The annual StJohn PB Christmas Crossword (est 2007)

The annual StJohn PB Christmas Crossword (est 2007)

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Across 1 Scandal of former Labour minister caught eating a roll (10) 6 Cut government without delay (4) 9 An election is awfully near. Stick around (7) 10 Ban traffic light signals after relocating A+E (7) 12 Reportedly a US statesman’s political tactic (10) 13 Large government tender (3) 15 Ignoring revolution, Pinochet is respected? (6) 16 Rabble-rousing party excited by end of rally (8) 18 Important Russian note Kim Philby initially sent (8) 20 Vision of Labour grandee (6)…

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Deal

Deal

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Charles Hawtrey died an untimely death. The Carry On actor, famed for playing eccentric and effete characters, was in real life a cantankerous alcoholic so devoted to the pursuit of gay sex that he moved to a naval town to be close to the sailors. When he was advised by doctors that he needed to have both legs amputated if he was going to live, he refused, deciding that he would rather die with his boots on. The attitude of many Remainers…

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Laying Brian Rose in the London Mayoral race – the best bet out there at the moment

Laying Brian Rose in the London Mayoral race – the best bet out there at the moment

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Thanks to Quincel (@PipsFunFacts) for this tip which it is hard to disagree with – betting against Brian Rose – the unexpected second favourite in the London mayoral race. He’s currently rated as a an 11/12% chance on the betting exchanges – Smarkets chart shown above. Brian Rose is former banker and founder, host and CEO of London Real a podcast and YouTube channel that has nearly 2 million subscribers. That figure compares with his Twitter following of just 20k. He promises to…

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With just eight days to go before the end of the Brexit transition the majority of those polled say they’d support an extension

With just eight days to go before the end of the Brexit transition the majority of those polled say they’d support an extension

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My guess on this one is that there will be some conclusion before the year end with Johnson preferring to resolve this according to the original timetable. After all his winning slogan at GE2019 was “Get Brexit Done” – though whether he is happy with a no deal I am not convinced. The current issues with cross-channel trucks is probably a taster for what a no deal might look like and, indeed, Michael Barnier, is making this point in seeking…

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On the Smarkets exchange it’s a 14% chance that Trump will still be in the White House after January 20th

On the Smarkets exchange it’s a 14% chance that Trump will still be in the White House after January 20th

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With 29 days to go he’s still trying to hang on The political story that most dominates my thinking at the moment is what is going on in the US and whether Trump will actually leave the White House quietly as the US constitution requires at noon Washington time on January 20th. There is little doubt that Trump is desperate to hang on in there and could try to mount very dangerous methods constitutionally in which to ensure that he…

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