open

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Home of the web’s best political conversation Why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB Night Hawks. If like me, politics and betting is “Always on my mind” for news on politics and betting, you’ve come to the right place. If you’ve always been a lurker, nighthawks gives you an opportunity to delurk, if you’re thinking, It’s a sin, to post, it isn’t The round up of recent events (click on the links below,…

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Do the size of ministers’ majorities matter?

Do the size of ministers’ majorities matter?

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  One of the charms of the Westminster system is that Cabinet ministers still have contact with the electorate through their surgeries and case work. It’s a reality check. In other electoral systems Ministers are not constituency MPs. However the make-up the voters that have the ear of Cabinet and Shadow ministers matters and they’re not always representative. Earlier this week Patrick O’Flynn at the Express argued how some of the Conservative Party’s current problems related to the fact that…

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Lord Ashcroft poll out

Lord Ashcroft poll out

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There’s a new poll out conducted for Lord Ashcroft, you can find it here. The changes are from Lord Ashcroft’s poll conducted at the end of January The field work was  between 31 May and 2 June 2013, 2,060 adults were interviewed online, and 1,007 by telephone. As we can see, the big winners are UKIP up six, whilst the Tories are down six, both Labour and the Lib Dems are down, but within the margin of error. On the supplementaries…

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PB Scottish Independence Poll

PB Scottish Independence Poll

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What % will the yes side get in next year’s Scottish Independence referendum? 0% to 10% 10.01% to 20% 20.01% to 30% 30.01% to 40% 40.01% to 50% 50.01% to 60% 60.01% to 70% 70.01% to 80% 80.01% to 90% 90.01% to 100%    pollcode.com free polls 

Is Alex Massie right on Scottish Independence?

Is Alex Massie right on Scottish Independence?

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The below graphic is from Ipsos Mori showing the support for Scottish Independence over the last thirty-five years Over at the Spectator’s Coffee House, Alex Massie has written a piece about the forthcoming referendum following on from the viewing of the first part of the documentary called the Road to referendum, which can be viewed here. He says If stories matter in politics – and I think they do – then one of the largest problems facing Unionists is their lack…

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PB Nighthawks is now open

PB Nighthawks is now open

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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 are interested in politics and betting, welcome to, The One and Only, place on the internet dedicated to political betting. If you’ve always been a lurker, Nighthawks gives you an opportunity to delurk. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant story) Gallup polls six EU…

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Will Nick Clegg lead the Lib Dems at the general election?

Will Nick Clegg lead the Lib Dems at the general election?

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It has been a difficult few years for the Lib Dems and Nick Clegg in particular since they formed the coalition, Electorally, they’ve had three years of successive net loss of councillors in the local elections, finishing seventh and eighth in some by-elections, losing the AV referendum, House of Lords reform foundering, and that’s before we move onto the opinion polls, which has seen the Liberal Democrats consistently polling in single digits/behind UKIP, even with the most recent ICM poll, they slipped into fourth place, seven points…

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