Those whom the Gods wish to destroy. What happens next now that Britain has gone mad

Those whom the Gods wish to destroy. What happens next now that Britain has gone mad

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At Deltapoll, we asked Leave voters in Britain to choose between leaving the #EU and peace in #NorthernIreland. Nearly 6 out of 10 said the UK leaving the EU was more important. #Brexit pic.twitter.com/0FqMJAJZgN — Joe Twyman (@JoeTwyman) July 31, 2018 So now we know.  A majority of Leavers are stark staring bonkers.  The signs had always been there: the swivel-eyed attacks on the judiciary as enemies of the people for giving judgment in a case, on the governor of…

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The Democrats move up sharply in the House majority betting after the GOP won the Ohio special election by a margin of less than 1%

The Democrats move up sharply in the House majority betting after the GOP won the Ohio special election by a margin of less than 1%

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BetData.IO In the US all eyes are on the midterms in November which will the first big electoral test for Trump since he won WH2016 nearly two years ago. Overnight there was a special election in Ohio in a congressional district won by Trump with a 12% margin two years ago. The Republicans hung on but the margin was less than 1%. The President had invested an enormous amount in the race and while he’ll be pleased by the victory…

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PB Video Analysis: The Future’s Bright. The Future’s Not Coal.

PB Video Analysis: The Future’s Bright. The Future’s Not Coal.

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You flick a switch, and there’s light. Few of us think about how electricity is generated, and how strange and wonderful ubiquitous power is. But beneath that steady service, changes are happening. Coal, which used to dominate electricity production worldwide, is now in retreat almost anywhere, replaced by renewables and natural gas. Some blame overzealous environmental legislation. Others blame subsidies for solar and wind. The truth is… shocking… (And please click the funny YouTube button above to subscribe!) Robert Smithson…

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BoJo’ s controversial burka comments don’t seem to have hurt him in the TMay successor betting

BoJo’ s controversial burka comments don’t seem to have hurt him in the TMay successor betting

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But they could make it harder getting on the ballot With TMay herself now joining those attacking BoJo for his Burka comments the big danger he faces is not being able to get enough fellow CON MPs to support him in the first rounds of voting to get on the ballot. It is precisely this type of comment that raises big question marks over his judgement. It appears to be attention-seeking. I’ve little doubt that if he got to the…

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Tonight’s special congressional election in Ohio could be a good pointer to November’s mid-terms

Tonight’s special congressional election in Ohio could be a good pointer to November’s mid-terms

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There’s a big “special” Congressional election ta1king place in Ohio’s 12th district which was won by the Republicans by 12 points in 2012 and 2016 – the former by Romney and the latter by Trump. The President has clearly earmarked this as a must hold and has played a key part in the campaign. The signs are that it could be close. The two final polls suggest that this is a toss-up. Emerson has the Democratic contender 1% ahead while…

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Analysing the weekend’s extraordinary Twitter storm targeting LAB Deputy Leader, Tom Watson

Analysing the weekend’s extraordinary Twitter storm targeting LAB Deputy Leader, Tom Watson

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Anatomy Of A Tweetstorm: Looking At The Numbers Behind #ResignWatson https://t.co/bG4SZBmBVA pic.twitter.com/MMiSfy7VgZ — Gizmodo UK (@GizmodoUK) August 7, 2018 One cultist alone sent 613 Tweets There’s a great analysis published overnight on the tech site, GizmodoUK on the extraordinary effort over the weekend against Labour’s elected deputy leader, Tom Watson. This is from the site’s analysis: “In the hour from 7pm-8pm, including retweets, 29,844 #ResignWatson tweets were sent. Excluding retweets, there was 6149 unique tweets sent in the space of…

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Topping, who served with the British Army in Northern Ireland during the troubles, on Ulster and Brexit

Topping, who served with the British Army in Northern Ireland during the troubles, on Ulster and Brexit

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Kenneth Allen / Bloody Sunday mural, Bogside Why the border issue is so important to both sides Why, when we’re busy trying to Brexit, is everyone hung up on Northern Ireland? Why should we let this small part of the UK, with a population just larger than Newcastle’s, dictate seemingly our entire Brexit settlement? Terrorism, people say. But we don’t give in to terrorists, so why does Northern Ireland and its terrorists get such special treatment? For most people in the UK,…

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