Is the rush to be associated with the games a bit unseemly?

Is the rush to be associated with the games a bit unseemly?

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Pic: PM in Downing St watching Nicola Adams make Olympic history by becoming first woman to win boxing gold. twitter.com/Number10gov/st… — UK Prime Minister (@Number10gov) August 9, 2012 Meanwhile Nick Clegg is at the arena itself Just got the tube to the Excel Centre for the #boxing. Very excited about seeing Sheffield trained Nicola Adams go for gold. — Nick Clegg (@nick_clegg) August 9, 2012 Fantastic atmosphere here at the Excel. Congratulations to @nicolaadams2012 on a dominant win for @teamgb….

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How will the Olympics and other developments affect the polls?

How will the Olympics and other developments affect the polls?

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What’s the August ICM survey going to show? What’s your forecast for the August ICM poll? Tick all the answers that apply CON share of 34% unchanged CON share more than 34% CON share less than 34% LAB share of 39% unchanged LAB share more than 39% LAB share less than 39% LD share of 14 % unchanged LD share more than 14 % LD share less than 14 %      As PB regular will know I’ve long regarded…

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The Tories are losing the coalition blame game – YouGov

The Tories are losing the coalition blame game – YouGov

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Following Monday’s Clegg’s statement YouGov find 44% saying the LDs have kept to their side of coalition against 32% who say they haven’t — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 9, 2012 Just 30% of those sampled by YouGov say the Tories have “mostly kept to their side of the coalition deal”. 51% say they haven’t — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 9, 2012 52% tell YouGov that the Tories have gained more from the coalition compared with 23% saying the LDs have…

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How the Government’s online bike shop helped win the golds

How the Government’s online bike shop helped win the golds

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Wow, our 22nd #GoldMedalStamp! No rest for our team this evening it seems. Well done @chrishoy! #OurGreatestTeam twitter.com/royalmailnews/… — Royal Mail News (@royalmailnews) August 7, 2012 But don’t expect a bargain or early delivery One of the critical elements behind Team GB’s success in the velodrome has been the equipment used – so much so that some of the losing teams have started to ask questions. For much of it has been developed by the team itself with the aim…

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The bias to Labour remains even with new boundaries

The bias to Labour remains even with new boundaries

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Quite simply the red team’s vote is distributed more efficiently There’s a widespread assumption amongst many Tories that the new boundaries are a universal palliative which solve all the apparent bias to Labour within the system. This is wrong. The biggest reason why Labour can secure a majority with a much smaller vote share than the Tories is that the party’s support in general elections is distributed more efficiently. No boundary review can deal with that. Just look at the…

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General election betting – most seats

General election betting – most seats

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Bestbetting odds comparison site The best value bet, surely, is 10/11 on Labour The chart shows the trend of best prices on the General Election most seats markets. This is not one I have entered yet simply because I don’t want to lock money up for two and a half years. Some people are punting and the value bet at the moment must be the 10/11 price on Labour winning most seats. The boundary changes were/are not the universal panacea…

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