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It is a personal bugbear of mine that there are too many councils and there should be more unitary councils, thankfully Sir Keir Starmer is listening to me with the biggest local government reform since Ted Heath was Prime Minister. The Times are reporting that Dozens of councils will be abolished in the biggest overhaul of local government in more than 50 years under plans being drawn up by ministers. Essex, Kent, Surrey and Hertfordshire will be among the counties…

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Tomorrow is shaping up to be a pivotal moment in parliamentary history my hunch is that the vote will pass tomorrow but fail on future readings and/or get amended to death* by the unelected Lords. I cannot see any betting markets on tomorrow’s vote. TSE *Pun intended

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I am slightly disappointed in Starmer’s answer, I cannot imagine anybody not having a favourite Christmas film he should have gone with The Muppet Christmas Carol. At least he didn’t say Die Hard, a film released in July 1988, was a Christmas film. TSE

If you are one of the thirteen per cent please explain yourselves in the comments and let us not even get started on the eleven per cent who went for mayo. TSE

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With the revelation that King’s coronation cost an obscene £72 million there’s been a backlash but my 2024 bingo card didn’t have the Daily Star joining the republican movement nor did it have the normally obsequious Daily Mail admitting the republican movement has some all-too persuasive arguments. As Liz Truss can attest, once you’ve got the Daily Star after you then things usually turn out sub-optimally. TSE

I just cannot see the logistics of how Nigel Farage becomes Tory leader before 2026, nor do I expect a clamour within the volunteer party where Farage’s shilling for Putin goes down badly. So if you fancy tying up your money for just over a year for a ten percent return then this is the market for you. TSE