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The PB 2010 Prediction Competition Results

The PB 2010 Prediction Competition Results

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How PBers got 2010 right and wrong Congratulations to Yet Another David who finished 65 points ahead of Chris Read with Andrew Marshall in third place in the competition – the full table with all 131 players is available here, as well as an Excel spreadsheet showing the detailed breakdown of results. So what were the “Becher’s Brook” questions where people came unstuck? And what were the “dead certs” that nearly everyone got right? The first section looked at key…

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Which of these five will be elected PB Poster of the Year?

Which of these five will be elected PB Poster of the Year?

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Your chance to vote The PB Poster of the Year – the final round. You have just one vote ANTIFRANK PLATO YELLOW SUBMARINE NICK PALMER MORRIS DANCER    As was announced on the previous thread voting in the first round was suspended before the end time because of attempts to multi-vote. the the top five are those who were leading when the voting was stopped and I am satisfied that their totals were legitimate. Voting will continue overnight until I…

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And now the PB Poster of the Year

And now the PB Poster of the Year

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Who will you nominate for the site’s annual award? Every year since the site began we have run an election for the “Poster of the Year” when lurkers and commenters can decide who has added most to our discussions over the past twelve months. The process is in three stages. At this stage we are seeking nominations. Who do you think should we should be including on the list of possibles? Can you use the thread below to make your…

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The Fourth Annual StJohn Christmas Day Crossword

The Fourth Annual StJohn Christmas Day Crossword

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ACROSS  1.  Knowledgeable source that makes nothing clear (6)  5.  Greek island rejected tax on property (8)  9.  Debtor’s right to pursue gold hidden by Gordon Brown, the author (8) 10. See 2 down. 11. Spring sees the first of Earl Grey’s reforms (6) 12. Victor is a National hero (8) 14. Hannibal got confused with Tory politician (7,5) 17. English historian and ex Tory MP on the radio (7,5) 20. Pleased with newspaper backing Paulson split universal banks (8)  22….

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The fees protests: a student view

The fees protests: a student view

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A guest slot by Gerard Tully – in his final year at Cambridge I should make clear that while I am not involved in the Cambridge occupation, many people I know are. As someone who is strongly skeptical about whether students can really be motivated, this wave of occupation and protest is looking to me more and more like a game-changer. The number of student occupations is growing by the day – now a list including Cambridge, Oxford, UCL, LSE,…

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Haven’t the LDs only themselves to blame for the fees mess?

Haven’t the LDs only themselves to blame for the fees mess?

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Was it always likely that the pledge would have to be broken? So we are here – Lib Dem betrayal time and an embarrassment for the coalition. But why on earth did Clegg’s party agree to it in the first place because there was always a pretty good chance that it was a promise that couldn’t be kept? Consider two facts. The inquiry into university funding by ex-BP boss John Browne was set up by the last Labour government with…

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So what do the “PB 131” think about 2010?

So what do the “PB 131” think about 2010?

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Your predictions revealed Many thanks to everyone who took part in the PB 2010 Prediction Competition hosted by The Election Game, with a turnout 31% up on 2009. The full summary predictions and player-by-player detail are available here, but these are the headline numbers. UK General Election Con 348 Lab 215 LD 54 Con maj 46 Labour Leader at Xmas Ed Miliband 24% David Miliband 20% Harriet Harman 19% Alan Johnson 7% There are more potential Labour leadership candidates, plus…

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Does the weather remind you of the winter of 78/79?

Does the weather remind you of the winter of 78/79?

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And we all know what happened in the election that followed Don’t forget to enter the PB 2010 Prediction Competition if you’ve not already done so, hosted by The Election Game, and asking for predictions on the election and ICM polls amongst others. The original thread is here and this is the direct link to the competition – entries close at midnight on Friday. Anyone interested in taking part in the 2010 Election Game season, please email me here –…

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