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Who will win the UK election ?
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Oh yes. Plus John Bercow. I think it's fair to say he'd support the Tories. Does the Speaker get to vote?
Having been the victim of a conspiracy led by Hague a few weeks ago to unseat him, I wonder how well disposed he would be to Cameron?
But as others have stated, he is bound by conventions of historyFew people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
Having been the victim of a conspiracy led by Hague a few weeks ago to unseat him, I wonder how well disposed he would be to Cameron?
But as others have stated, he is bound by conventions of history
Yup. I simply didn't know the constitutional position of The Speaker.
It's a bit !!!!!! if you're represented by him. Effectively you have a non-MP as your MP.0 -
Yup. I simply didn't know the constitutional position of The Speaker.
It's a bit !!!!!! if you're represented by him. Effectively you have a non-MP as your MP.
Actually get the best of both worlds. If you have a non party political problem, the Speaker still works for you and contacts ministers and is guaranteed a good hearing. Controversial issues can be dealt with by a neighbouring MP if it needs raising in the House. You also get a campaigning MP on some issues.
http://bercow4buckingham.org/in-parliament/
Remember he is elected but by convention unopposed by main parties.Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
Actually get the best of both worlds. If you have a non party political problem, the Speaker still works for you and contacts ministers and is guaranteed a good hearing. Controversial issues can be dealt with by a neighbouring MP if it needs raising in the House. You also get a campaigning MP on some issues.
http://bercow4buckingham.org/in-parliament/
Remember he is elected but by convention unopposed by main parties.
Ah yes, it all comes flooding back.
Sometimes I forget how long I've been away.0 -
New poll gives Conservatives 6 point lead.
From the Guardian too.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/13/conservatives-six-point-lead-guardian-icm-poll-labour?CMP=share_btn_twIf I don't reply to your post,
you're probably on my ignore list.0 -
New poll gives Conservatives 6 point lead.
From the Guardian too.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/13/conservatives-six-point-lead-guardian-icm-poll-labour?CMP=share_btn_tw
Sort of illustrates the kind of problem we have here. One minute we have a poll showing a 6 point Labour lead, and the next minute we have a poll showing a 6 point Conservative lead.
They can't both be right.:)0 -
New poll gives Conservatives 6 point lead.
From the Guardian too.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/13/conservatives-six-point-lead-guardian-icm-poll-labour?CMP=share_btn_twDiscussing the result, Martin Boon, of ICM Unlimited, said: “There is inevitably random variation between different polls, which generally falls within a ‘margin of error’ of plus or minus three points. The movement we’ve recorded since the March survey is within that normal bound, albeit only just.”
Boon said the sample chosen looks “demographically sound”, but acknowledges there are signs in the raw data that this sample “could be a just touch too Tory”. In particular, there are more 2010 Conservative voters than ICM would ordinarily expect, and also more voters from the professional occupational grade
Sounds like the firm doing the polling are less than confident....Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social environment. Most people are incapable of forming such opinions.0 -
New poll gives Conservatives 6 point lead.
From the Guardian too.
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/apr/13/conservatives-six-point-lead-guardian-icm-poll-labour?CMP=share_btn_tw
It's the underlying pollster (ICM) which matters not the sponsor.
If you notice the high Tory vote corresponds to the lowest Kipper one (7%) I've seen for years, so it looks like they have defected back in that sample at least.0 -
It's the underlying pollster (ICM) which matters not the sponsor.
If you notice the high Tory vote corresponds to the lowest Kipper one (7%) I've seen for years, so it looks like they have defected back in that sample at least.
And in the Ashcroft poll today its still tied – with UKIP up 3 and the Tories down 3 since the last poll.
So either the Tories are shifting to UKIP or the Kippers are going back to the Tories – take your pick!
https://twitter.com/LordAshcroft/status/5876307000541061120
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