New Statesman's prediction has Bebb winning but by much reduced margin. Cairns hardly losing support at all.letsskiptotheleft wrote: I do hope you are right, not too worried about Wales either, I can see Williams holding on in B&R, doubtful the Tories will make gains, Cardiff North is gone for them, praying we are in with a good shout in the Vale, Aberconwy and down west too.
It sounds and the picture looks like my idea of hell - utter hell.Bexhill High School: Multi-million pound investment in 'education pods' ends in failure
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/educa ... rnalSearch" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
It was, parents, pupils and the watching world were told, incredibly exciting stuff.
Bexhill High School in Sussex was moving onwards and upwards, into newly built premises aimed at “transforming the learning agenda”.
No more would the pupils be stuck in fuddy-duddy “classrooms”. They would enjoy the splendour of “education pods” containing 90 students and a team of teachers.
Based on the Scandinavian models of studying, this was open-plan learning. This was the future, and all for just £38m – most of it from central government via the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) investment programme and a further £4m from East Sussex County Council.
On 27 April, the parents and 1,200 pupils of what is now Bexhill High Academy were being told of more “very exciting” news: the Department for Education has awarded £6m for a rebuild of the new build.
The money will allow the academy in East Sussex to try something radically different from the old radically different idea. “We are getting back to traditional classrooms,” said new principal Heidi Brown.
As one parent branded the £44m total outlay “farcical”, Ms Brown insisted the latest £6m would reverse a decline which saw the school placed in special measures in April 2013 and its sponsor, Prospects Academies Trust, fold in May 2014.
Just shows how important a strong leader is, eh? Cameron's chicken virus is spreading like wildfire amongst the Tory party ... must be incredibly contagious, or a weakness they are particularly susceptible to.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Another no-show.
Jack Jones @UNITE_Jack 6m6 minutes ago
Tory Craig Whitaker too gutless to attend hustings tonight in hebden bridge - knows he will be called to account for his homophobia
Good that this can happen in Wales without a load of clowns shouting "branch office" or "come to lecture us from London?"letsskiptotheleft wrote:The lovely Carwyn is meeting up with the lovely Ed on Friday I believe, Cardiff the venue I believe.
Though I hope it is down Pembs or Carmarthenshire?
Leanne Wood called Welsh Labour a branch office in her interview on Radio 4 today ... it's ruled from Westminster apparently, doesn't have Wales' best interests at its heart.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Good that this can happen in Wales without a load of clowns shouting "branch office" or "come to lecture us from London?"letsskiptotheleft wrote:The lovely Carwyn is meeting up with the lovely Ed on Friday I believe, Cardiff the venue I believe.
Though I hope it is down Pembs or Carmarthenshire?
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rebeccariots2 wrote:Leanne Wood called Welsh Labour a branch office in her interview on Radio 4 today ... it's ruled from Westminster apparently, doesn't have Wales' best interests at its heart.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Good that this can happen in Wales without a load of clowns shouting "branch office" or "come to lecture us from London?"letsskiptotheleft wrote:The lovely Carwyn is meeting up with the lovely Ed on Friday I believe, Cardiff the venue I believe.
Though I hope it is down Pembs or Carmarthenshire?
ohsocynical wrote:Sorry LetsSkipMike Fraser retweeted
NumbrCrunchrPolitics @NCPoliticsUK 27 mins27 minutes ago
Some very heavy hints being dropped about tomorrow's Ipsos MORI/Standard poll - language suggests a shift towards the Tories
This is a bit better LetsSkipThe Conservatives’ internal ambition is to retain 300 seats, and that the Lib Dems retain over 25, allowing the current coalition to continue into a second parliament. At this point, with eight days to go until polling day, something dramatic will need to happen to achieve that ambition. On today’s Nowcast numbers, a Labour/SNP block would command a majority in the House of Commons (328), while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would fall well short (296) even with support from DUP and/or UKIP.
