Would a deal with Brown destroy the Lib Dems?

Would a deal with Brown destroy the Lib Dems?

Is Oborne right about a pre-election LAB-LD “arrangement” There’s a fascinating piece in the Mail today by columnist, Peter Oborne, in which he suggests that something might be going on between Brown’s government and the Lib Dems that would bring the latter more closely into a “government of national unity”. The pretext, of course, would be the need for coming together in order to deal with the economic storm. “Unity” in this context, of course, does not extend to the…

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Cardinal Who?

Cardinal Who?

Is there time for a last-minute bet? “He has made the role his own – never aspired to be the heavyweight that his predecessor was, but proved amiable and popular with many. It must be difficult for him to watch someone else take on that particular mantle, and the weight of expectation that comes with it, but he made the right choice in stepping aside. The millions of British followers will be eagerly anticipating today’s announcement. If it were a…

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Are “Brown Bounce 1” losers still affecting the markets?

Are “Brown Bounce 1” losers still affecting the markets?

Is this why the Tory spreads continue to advance? The New Year PB “Balance of Money” Index based on the average prices on the spread betting markets suggests that Cameron’s Tories will win the next general election with an overall majority of 28 seats. The Index is so called because it reflects the collective views of punters based on how much they are prepared to risk on the number of seats the parties will get in the coming contest. These…

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The PB New Year International Quiz

The PB New Year International Quiz

Help clear the hangover with the questions below… Answers now at post 346 Following on from StJohn’s crossword and Rod Crosby’s quiz, an international quiz to welcome in 2009. No prizes, but a full set of answers will be posted later. As Peter Snow said, “… it’s just a bit of fun…” 1. Which book features canine characters based on members of Harold Wilson’s Cabinet? 2. “So dumb he can’t fart and chew gum at the same time” was whose…

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And the winner is…..SeanT

And the winner is…..SeanT

The result:- SeanT 39% David Herdson 30% JackW 18% SallyC 13% Overall total votes cast 544. Very well done to all the entrants and particularly to SeanT who has helped enrich PB during 2008. An interesting feature of the election is that after I had appealed for non-posters to express their views more than a third of all votes cast appeared from the email addresses to be from women. I had always assumed that the PB gender divide was much…

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The final bet of 2008: Will Gord survive till midnight?

The final bet of 2008: Will Gord survive till midnight?

What I am carrying forward into 2009 At midnight tonight, assuming nothing untoward happens to Gord, I pick up on quite a hefty bet that I placed in the early summer at 5/6 that Brown would still be Prime Minister at the end of the year. And if by any remote chance he doesn’t there are a another couple of bets I placed at 6/1 and 5/1 at a different time that he would be out by the end of…

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Which one is likely to be out first?

Which one is likely to be out first?

Is the William Hill 7/4 on it being Gord a value bet? Thanks to Noisy Summer on the the previous thread for picking this up but William Hill has just launched a new online market on which of the three party leaders – Brown. Clegg or Cameron – will leave their post first. The bookie makes Clegg the 11/10 favourite with Brown at 7/4 and Cameron at 5/2. I think that they have got this wrong and that the Brown…

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Is this the main argument for a 2009 election?

Is this the main argument for a 2009 election?

Can Labour expect a drubbing on June 5th? Cast your mind back to the last Euro Elections which were held on the same day as the local elections on June 10th 2004. In the weeks beforehand the Tories had suffered serious opinion poll reverses as UKIP’s strength started to emerge and all the predictions were that the Tory leader of just eight months, Michael Howard, was going to fail at his first major electoral test. Yet when it came to…

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