Betfair Politics Should I cash out now? Here’s a betting conundrum. Over the months I’ve been trading on the Betfair Republican nominee market and am set to win a four figure sum if Mitt Romney makes it. If he doesn’t then I don’t lose a thing though my winnings on Santorum, Paul or Gingrich would be only about £100. Given the ability to back and lay on Betfair I could cash in my entire Romney position now and ensure that,…
What if LAB fails to win back city hall as well? No quibbling – Bradford West was a disaster for both LAB and its leader. To fall so far back with real voters in a real election after a period when the coalition has been on the back foot is hard to excuse. Much is being made of the size of the Asian communities within the constituency – but according to the 2001 census 43% are Asian, and 52.6% are…
Candidate Party Votes cast % share % change George Galloway RESPECT 18341 55.9 +52.8 Imran Hussain LAB 8201 25 -20.3 Jackie Whiteley CON 2746 8.4 -22.7 Jeanette Sunderland LD 1505 4.6 -7.1 Sonja McNally UKIP 1085 3.3 +1.3 Dawud Islam Green 481 1.5 -0.8 Was for many this about giving LAB a bloody nose? Just looking at the numbers compared with the general election and it’s clear that there was a huge anti-LAB tactical…
By the Grace of God we have won the most sensational victory in British political history. — George Galloway (@georgegalloway) March 29, 2012 This is what I wrote here on March 7th – just three weeks ago:- “..Could Bradford West break the pattern of LAB holds with a much reduced turnout? Could this be the ideal seat for the return to Westminster of the controversial Celebrity Big Brother star and ex-LAB and ex-RESPECT MP, George Galloway? Ladbrokes have just announced…
Are many being tempted by elected mayors/police commissioners? The news tonight that ex-LAB chief secretary of the treasury (him of the “there’s no money left” fame) Liam Byrne is quitting the shadow cabinet is an indicator of a big new trend in British politics. For over the next year maybe 30 high-salaried powerful jobs as elected mayors and policy commissioners will be up for grabs and by all accounts many MPs are interested. In May we have elections for the…
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Is this Cameron/Osborne’s worst crisis yet? The overnight YouGov poll reported for the second day running a 10 point LAB lead which followed the ComRes telephone survey on Monday night which also had a lead of that size. The YouGov shares were: CON 34%: LAB 44%: LD 10% Govt approval: Approve 25% Disapprove 61% This comes just eight days after Osborne’s budget with the lower of tax rates for the super–rich juxtaposed with a move, not properly explained, to reduce…
A LAB Councillor in N Yorks says his “real mother†is a 9ft green alien with eight fingers. bit.ly/H1tfdg — Mike Smithson (@MikeSmithsonOGH) March 28, 2012 @MikeSmithsonOGH