Home of the web’s best political conversation Relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events. If you’ve always been a lurker, and if you’re “Making Your Mind Up” on whether to post or not, why not  start posting tonight? The round up of recent events. Paddy Ashdown writes in tomorrow’s Guardian that, Liberal Democrats must back Nick Clegg and let him finish the job, The Lib Dem leader challenged us to change from a party of opposition to one capable…
This morning, Vince Cable’s outrider, Lord Oakeshott gave an interview on Radio Four’s Today show. This has lead to headlines like “Ditch Nick Clegg or be cast into electoral oblivion, senior Lib Dem tells party” and Nick Clegg must go, warns senior Liberal Democrat, Nick Clegg must be ousted as leader by the Liberal Democrats if they are to avoid electoral disaster in 2015, a senior party figure indicated today. Some of the highlights of Lord Oakeshott’s interview. It was time…
Henry G Manson asks could Clegg’s wealth tax cause trouble for rival parties? It would be easy to dismiss Nick Clegg’s demand for a new emergency tax on the wealthy as a gimmick that won’t last longer than the soggy sausage rolls of his party conference. Very easy. The detail isn’t there, his party’s spokesmen are unaware of the what it involves yet and there is the uncomfortable fact that the he signed up to the cut in the top…
Ladbrokes have a market asking “How far ahead will Romney be in the RCP poll average on Monday?” At the time of writing (midnight) the odds were. Obama Ahead 2/1 Romney ahead by 0-2.9% 5/4 Romney ahead by 3%+ 2/1 To be settled on the Real Clear Politics headline poll average as displayed at midday on 3rd Sep. How will Paul Ryan’s speech be received? and how will the abuse of a black camera woman by two Republican convention guests play…
Home of the web’s best political conversation Relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events. If you’ve always been a lurker, why not  start posting tonight? Become one of the New Kids On The Block, I’m sure, You Got It, The Right Stuff, to become welcome contributors to politicalbetting.com The round up of the day’s events. George Osborne pours cold water on Clegg’s ‘wealth tax’ plan As the Lib Dems will propose French-style tax on wealthy people’s assets…
But will it turn after the Democratic convention? If I wasn’t still on holiday in France at the moment I would be able to access my Betfair account to resume trading on the November’s White House race. In spite of being in the EU the French authorities clamp down on Betfair and the betting exchange goes to great length to stop you from using your account. Fortunately the latest move back to Mitt Romney was entirely predictable because contenders almost…
Ipsos-Mori have released their August Issues Index. The fieldwork was conducted during the Olympics. They note That despite the public’s captivation with London 2012, the economy and unemployment remains top of their agenda. Three fifths (61%) of the public mention the economy as one of the most important issues facing Britain today. This polling has been carried out in the same way for 37 years and involves interviewees being asked face to face and completely unprompted to name the main issues they are…
Home of the web’s best political conversation Relax, and converse into the night on the day’s events. If you’ve always been a lurker, why not get Into The Groove, and start posting tonight? The round up of the day’s events. Nick Clegg says in tomorrow’s Guardian Britain’s wealthiest people should face an emergency tax to avoid a breakdown in social cohesion as the country fights an “economic war” caused by a longer than expected recession. He also used the interview to…