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Henry G Manson’s 33-1 Sadiq for Mayor tip is looking better and better

Henry G Manson’s 33-1 Sadiq for Mayor tip is looking better and better

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Sadiq Khan moving up strongly amongst LAB supporters for London Mayor. YouGov/Standard http://t.co/lWsLmUKxQG pic.twitter.com/BF06QhfB2c — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 29, 2015 You can still get 4/1 on him for the nomination Back in March 2013 Henry G Manson tipped Sadiq Khan to be next London Mayor when the price was 33/1. Henry’s record on Labour matters is usually pretty good and I was amongst many who got on at that price. Henry’s reasoning was that Khan had, at the time,…

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First Scottish GE2015 poll of the year finds LAB closing the gap behind the SNP to just 10%

First Scottish GE2015 poll of the year finds LAB closing the gap behind the SNP to just 10%

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1st Scottish GE2015 poll of year, Panelbase for S Times, has LAB closing the gap behind SNP to just 10%. Wiki list pic.twitter.com/FhU5kxj4Oa — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) January 18, 2015 The worst poll for the SNP for more than 3 months This morning we have what is undoubtedly the most important poll so far of this general election year – a new survey by Panelbase of Scottish voting intentions which has the Scottish LAB party in its best position since…

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Henry G Manson on Tony Blair’s criticism of Miliband’s election strategy

Henry G Manson on Tony Blair’s criticism of Miliband’s election strategy

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Tony Blair's attack on Miliband's strategy http://t.co/J8QUkmlb4x pic.twitter.com/FFvOdb5FZ9 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 31, 2014 Labour could win a different way in 2015 Tony Blair has not offered Ed Miliband the same courtesy It is a sign of desperation that Blair has intervened publicly with The Economist in this way. His ‘wing’ of the party is a ragged mess. Many closest supporters and former ministers are no longer MPs, a leadership contest that should have been a shoo-in for David…

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Jim Murphy wins Scottish Labour leadership election with 56% of votes on first round

Jim Murphy wins Scottish Labour leadership election with 56% of votes on first round

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.@ScottishLabour will lead us to a fairer Scotland. #ScotLabLeader pic.twitter.com/KtdCauopFf — Jim Murphy (@jimmurphymp) December 13, 2014 Murphy: "You can't have social justice on George Osborne's levels of spending and tax." — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) December 13, 2014 Fighting acceptance speech showed why SNP didn't want @jimmurphymp to be Labour's leader in Scotland — Kevin Maguire (@Kevin_Maguire) December 13, 2014 I like the way in his first Tweet Murphy has shaped the battle with the SNP – is the prize…

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Survation poll for the Mirror showing LAB 4% ahead could take some of the pressure off Ed

Survation poll for the Mirror showing LAB 4% ahead could take some of the pressure off Ed

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UKIP now within just 3% of the Tories Although Survation has become a major part of the UK polling scene since GE10 its standard Westminster voting surveys are only a small part of its output. Today, however, there’s a new poll for the Daily Mirror which could provide some relief for the Ed Miliband camp under siege after a day of leadership speculation. The 4% LAB margin is the biggest in any poll since YouGov recorded a 7% lead nearly…

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LAB heavyweight Jim Murphy becomes the 2-5 favourite to be next Scottish LAB leader

LAB heavyweight Jim Murphy becomes the 2-5 favourite to be next Scottish LAB leader

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Could the ex-LAB defence & Scottish Sec, Jim Murphy solve his party's Scottish crisis? pic.twitter.com/Q6lGRgLNU2 — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) October 26, 2014 There are 41 Scottish LAB seats at stake The key fact to remember when discussing the impact of Scotland on UK politics is that there are 59 seats north of the border of which LAB hold 41. So anything that could weaken the party in the eyes of Scottish voters could have a big impact on GE15. Any…

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Henry G Manson: Words and the world of workers – how Labour should respond to UKIP

Henry G Manson: Words and the world of workers – how Labour should respond to UKIP

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  The debate about UKIP is hotting up in Labour circles. UKIP are demonstrating they can get past Labour’s defences in a lot of traditional working class communities in a way the Tories never could. A few years ago the purple party were dismissed as ‘the BNP in blazers’ and a party with an appeal limited to southern leafy shires. Not now. Now UKIP are genuinely challenging in northern towns like Rotherham and Grimsby and have made enormous progress in…

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