UK General Discussion

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Teather is an avatar of Beelzebub, therefore her departure from the Commons is most welcome.

[YL]

Teather is an avatar of Beelzebub

What makes you say that?

(Genuine question, not rhetorical.)

[Tetro Kornbluth]

She had practically no chance of retaining her seat anyway, so...

[You kip if you want to...]

Those whispering about Labour hiring Bruce Hawker as their "anti-Crosby" a few weeks back will have egg on their face, considering events Down Under.

[Leftbehind]

I doubt anyone gives enough of a sh**t to remember.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

A third set of accusations has led to Nigel Evans being arrested again.

[You kip if you want to...]

I'm sure the Tories are jumping for joy at the idea of a winter by-election as well.

[YL]

Evans has been charged with rape (and some other offences).  Best not to say any more at this stage.

[minionofmidas]

Evans has been charged with rape (and some other offences). 

Don't be so coy; list them.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Full details here:

http://blog.cps.gov.uk/2013/09/statement-from-the-director-of-public-prosecutions-keir-starmer-qc-on-the-case-of-mr-nigel-evans-mp.html

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I was about to post 'and I think we can expect his resignation as Deputy Speaker in short order'. It's already happened: he's formally quit his post.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

So... does he resign his seat now, or try to stick it out? Honourable Members charged with criminal offences tend to do the latter, but then they're rarely charged with offences as serious as this.

[You kip if you want to...]

They'll take the whip from him, surely. That's if he doesn't resign from parliament.

[Silent Hunter]

He's not got it and he's not asking for it - he'll sit as an independent.

[afleitch]

Wheeee.

[You kip if you want to...]

http://d25d2506sfb94s.cloudfront.net/cumulus_uploads/document/pdqfi3an7f/YG-Archive-Times-results-110913-party-leaders.pdf

Some interesting questions asked for The Times. Some highlights:

"A hung parliament after the next general election with the Liberal Democrats holding the balance of power could be a good thing" Agree/Disagree (change since April 2010)

16/60 (-21/+19)


"If you had to choose, which would you prefer to see after the next election, a Conservative government led by David Cameron or a Labour government led by Ed Miliband?" David/Ed (change since 2010, asked about Labour under Gordon Brown)

41/40 (-5/+3)


"I can't see Ed Miliband as a Prime Minister"

68/21


"Nick Clegg betrayed his principles to become deputy prime minister"

68/20

[YL]

I don't normally like to cherry pick subsamples of polls, but as cherries on the other side of the tree get picked from time to time, here is today's YouGov 18-24 sample:
Lab 50
Con 29
Green 7
Lib Dem 6
UKIP 4
SNP/Plaid 2
Respect 1
Other other 1

[Leftbehind]

Respect 1? Rarer than rocking-horse sh**t!

[afleitch]

I don't normally like to cherry pick subsamples of polls, but as cherries on the other side of the tree get picked from time to time, here is today's YouGov 18-24 sample:
Lab 50
Con 29
Green 7
Lib Dem 6
UKIP 4
SNP/Plaid 2
Respect 1
Other other 1

As someone who, for his own amusement, does a 'tracker' absed on the Scottish samples which over the course of a week give you a decent sample size, yesterdays sample had Labour on 50% despite samples over the past few months having Labour boucning from 38-43. That screwed my tracker That jump in Scotland alone is enough to inflate Labour's lead by almost a full % point.

[MaxQue]

I don't normally like to cherry pick subsamples of polls, but as cherries on the other side of the tree get picked from time to time, here is today's YouGov 18-24 sample:
Lab 50
Con 29
Green 7
Lib Dem 6
UKIP 4
SNP/Plaid 2
Respect 1
Other other 1

As someone who, for his own amusement, does a 'tracker' absed on the Scottish samples which over the course of a week give you a decent sample size, yesterdays sample had Labour on 50% despite samples over the past few months having Labour boucning from 38-43. That screwed my tracker That jump in Scotland alone is enough to inflate Labour's lead by almost a full % point.

Nothing is saying than it's not deflated by a % point in another part of the country, through.

[You kip if you want to...]

First policy announcement of conference season. Nick Clegg announces a 5p charge on plastic carrier bags in supermarkets.

Really knows how to set the world alight, doesn't he?

[Oakvale]

First policy announcement of conference season. Nick Clegg announces a 5p charge on plastic carrier bags in supermarkets.

Really knows how to set the world alight, doesn't he?

It's a pretty good policy, to be fair, if not exactly the most exciting thing he could have announced.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Yes, it's worked quite well in Wales. But as a flagship policy...?!?!!

[You kip if you want to...]

It is a good policy, of course. But which strategist told them to run with it?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

You saw with your own eyes and heard with your own ears how they acted after the last General Election. These people have no grasp of strategy.