Whether or not the Conservatives edge ahead of Labour in seats, the overall arithmetic is plain. David Cameron's hopes of remaining prime minister need to be pinned on a perfect recipe of a strong incumbency factor, a unexpectedly prevalent 'shy Tory' factor and a significant late campaign swing. On today's data, in the race to Number 10, Ed Miliband is in the stronger position.
https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/04/29/Wi ... e-mountai/
Gird your loins, people.David Cameron: it's time for Tory campaign to let rip in final week
Prime minister acknowledges voters are hesitant about voting Conservative but says he is turning up the dial: ‘I think we will get there’
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... servatives" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I posted this over at AS when it said there was a grudging endorsement of Labour.diGriz wrote: The New Statesman's election endorsement: why it has to be Labour
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... -be-labour
It's actually not that surprising given its editor's likely for sniping at Miliband from the pages of the Daily Mail.
this was back in January.
Isolated. Indecisive. The haunted look of defeat. Why even Ed Balls has all but given up on Ed Miliband: A devastating critique by editor of the Left's in-house bible
I would regard anyone on the left writing for that nasty piece of right wing filth as a traitor.
diGriz wrote: The New Statesman's election endorsement: why it has to be Labour
http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/20 ... -be-labour
I want death to wipe the smile off Murdoch's face.RogerOThornhill wrote:Seen it all now...
Scottish Sun - vote SNP!
The Sun - vote Tory...Reason 2...Stop the SNP running the country
I know they have different editors but that is utterly cynical.
Labour better win and wipe the smile off Murdoch's face.
And then factor in those 50 seats Mike Smithson was talking about. And Sheffield Hallam. And Wirral West. And ..... well, I'm sure you all get my point, what the opinion polls show are votes being stacked up in the safe seats, they don't reflect all those close battles in the marginals, all the work being done by thousands of volunteers. I'm not saying the polls are wrong necessarily, I'm just saying that the picture they paint is made with too broad a brush - I always did prefer da Vinci to Pollock!!ohsocynical wrote:Sunny Hundal @sunny_hundal 56 mins56 minutes ago
One week to go until election, YouGov on where we stand:
Labour 276 seats
Tories 272
SNP 48
Lib Dems 24
UKIP 3 https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/04/29/Wi ... e-mountai/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
Tory newspaper endorses proxy Tory party shocker.RogerOThornhill wrote:Seen it all now...
Scottish Sun - vote SNP!
The Sun - vote Tory...Reason 2...Stop the SNP running the country
I know they have different editors but that is utterly cynical.
Labour better win and wipe the smile off Murdoch's face.
Tomorrow’s Guardian splash reveals the Tories are planning to slash £8bn in benefits
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis)
April 29, 2015
GUARDIAN: Revealed - Tory plan to slash £8bn benefits #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/edSSXA9Oty
Sounds like Alexander knows he won't be voted back in and has nothing to lose by doing this. I really can't see how the LibDems can support the Tories and I said that a few weeks ago.diGriz wrote:Tomorrow’s Guardian splash reveals the Tories are planning to slash £8bn in benefits
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis)
April 29, 2015
GUARDIAN: Revealed - Tory plan to slash £8bn benefits #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/edSSXA9Oty
It will come down to who wants it more and whether Labour's ground game can deliver (in short whether the Guardians of Democracy, those on here fighting in the front lines in England and Wales, can prevail against the hordes of darkness).TheGrimSqueaker wrote:And then factor in those 50 seats Mike Smithson was talking about. And Sheffield Hallam. And Wirral West. And ..... well, I'm sure you all get my point, what the opinion polls show are votes being stacked up in the safe seats, they don't reflect all those close battles in the marginals, all the work being done by thousands of volunteers. I'm not saying the polls are wrong necessarily, I'm just saying that the picture they paint is made with too broad a brush - I always did prefer da Vinci to Pollock!!ohsocynical wrote:Sunny Hundal @sunny_hundal 56 mins56 minutes ago
One week to go until election, YouGov on where we stand:
Labour 276 seats
Tories 272
SNP 48
Lib Dems 24
UKIP 3 https://yougov.co.uk/news/2015/04/29/Wi ... e-mountai/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …
And with that burst of unwarranted optimism I bid you all a good night.
