The latest from PB Guest slot writer – Don Brind It’s Thursday morning in Downing Street: The door to number 10 opens and the manager of the press office is striding down the road with a folder under his arm. I’m there as a BBC political producer and I know him well. I catch him up and with a little bit of persuasion I get my hands of the press release he’s taking to the Press gallery in the House…
Wallington South on Sutton (Lib Dem defence) Result of council at last election (2014): Liberal Democrats 45, Conservatives 9 (Liberal Democrat majority of 36) Result of ward at last election (2014) : Emboldened denotes elected Liberal Democrats: 1,593, 1,558, 1,221 (37%) Conservatives: 825, 649, 571 (19%) United Kingdom Independence Party: 694 (16%) Keep Our St. Helier Hospital Party: 377 (9%) Labour: 374, 358, 283 (9%) Green Party: 301, 274 (7%) English Democrats: 110 (3%) Candidates duly nominated: Andy Beadle (UKIP),…
Another Clinton-Bush encounter? Maybe. Maybe not With all the focus on the British general election and its aftermath we’ve tended to ignore what’s set to be massive political betting event – the 2016 White House race. What I like about them is the whole series of events and elections that lead to the first Tuesday in November when the voters actually decide. With Barack Obama due to step down we have serious battles in prospect for both the Democratic party…
A pointer to the the ballot? As we all know back in the 2010 Labour leadership contest Ed’s elder brother, David, was the front runner and chalked up biggish leads with both Labour MPs and the party membership. With the contest for LAB MP nominations now in full flght LabourList is keeping an updated list of current MP declarations and, very helpfully, is showing which candidate those who were MPs then voted for in the September 2010 contest. The breakdown…
PB’s “Labour insider” gives his view I recently explained why I think Andy Burnham shouldn’t be priced as the odds on favourite for the Labour leadership contest. Looking at the Deputy race, I think the opposite is the case and that the current favourite Tom Watson should in fact be a good deal shorter. Watson is stand-out value at 6/4 with William Hill and Ladbrokes – and should be closer to 1/2. There is currently a big field of rivals…
UK Press Gazette What we think of as newspapers have become news brands YouGov makes a big deal in its weightings on which newspaper those on its polling panel say they read. This was introduced by the firm when it started polling in 2001 and has remained a key part since even though there has been a collapse in the number of printed copies of papers being sold each day. We are still consuming papers but in a very different…
https://twitter.com/election_data/status/608327284559376385 More than 80 LAB MPs have still to decide All three front runners for the LAB leadership – Burnham/Kendal/Cooper have seen increases in their MP nomination totals. The other two – Corbyn/Creagh – have seen no change and they are still a very long way off the 35 that’s required. There are, however, more than 80 LAB MPs who have yet to attach their names to a contender so theoretically at least both theorectically at least, could reach the…
Zac Goldsmith to run for Mayor of London http://t.co/IPW4FCRgMu pic.twitter.com/YMtUqACyPy — Coffee House (@SpecCoffeeHouse) June 9, 2015 Ladbrokes now make a Zac Goldsmith 3/1 to be next London Mayor. Last year he was a 50/1 chance — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) June 9, 2015 The 3/1 that Zac’ll win looks a good bet According to Joe Murphy in the Standard Zac’s candidature is dependent on the outcome of a referendum he is holding in his Rixhmond Park constituency. In a unique…