How will the Olympics affect the Independence debate?

How will the Olympics affect the Independence debate?

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Does a successful Team GB underline ‘we’re stronger together’? PB reported earlier this week on a Comres poll which reported an upsurge in support for the Olympics now they’re underway (and taken before Britain started winning golds). It also reported on a YouGov poll which recorded a slight firming-up north of the border of opposition to independence, where more than half support the maintenance of the union, against less than a third favouring independence – an increase in the gap…

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Could Osborne’s scalp be the price of the coalition continuing?

Could Osborne’s scalp be the price of the coalition continuing?

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Would Dave sack his mate to remain PM? If the Olympics were not on then the story that would be dominating the headlines would be Cameron’s decision to put party unity ahead of the coalition on Lords reform. It’s been widely reported that Dave is going to abandon the plan following the rebellion by Tory back-benchers last month. The question now is what next? How will Nick Clegg and the Lib Dems respond? There’ve been suggestions that Dave will try…

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How long can the Liberal Democrats keep losing members?

How long can the Liberal Democrats keep losing members?

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The Henry G Manson column The news that according to their accounts Liberal Democrats have lost a quarter () of their party membership in just 12 months means it is probably now worth asking how much more can the yellow party can take? The figures highlighted by Crick show there were 48,934 members at the end of 2011 compared with 65,038 a year before. This is alongside two years of poor local election results taking the party to fewer than…

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Dave says Osborne will be Chancellor right until election

Dave says Osborne will be Chancellor right until election

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BBC News Has Cameron made the right decision? After all the speculation the PM has said that Osborne stays as chancellor – not just for now but until the general election. This is the BBC report:- “..Mr Cameron, asked during a visit to the Olympics whether Mr Osborne would be staying in his job, said: “George Osborne is doing an excellent job in very difficult circumstances and he has my full support in going on doing that job.” Asked if…

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LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

LAB lead down to just 1pc with Boris as leader – YouGov

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Now some data to drive the Boris for leader campaign? YouGov has just revealed further data from its latest which suggests that the Tories would be doing markedly better if Boris Johnson rather than David Cameron was the leader. It now appears that the poll had THREE different voting intention questions which produced very different outcomes. The standard one reported overnight had CON 32: LAB 43: LD 10. Then a second question was put which said “Imagine that at the…

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The other Olympic hero – James Murdoch

The other Olympic hero – James Murdoch

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His support was central for Wiggins & co James Murdoch, son of Rupert, has had a pretty rough year in the UK so much so that the part that he personally has played in the development of British cycling is perhaps overlooked. For it was James Murdoch’s decision after the 2008 Olympics to invest €15m a year in the creation and ongoing funding in Sky ProCycling that has been central to Britain now being the world leader in road cycling….

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