Hi All, It’s Robert (rcs1000) here, and I’m using the Politicalbetting soapbox to promote a venture that OGH and I are involved in: Crowdscores. The goal of Crowdscores is to crowdsource sports data. So, instead of buying offical data from Opta, we get fans at the game (or watching TV) to tell us what the score is, who scored etc. We’re getting a lot of traction with this model: more than 10,000 people use our app each week, and it…
Never mind the leadership, the PLP could be transformed One of the odder features of the Labour leadership election is that the nominations of constituency parties are firstly made and secondly reported. It’s odd because these are almost entirely meaningless given that they play no role in the process. They may be useful to observers if they represent the genuine view of the membership (which isn’t something to be taken for granted), and may help a candidate to build momentum…
Some interesting figures from Sky News on the make up of Labour’s electorate. What is striking is that those who were members of the party at the general election represent little more than half. This is the Sky News report from Sophy Ridge:- “Sky News has obtained figures that show almost half of those currently eligible to vote have signed up to the party since the General Election in May. That number is likely to rise still further. Labour will…
Anderston and City (SNP defence), Calton (SNP defence), Craigton (SNP defence) and Langside (Green defence) on City of Glasgow Anderston and City Result: SNP 1,441 (48% +18%), Labour 857 (29% -21%), Green 414 (14% +4%), Conservatives 164 (5% unchanged), Liberal Democrats 66 (2% unchanged), UKIP 43 (1%, no candidate in 2012), Libertarian 12 (0%, no candidate in 2012) SNP HOLD on the sixth count with a majority of 584 (19%) on a swing of 19.5% from Labour to SNP Calton…
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Everybody seems to want instant reactions to events like the Fox GOP debates in Cleveland Ohio. My only “winner”, for want of a better term, was Carly Fiorina – the ex-CEO of Hewlett Packard who sounded fluid and convincing in the first session for those who started with the lowest poll ratings. Next time she needs to be facing Donald Trump – the dominant figure who has refused to rule out running as a…
Anderston and City (SNP defence), Calton (SNP defence), Craigton (SNP defence) and Langside (Green defence) on City of Glasgow Result of council at last election (2012): Labour 44, Scottish National Party 27, Green 5, Liberal Democrats 1, Conservatives 1, Glasgow First 1 (Labour majority of 9) Anderston and City Result of ward at last election (2012) : Emboldened denotes elected Labour 1,113, 1,561 (50%) SNP 516, 1,057 (30%) Green 558 (10%) Conservative 249 (5%) Liberal Democrats 89 (2%) Solidarity 89…
https://twitter.com/YouGov/status/629259031253790720/photo/1 Having policies that poll well doesn’t necessarily mean electoral success This supports my long-standing view about the importance of policy positions. They have a part to play but only a part. The quality that voters most look for in a leader is competence – the word that the successful Crosby GE15 campaign used repeatedly. Thanks to Matt Singh (NumberCruncher) for highlighting this. Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet
Chart from Ladbrokes Is Jeb Bush really worth his betting favourite status? Just as the first TV debate on the Labour leadership was in a seat that the party has to win if it is to succeed in a general election so Fox has chosen Cleveland in the key swing state of Ohio for the first TV debate of the Republican Party White House nomination race. This is a big moment in the campaign and throse hopefuls who’ve thrown their…