How’s Dave going to deal with him? Ever since Patrick Mercer got sacked as a shadow minister four years ago it’s been no secret that the ex-army officer and former BBC journalist is no great supporter of his party leader. So if what he’s alleged to have said at a private party is true, and he denies it, it would come as little surprise. The specific alleged criticisms – calling Cameron an “arse” and “the worst PM since Gladstone” have…
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Will this add to the pressure? In today’s YouGov poll for the Sunday Times those sampled were asked if they thought that Theresa May should resign as Home Secretary over the relaxation of border controls. The split was as in the chart – 56% saying she should resign with just 26% saying she shouldn’t. Even amongst Tory voters 38% felt she should go. Other questions were also not good for Ms May and followed the same broard pattern. . Just…
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…