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Facts and fantasies about public ownership. Don Brind looks at the evidence from abroad

Facts and fantasies about public ownership. Don Brind looks at the evidence from abroad

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Did you Know? • “In Singapore 20% of GDP comes from state owned enterprises, 90% of land is state owned and 85% of housing is public.” • “48 million Americans, in over 2000 cities and districts, get their electricity from the public sector, at a price on average 12% lower than the price charged by private energy companies.” So, it seems, it’s not just Venezuela that inspires those “Marxists” Corbyn and McDonnell in their ambition to use public ownership as…

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It was a big CON to LAB Remain voter swing that cost the Tories their majority

It was a big CON to LAB Remain voter swing that cost the Tories their majority

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top psephologists Curtice & Ford confirm net GE17 traffic for Conservatives vs Lab re Brexit: no net Leave gain, significant net Remain loss pic.twitter.com/fLbesjBHrz — Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) October 10, 2017 It’s possible that LAB could’ve fared better with a unequivocal Remainer as head More serious analysis of the extraordinary GE2017 result is now coming out and is reflected in the Tweets above from leading political scientist Rob Ford of Manchester University who works closely with Prof John Curtice. The…

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The more a challenge to May’s leadership looks likely the less the chances of Corbyn becoming next PM

The more a challenge to May’s leadership looks likely the less the chances of Corbyn becoming next PM

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TMay needs to remain until next election if the LAB leader is to become next PM For some time now the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has been the favourite in the betting markets on who will succeed Theresa May as prime minister. The trend is featured in the chart above and I think that punters have got this totally wrong. The most likely situation in which Mr Corbyn becomes the next occupant of number 10 Downing Street is if Labour…

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A move against TMay needs to happen in next few days if a successor is in place by Christmas

A move against TMay needs to happen in next few days if a successor is in place by Christmas

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The only question being asked that matters in British – nay European – politics tonight: does Mrs May survive? — Andrew Neil (@afneil) October 4, 2017 Lots of talk going on in Tory circles tonight over whether TMay should continue in post or whether she should be replaced. The first senior figure to go on the record was the former cabinet minister under Cameron, Ed Vaizey. He said:- “..“I think there will be quite a few people who will now…

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Labour joy and Tory gloom

Labour joy and Tory gloom

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Don Brind reflects on the conference season A few weeks ago I was helping a front bencher prepare for a TV appearance and we guessed that one of the questions might be “Do you agree with Laura Pidcock?” She is the newbie MP who declared she wouldn’t hang out with Tory women because she regards them as “enemy”. The more emollient reply we came up with was: “There are some Tories I like. I just don’t want them running the…

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ICM finds Corbyn making ground against TMay across a range of key policy areas

ICM finds Corbyn making ground against TMay across a range of key policy areas

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Guardian Team CON should be most worried about the economy numbers and pensioners During the election campaign in May ICM asked voters to rate May and Corbyn on a range of nine key policy areas as shown in the table above. At the time, of course, all appeared to be going well for the incumbent PM who looked set for a huge victory. In its latest Guardian poll ICM has revisited the questioning and finds that the position is nothing…

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Labour’s Brighton exuberance over Corbyn isn’t supported by his leader ratings

Labour’s Brighton exuberance over Corbyn isn’t supported by his leader ratings

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Things have barely moved since June 8th Opinium – Leader Approval ratings From the David Cowling leader rating compilation. Opinium which asks on leader approval pic.twitter.com/H4eVHOc691 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 25, 2017 Ipsos-MORI – Leader Satisfaction Ratings David Cowling has just produced some interesting tables plotting party leader ratings change over 6 months. Ipsos-MORI Satisfaction pic.twitter.com/C4VJwXcoM4 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) September 25, 2017 The former BBC Political Research chief, David Cowling, has produced the above tables so we can…

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Nearly of third of current LAB voters not sure that Corbyn would make the best PM

Nearly of third of current LAB voters not sure that Corbyn would make the best PM

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How solid is Labour's vote? Nearly a third of their 2017 voters are not sure Jeremy Corbyn would make the best Prime Minister. #Lab17 pic.twitter.com/XiQaQCmQyf — Joe Twyman (@JoeTwyman) September 25, 2017 The soft under-belly of LAB support Labour’s leader might seem to have conquered all before him following the party’s unexpected performance at GE17 but quite a number current LAB supporters appears to have doubts about the man is now into his third year as party leader. In the…

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