MP Anna Soubry receives threatening tweets after being branded 'Brexit mutineer https://t.co/HmJj6rnbTT — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 15, 2017 PB’s David Herdson hit the nail on the head Is this the same Daily Telegraph that's headquartered in Jersey (not in the UK) and owned by tax exiles? https://t.co/ExyEVugKMP — David Herdson (@DavidHerdson) November 15, 2017
A coup or not a coup? Dr Julia Gallagher, Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, said: “This has all the hallmarks of a military coup. It looks like this is direct consequence of President Mugabe’s sacking of his Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa last week. Mnangagwa is an unpopular figure, widely associated with brutal repressions in Matabeland in the 1980s, and with election violence more recently. However, he is supported by Zimbabwe’s military, who…
Big Times story on the huge Russian social media effort to influence the Brexit referendumhttps://t.co/NE7FwmPvhh pic.twitter.com/REdGjjRgOZ — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 15, 2017 At some stage it might be argued that this undermines the validity of the result In the US the objective of those trying to examine the Russian impact on their Presidential election a year ago is clear – to undermine and possibly get rid of Trump. Whether they succeed or not will be dominate the political narrative…
Ex-UKIP leader and QuestionTime regular, Nigel Farage just lost £100k libel legal battle after calling anti racist group 'violent' https://t.co/2m5HopfWMb — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) November 14, 2017 But the former UKIP boss denies that he lost even though he withdrew the comments The political legal story today is Nigel Farage agreeing to withdraw offensive comments about anti-racist group Hope not Hate. The action had been brought against him following an appeal for funds which saw 16,000 people make donations. In…
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Bet definitions are so important In the last thread there was a lot of discussion about the precise definition of what particular markets mean. What exactly, for instance, is defined as Britain leaving the EU? The definitions of political bets can often be problematical and can lead to arguments with bookmakers. A current case involves a prominent PBer who has raised the question of how William Hill has settled its number of LAB MPs to resign in 2017 market which…
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Jacob Rees-Mogg: “I am not a modern man” With all the focus on the Westminster sexual abuse scandal there has been a big change in the Conservative leadership betting. Jacob Rees-Mogg who is not and never has been a minister has now moved above a former Mayor of London and no Foreign Secretary, Mr Johnson, and just ahead of the Brexit Secretary Mr David Davis. He’s also a father of six and back in July admitted that he’d never changed…