RobertSnozers wrote:I want him to know he has failed and his empire is crumbling to ash and his vision has been rejected before he dies. I want him to croak, peacefully, at home, surrounded by his loving family, but knowing in his shrivelled heart that everything he did in his business life has been for nothing.letsskiptotheleft wrote:I want death to wipe the smile off Murdoch's face.RogerOThornhill wrote:Seen it all now...
Scottish Sun - vote SNP!
The Sun - vote Tory...Reason 2...Stop the SNP running the country
I know they have different editors but that is utterly cynical.
Labour better win and wipe the smile off Murdoch's face.
If that sounds callous, tough!
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 18s18 seconds ago
ComRes Mail/ITV poll ENGLAND ONLY
CON 36
LAB 36
LD 8
UKIP 12
GN 6
A 5.7% CON to LAB swing since GE10
Smithson puts it bluntlyTubby Isaacs wrote:Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 18s18 seconds ago
ComRes Mail/ITV poll ENGLAND ONLY
CON 36
LAB 36
LD 8
UKIP 12
GN 6
A 5.7% CON to LAB swing since GE10
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 53s54 seconds ago
In England 533 seats at GE10 CON had 11.4% lead over LAB.Tonight that is down to zero which could have serious seat implications.
Clegg wins, they support the Tories, surely?RogerOThornhill wrote:Sounds like Alexander knows he won't be voted back in and has nothing to lose by doing this. I really can't see how the LibDems can support the Tories and I said that a few weeks ago.diGriz wrote:Tomorrow’s Guardian splash reveals the Tories are planning to slash £8bn in benefits
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis)
April 29, 2015
GUARDIAN: Revealed - Tory plan to slash £8bn benefits #tomorrowspaperstoday #BBCPapers pic.twitter.com/edSSXA9Oty
Dear God if they do this it will mean even more children in poverty....Danny Alexander exposes 'secret' Tory plans for £8bn in welfare cuts
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... are_btn_tw
So, I think this is unusual, and I think it tells us that Labour are slightly on the front foot in this election. Now I just wonder if that slight softness in the con vote might translate to a slight drop in turnout for them.18m18 minutes ago
Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB
73% of LAB voters tell ComRes that they've definitely made up their minds compared with 65% of CON ones.
The Conservatives’ internal ambition is to retain 300 seats, and that the Lib Dems retain over 25, allowing the current coalition to continue into a second parliament. At this point, with eight days to go until polling day, something dramatic will need to happen to achieve that ambition. On today’s Nowcast numbers, a Labour/SNP block would command a majority in the House of Commons (328), while the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats would fall well short (296) even with support from DUP and/or UKIP.rearofthestore wrote:Smithson puts it bluntlyTubby Isaacs wrote:Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 18s18 seconds ago
ComRes Mail/ITV poll ENGLAND ONLY
CON 36
LAB 36
LD 8
UKIP 12
GN 6
A 5.7% CON to LAB swing since GE10Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 53s54 seconds ago
In England 533 seats at GE10 CON had 11.4% lead over LAB.Tonight that is down to zero which could have serious seat implications.
I think that is racist, it links criminal activity with being Islamic.Tubby Isaacs wrote:
Just as the Race Relations Act was cheered by black muggers and pimps, I suppose.
ohsocynical wrote:Dear God if they do this it will mean even more children in poverty....Danny Alexander exposes 'secret' Tory plans for £8bn in welfare cuts
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... are_btn_tw
Despite the fact the poll is better than last week its still garbageTubby Isaacs wrote:Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 46s46 seconds ago
ComRes/Nail
Con 35% (-1) Lab 35% (+3) Lib 7% (-1) UKIP 11% (+1) Green 6% (+1)
That's the Liberal Democrats that have just finished 5 years coalition with the Tories?BBC accused of bias as Tories outnumbered two-to-one in Question Time debate audience
Election 2015: Up to two thirds of the programme's audience will be left wing, with 25 per cent each for Labour, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats
So, sex addiction here we come!ephemerid wrote:I have a dilemma if the Tories get in again.
I can't turn to drink because I'm in recovery.
I can't turn to drugs ditto.
I can't march because I can't walk far enough.
I can't riot ditto.
So to save me the agony of having nothing to ease my pain, vote Labour.
Please.
