In the absence of divine intervention defeated Alabama Republican Moore launches action to overturn result

In the absence of divine intervention defeated Alabama Republican Moore launches action to overturn result

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Defeated Republican in Alabama, Roy Moore, launches action to nullify the result. https://t.co/XjsGswYgSM — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 28, 2017 Betfair punters might have to wait even longer Today was supposed to be the day when the hard fought and controversial special election in Alabama to elect a Senator was due to be formalised, In the Sensational result 2 weeks ago the Democrats beat the controversial Republican, Roy Moore by 1.5%. Instead of accepting the outcome Moore said on the…

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Alastair Meeks and his predictions for 2018

Alastair Meeks and his predictions for 2018

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I broke my habit of recent years last year and didn’t make any predictions for the coming year (I had no time at the end of last year).  That was fortunate because I would have got almost everything wrong.  However, it is a good discipline to make these predictions if only so that I can identify what I thought was going on and think about why I was wrong (or right) later on.  That way I might actually get better….

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The big one: Cyclefree announces her Political Awards for 2017

The big one: Cyclefree announces her Political Awards for 2017

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The “Did Somebody Really Budget for This?” Award It is perhaps inevitable in a country with a government which thinks that the colour of its passport matters that the British Army should have spent money on trying to change its “Be the Best” motto. To what, one wonders? “Be Mediocre”, perhaps or “Best at Being Third-Rate”, maybe. Still, a workforce can only be regarded as sufficiently diverse if a significant proportion is unsuitable for the job. So, despite the Defence…

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This could be the start of a Stop Gavin succeeding Theresa move

This could be the start of a Stop Gavin succeeding Theresa move

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This Times story looks like an attempt to rubbish ex-Chief Whip now Defence Sec Gavin ("Private Pike") Williamsonhttps://t.co/ETaqLipzW8 pic.twitter.com/FGzJbzS7TM — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) December 26, 2017 The Times is reporting this morning that during the intense negotiations to bolster the minority government after the general election the then chief whip Gavin Williams offered the DUP a cabinet post. We all remember how long it seemed to take for the negotiations with the DUP to provide supply and confidence went on….

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Christmas Day on PB wouldn’t be Christmas without the St. John Christmas Crossword

Christmas Day on PB wouldn’t be Christmas without the St. John Christmas Crossword

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ACROSS 1 Isn’t a rotten borough firstly one that favours a politician? (10) 6 War intelligence protects soldiers (4) 9 Former Tory MP Gilmour opposed such squalid conditions (10) 10 Bute for example had his lead cut (4) 12 OK to spoil then invent urban regeneration? (6,3,5) 14 Black out resulting from left wing legislation (6) 15 Poll contest before each point of government (8) 17 Built on a Latin state (8) 19 In May she was here (2,4) 22…

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Reviewing 2017: The polling that made me think 53% of the electorate should be denied the vote

Reviewing 2017: The polling that made me think 53% of the electorate should be denied the vote

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The UK seems divided on the major issues. Reviewing the polling of 2017 I thought I’d focus on the polling that shocked me the most in 2017. Forget Mrs May’s collapsing ratings during the election campaign, a dash for the cliff that would have left lemmings panting for breath, it was the polling by YouGov in February that showed 53% of the public like pineapple on pizza. The polling was commissioned after ‘Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, the president of Iceland (the…

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