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Is this good news for “Huhne out next” backers?

Is this good news for “Huhne out next” backers?

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Press Association via Yahoo News Police seek possession of speeding tape As trailed by Guido, the Sunday Times is reporting that it has been ordered by a judge to hand over to Essex Police a recording of Huhne and ex-wife Vicky Pryce discussing the speeding allegations – although the paper is said to be considering an appeal. If the police manage to obtain the tape, this could bring matters much further forward – will the tape bring new material to…

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What are the books we should be reading?

What are the books we should be reading?

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What are your holiday recommendations? Just two weeks from today at about this time we’ll be arriving at our holiday apartment over-looking the Gironde not too far from Bordeaux. I’m looking forward to this enormously if only because it will provide the opportunity to switch off totally from PB for the first time for seven years and do something I never seem to get the chance to do normally – read some books. High up on my list is the…

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What drew in the millions beyond the seas?

What drew in the millions beyond the seas?

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Do the royals enable Britain to still punch above its weight? When Bruno Mars sang in ‘Billionaire’ that he wanted to “be on the cover of Forbes magazine / smiling next to Oprah and the Queen”, there could be little doubt that of all the world’s queens regnant or consort his definite article applied to Her Britannic Majesty. Yesterday’s wedding provided proof once again of the enduring ability that British royalty has to engage not just the country but large…

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What are the best bets for the Royal Wedding?

What are the best bets for the Royal Wedding?

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Is there money to be made from the big day? Novelty bets are rarely worth looking at. Frequently there are huge overrounds in markets more designed for publicity than serious punting. Still, unlike more mainstream markets, there can be large disparities between the different bookies, so where’s the best value for today? The first market to be settled should be that of their title. The sons of the monarch or heir apparant usually receive a dukedom when they marry (which…

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Why is Yes talking to itself?

Why is Yes talking to itself?

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Is comfort-zone campaigning going to cost it the referendum? Yesterday’s big referendum events demonstrated again the reason why No is winning the campaign on AV: they are talking to themselves; their opponents are talking to the voters. The Yes leaders appear to have made no effort to gain any traction with voters to the right of centre. At the very minimum, they’ve not succeeded in doing so. Not a single Conservative has been paraded, nor has anyone from the Orange…

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Guest slot by Moses: What’s the end game in Libya?

Guest slot by Moses: What’s the end game in Libya?

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Could UN 1973 have other benefits not initially apparent? When a leader threatens the people with ‘no mercy’ it is inevitable that some form of an International response would be forthcoming. The International community could not again stand idle and do nothing. The lessons of Kosovo have been learned, the method of implementation qualified by the experiences and errors of Iraq but an ‘elephant in the room’ of Bahrain and perhaps even Zimbabwe still do remain and will need to…

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The Libyan intervention: Making sense of contradictory polls

The Libyan intervention: Making sense of contradictory polls

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Pollster/publication Question wording Date Right % Wrong % YouGov for the Sun Do you think Britain, France, the US and other countries are right or wrong to take military action in Libya? 20/03/11 to 21/03/11 45 36 Pollster/publication Question wording Date Agree % Disagree % ComRes online for ITV news It is right for the UK to take military action against Colonel Gadafi’s forces in Libya 18/03/11 to 20/03/11 35 43 Is it down to timing and the wording? At 10pm…

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ComRes finds only lukewarm support for the Libyan action

ComRes finds only lukewarm support for the Libyan action

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ComRes/ITV News poll sampled online from Friday until Sunday Response % It is right for the UK to take military action against Colonel Gaddafi’s forces in Libya   Agree 35 Disagree 43 Don’t know 22 I feel I have a good understanding of why the UK is planning military action in Libya   Agree 52 Disagree 29 Don’t know 18 Military action in Libya is an unnecessary risk for Britain to take   Agree 49 Disagree 31 Don’t know 20 The international…

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