Is he the one who could stop Romney? The table above is a snap-shot of prices on the Intrade prediction market just after the latest debate between the contenders for the Republican nomination. This was being screened in prime time on a Saturday evening on CBS, one of the big networks and and was one of the biggest event so far Perry had a much better night following his much reported gaffe earlier in the week but many pundits gave…
A guest slot from Chris Skidmore MP Many politicians defend the strength of our personal mandate, regardless of party politics. However, it is impossible to ignore the fact that for the most part, voters cast their ballots with party preference firmly in mind. With public trust in politics and politicians remaining at a very low ebb, it is clear that the political system needs to be more attuned to public expectations, and that we recognise that the public expect a…
And what impact would a second one have? It’s usually about this time that commentators begin to speculate about third candidates entering the US presidential race. Partly that’s because the line-up otherwise is known (it’s too late now to file for some leading primaries), and third candidates provides the uncertainty on which pundits thrive. There’s more than just talk to it this year given the organisation of the Tea Party and the scramble in some Republican quarters for a viable…
What should we do about the Poster of the Year? Each Christmas it’s been traditional on PB to hold a series of ballots designed to choose the poster of the year. There been a lot of tough fights and suggestions, at times, of ballot rigging. There’ve even been rows about the voting system use. It’s been suggested that this year we might have different formats – instead of going for specific individual we go choose the best posts. We can…
Cabinet Minister Ladbrokes “Cabinet exit odds†Chris Huhne 5/2 Theresa May 7/2 Female Ken Clarke 8/1 Baroness Warsi 10/1 Female Vince Cable 12/1 Caroline Spelman 12/1 Female Cheryl Gillan 12/1 Female Andrew Lansley 14/1 William Hague 16/1 Owen Paterson 16/1 Justine Greening 25/1 Female Michael Moore 25/1 Michael Gove 25/1 Andrew Mitchell 33/1 Lord Strathclyde 33/1 George Osborne 33/1 Danny Alexander 40/1 Eric Pickles 40/1 Iain…
Henry G Manson on Livingstone’s prospects in London This week Ken Livingstone launched the first major policy broadside in the London mayoral election. Labour’s mayoral candidate’s proposal is to allocate a portion Transport for London’s substantial reserves to reduce the fares by 5% in autumn 2012 is something of a masterstroke. To back it up, Labour has produced one of its best campaign videos I can recall. It spells out the full extent of the savings over a 4 year…
Marf on the Eurozone crisis The cartoon, of course, is by Marf. If you would like to purchase an original or a print please contact her at marfcartoons@btinternet.com
Surely it’s now goodbye from the Governor of Texas? The latest TV debate between the Republican party contenders for President ended like some earlier ones with Rick Perry making a fool of himself. It’s hard to credit it now but barely two months ago he was trading at 6/5 on Betfair while traditional bookies had him at evens If by any chance he were to get the nomination then clips like the one above would be repeated endlessly as “proof”…