Could fox-hunting be the winning formula for Labour?

Could fox-hunting be the winning formula for Labour?

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Is it more ammunition for the class war strategy? According to ConHome, at the time of July’s Norwich North by election the above was an official Labour flyer used in the failed defence of that seat. The approach was also used in the Eddisbury by election in 1999 when the climate was much more clement for NuLab. Well according to the Indy this morning there are, indeed, Labour plans to make an apparent commitment by David Cameron to repeal the…

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The Third Annual StJohn Christmas CrossWord

The Third Annual StJohn Christmas CrossWord

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Across. 1.Lay on the drink. (3,6). 6.Murdoch helped to start The People. (5). 9.A master of expression, Dalyell reflected on one ship’s direction of travel. (7). 10.Condition set in cruel arrangement of Prince of Darkness. (7). 11.Metropolitan chap Boris sacked, within an hour. (10). 12.Perhaps Man City’s leader quit? (4). 13.Conservatives are the party without a prayer. (5). 15.Softly spoken political enforcer, carrying a stick initially – before Democrat. (9). 16.Report blocked by special interest group holding a grievance. (9)….

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Merry Christmas to all PBers everywhere

Merry Christmas to all PBers everywhere

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A message from OGH – “Our Genial Host” Just to say happy Christmas to the entire PB community and thank you for all your support during the year. It’s been the positive responses from everybody and the continued enthusiasm for PB that has made it a pleasure to run. Thanks also to my son Robert for maintaining the technical infrastructure and enabling the changes that we found we needed last June when traffic shot through the roof at the time…

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Did Straw make a last-ditch effort to stop Blair?

Did Straw make a last-ditch effort to stop Blair?

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Guardian Is this going to keep Iraq in the news? The main story in the Guardian is about a private letter that the then Foreign Secretary, Jack Straw, wrote to the Tony Blair just before the invasion of Iraq suggesting, amongst other things, that Britain should offer the Americans “political and moral support” in their campaign against Saddam Hussein, but not military backing. According to the paper Straw “reportedly urged Blair to tell George Bush that British troops would help…

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The Voting: Round One – choose the 4 person short-list

The Voting: Round One – choose the 4 person short-list

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Note – You can vote for as many on the list as you wish Choose the short-list for the PB Poster of the Year. Vote for as many of these as you wish and the top four will go into a FPTP final ballot Wibbler Richard Nabavi Yellow Submarine Bunnco AntiFrank Nick Palmer Jonathan runnymede Tim alex Stodge Ted Mark Senior David Herdson Easterross Stuart Dickson Andy Cooke marcia ChristinaD The Screaming Eagles Roger Coldstone Scott P Another Richard Peter…

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Who’s going to be the PB Poster of 2009?

Who’s going to be the PB Poster of 2009?

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Your chance to submit a nomination It’s Christmas and time for our annual election for who has been the PB Poster of the Year. Please note that there will be a separate election next week for the PB betting tipster of the year – this first election is about politics purely and simple. The selection process is in two parts: this thread when nominations are invited and then the online election itself. Who has contributed most to your understanding of…

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Should you be backing April at 16/1?

Should you be backing April at 16/1?

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Could April 8th be the day? The veteran FT political columnist, Sue Cameron, has what could be a shrewd point this morning on the election date. She writes:- “Tory leader David Cameron talks of March 25 as polling day, which would save Labour having an austerity Budget. Others suggest May 6 to coincide with the local elections. Labour, they say, cannot afford to fund two elections and its core vote will only turn out once. I hear the shrewd money…

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This must be the political interview of the year?

This must be the political interview of the year?

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Listen to the John Hutton interview Is this a foretaste of what’s to come? If you have not caught up yet with the John Hutton interview on this evening’s PM programme then listen to to it now. The headline story of Hutton’s admission to being the cabinet members expressing serious doubts about Gordon Brown in September 2006 is only part of it – although the way that comes out in the discourse is of itself quite dramatic. Eddie Mair’s quiet…

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