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Month: August 2015

Andy Burnham on 5Live showing that for him at least this campaign has been going on far too long

Andy Burnham on 5Live showing that for him at least this campaign has been going on far too long

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Andy Burnham on Labour being led by a woman. Methinks not a smart statement http://t.co/1ckOX8yZDN pic.twitter.com/FYr8AwZ0lj — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015 Acting LAB leader Harriet Harman rules our legal challenge to leadership election outcome. — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015 LAB leader findings from the Mail/ComRes survey pic.twitter.com/0dhSPk9e3L — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015

For those CON supporters fearful that Mr. Corbyn might not be all good news read today’s FT column by Janan Ganesh

For those CON supporters fearful that Mr. Corbyn might not be all good news read today’s FT column by Janan Ganesh

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No, Jeremy Corbyn does not cause problems for the Tories. @JananGanesh in the FT http://t.co/75leXr2Qgb pic.twitter.com/jahKuQuRMT — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) August 25, 2015 The Labour disaster that’s waiting to happen The FT’s insightful political commentator, Janan Ganesh is on top form this morning with his assessment of what the likely Corbyn LAB leadership victory will do to the main party battle. In one of the best written pieces I’ve seen in along time Ganesh demolishes the notion that somehow Mr….

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What the adulation of Jeremy Corbyn will mean for British politics

What the adulation of Jeremy Corbyn will mean for British politics

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Antifrank on what he describes as “Puppy Love We’ve been here before. Last year, many Scots found themselves electrified by the campaign for the Yes vote in the independence referendum. The energy and enthusiasm crackled as many voters for the first time found that they were being asked to vote on something that really mattered to them. The idea proved far more important to these voters than any of the detail and when the referendum was defeated they thronged to…

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After a general election choice that CON defined as being competence or chaos LAB is proving them right

After a general election choice that CON defined as being competence or chaos LAB is proving them right

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The shambolic nature of the process could be as damaging as the outcome I have long been of the view that the most important message a party needs to get over in an election is that it can offer competent government. That was how the Tories managed to succeed on May 7th and why they achieved a majority, against all the odds. The Lynton Crosby line repeated so much during the campaign was that the choice was between competence and…

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Betting on when the new Labour leader will be announced

Betting on when the new Labour leader will be announced

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William Hill offer 8/1 that new Labour leader will NOT be announced on scheduled date of September 12, 2015. 1/20 he or she WILL be. — William Hill (@sharpeangle) August 22, 2015 William Hill have a market on will the new Labour leader be announced on the scheduled date of Saturday the 12th of September. For non-Labour supporters, this leadership election is the gift that keeps on giving which has somehow managed to make the Florida 2000 Presidential election mess…

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Jeremy Corbyn’s path to Number 10

Jeremy Corbyn’s path to Number 10

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Picture: Why this shouldn’t be the Tory reaction were Labour to elect Corbyn. Governments lose elections, oppositions don’t win them – A recession & no Cameron could hand the election to Corbyn. There are those, inside and outside of the Labour party, who think by electing Jeremy Corbyn as leader, Labour are committing the greatest strategic blunder since Emperor Palpatine allowed the Rebel Alliance to know the location of the second Death Star. By electing Corbyn Labour can say goodbye to…

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The big Democratic party WH2016 question remans – “Is Joe Biden going to run”?

The big Democratic party WH2016 question remans – “Is Joe Biden going to run”?

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New key state polling suggests he could do better than Hillary The head of steam that’s building up over a Joe Biden WH2016 bid has received an enormous boost with a range of key state polling from Quinnipac University suggesting that in several battles the Vice-President could do better than Hillary against a range of likely GOP nominees. This follows an awkward month for the odds-on favourite, Hillary, trying to deal with the email affair as well as seeing her…

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