Ed Miliband’s “No EU Referendum” move might be less of a gamble than it looks

Ed Miliband’s “No EU Referendum” move might be less of a gamble than it looks

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The fact a YouGov EU referendum poll, which shows In ahead only for the second time, gets more coverage abroad than in the UK, says a lot. — Alberto Nardelli (@AlbertoNardelli) March 11, 2014 What could have potency is “being denied a vote” We are now just ten weeks away from the Euro Elections and today sees Ed Miliband make a speech in which, effectively, he rules out offering an referendum on whether the UK should stay IN or OUT….

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March’s Guardian ICM Poll is out

March’s Guardian ICM Poll is out

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The Lib Dems regain third place from UKIP The March ICM phone poll for the Guardian is out, there’s some cheer for the Lib Dems and the Tories. The Lib Dems have regained third place from UKIP with the Gold Standard of polling. It is easy to say that UKIP are regressing prior to the European and Local Elections in May, but this poll is return to the status quo of the ICM polling preceding February, which generally had the Lib…

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Being an Etonian is seen much worse than having taken hard drugs. YouGov’s “Characteristics unsuitable in leading politicians”

Being an Etonian is seen much worse than having taken hard drugs. YouGov’s “Characteristics unsuitable in leading politicians”

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The UKIP responses are striking The above polling (full details here) came out yesterday when I was attending a family occasion and have only just got round to looking at the detail. I’ve put it into an interactive chart and it’s fascinating seeing how supporters of the four main parties take very different views on particular characteristics. The Etonian point is just one of many aspects. The “never had a real job” doesn’t surprise me and it is noticeable how…

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Nighthawks is now open

Nighthawks is now open

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Home of the web’s best political conversation If you’re experiencing a lack of Rapid Eye Movement why not relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events in PB NightHawks. To all your lurkers, why not delurk? If you delurk, you won’t be saying, It’s the End of the World as We Know It, you’ll become Shiny Happy People. The round up of recent events (click on the links below, and it will bring up the relevant link) Ukip faces question…

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Sunil’s by-election analysis: Which party’s has done best and which worst in current parliament

Sunil’s by-election analysis: Which party’s has done best and which worst in current parliament

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Thanks to Sunil for painstakingly putting together the data that makes up the latest PB interactive chart. This shows the breakdown of aggregate votes secured by the parties in Westminster by-elections starting with the first, Oldham East & Saddleworth, in 2011. Interestingly, in terms of vote losses, the Tories have done worse than the Lib Dems who on this analysis are doing better overall in these elections than the polls. The Tories and Labour, by contrast, have performed worse. Labour…

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My 50-1 shot for the WH2016 Republican nomination has an overwhelming victory in the CPAC straw poll

My 50-1 shot for the WH2016 Republican nomination has an overwhelming victory in the CPAC straw poll

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Each March in the US there’s the Conservative Political Action Conference attended by many leading GOP figures and at which there is a straw poll on who the delegates favour as party nominee for next time. Last year it was won by Kentucky senator, Rand Paul. This year he did it again by an increased margin. Paul, of course, is the son of Ron Paul who was a leading contender in the 2012 race for the nomination. Back in November…

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Fixed Odds Betting Terminals vs Internet Betting: Which is worse?

Fixed Odds Betting Terminals vs Internet Betting: Which is worse?

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A look at the big betting policy debate Internet betting has often been under crossfire for causing problem gambling and addiction, but in recent years a new form of gambling has been gaining traction (and notoriety) in the UK. Fixed Odds Betting Terminals (or FOBTs), can be found in almost every betting shop, often alongside traditional slots machines. These new gaming devices are favoured both by shop owners and gamblers alike because they offer a wider variety of betting games…

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