The final NightHawks thread then before Mike Smithson returns to the fray tomorrow – as we speak he is on the Madrid-Paris sleeper. Can I take this opportunity to thank everyone for their support while Mike has been away, and as ever, it’s been pretty eventful. Huge thanks to the rest of the team who have contributed so magnificently in Mike’s absence – David, Henry, Morus, and Mark Gill for their articles, to Marf for the cartoons, and to the…
(… and if it did – would one be held?…) Take part in the PB poll Will MPs vote in favour of holding a referendum on EU membership? YES they will NO they won’t Mike Smithson is back from AndalucÃa tomorrow.
Does Mitt really have a 65% chance of getting the nomination? Overnight in Las Vegas we’ve had what is becoming almost a weekly fixture – the latest debate between the contenders for the Republican Party nomination for next year’s White House race. Beforehand the pundits were saying that this was the moment that Herman Cain was going to be “found out”. Certainly he had to face greater scrutiny than usual simply because he’s moved sharply up the polling and at…
Nighthawks open thread Continue discussion here for overnight developments, as tomorrow’s papers’ front pages are released, and as the next in the series of debates for Republican hopefuls takes place, which is sponsored by CNN and begins at 1am BST (8pm EST). David Herdson
Make your prediction in this PB “poll” Which of Dave/Ed/Nick will be first to stop being party leader? David Cameron Nick Clegg Ed Miliband Mike Smithson is back on Thursday.
Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic How long will Cameron keep him on the backbenches? David Blunkett, Peter Mandelson (twice), Michael Heseltine, Anthony Eden, Harold Wilson and Winston Churchill all did it. They are among the few to return to the cabinet after having previously resigned for something other than electoral defeat. After Fox’s departure this week, the question is whether he’ll buck the odds and join the select band. It is not likely to be an easy route. After nearly…
And the LDs drop to a new low in a phone poll With the YouGov daily poll, however, Labour’s lead drops to 3 points tonight. It has CON 37%: LAB 40%: LD 9%.
Does having Ed Balls as Shadow Chancellor help or hinder Ed Miliband? It helps It hinders It makes no difference either way Mike Smithson returns from his holiday in Andalusia this Thursday Recent Threads