General Election Predictions 27: London East
- 3 Jan 2015
This is the twenty-seventh in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each...
General Election Predictions 26: Northamptonshire
- 3 Jan 2015
This is the twenty-sixth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each s...
Proof That UKIP May Cost Labour Seats (Especially in Wales) in May 2015
- 3 Jan 2015
I’ve spent the last couple of days predicting the general election outcome in the 40 seats in Wales. It’s been quite an interesting exercise as I am by no means an expert in Welsh politics. Ive trawled around various sites and blogs and received quite a lot of input from peopl...
General Election Predictions 25: Derbyshire
- 3 Jan 2015
This is the twenty-fifth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each s...
General Election Predictions 24: Staffordshire
- 2 Jan 2015
This is the twenty-fourth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each ...
General Election Predictions 23: Leicestershire
- 2 Jan 2015
This is the twenty-third in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each s...
Tory Spin & Sophistry on the Deficit Fools No One
- 2 Jan 2015
Can someone tell me when the deficit reached £192 billion? Thought not. When the coalition came to power the deficit was £158 billion. It’s now around £98 billion. Now by any normal person’s maths that equates to cutting the deficit by just over one third, not a half. No nor...
Cost of Living Crisis? What Cost of Living Crisis?
- 2 Jan 2015
Last January the average price of petrol was £1.31 a litre. Today it is around £1.10 a litre, so the consumer is saving around 20p a litre, a saving of £12 every time you fill up your tank. Assuming most people do an average mileage of 12,000 miles a year, they will fill their...
General Election Predictions 22: Avon
- 2 Jan 2015
This is the twenty-second in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each ...
General Election Predictions 21: Somerset
- 1 Jan 2015
This is the twenty-first in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each s...
General Election Predictions 20: Cornwall
- 1 Jan 2015
This is the twentieth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each seat...
General Election Predictions 19: Devon
- 1 Jan 2015
This is the nineteenth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each sea...
General Election Predictions 18: Surrey
- 31 Dec 2014
This is the nineteenth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each sea...
Attitude Column: Will We Get Married in 2015?
- 31 Dec 2014
Six years ago my partner and I got married. Well, that’s how we viewed it at the time. My partner never refers to our ‘civil partnership’. He always talks about ‘our wedding’. So when equal marriage was introduced we sort of scratched our heads and wondered what the point of i...
My Predictions for 2015
- 31 Dec 2014
Three political party leaders will resign by the end of the year. Norwich City will be promoted to the Premier League. At least one politician associated with the Child Sex Abuse scandal will be arrested and charged. Ian Katz will be the new editor of The Guardian. ...
General Election Predictions 17: Gloucestershire
- 31 Dec 2014
This is the seventeenth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each se...
General Election Predictions 16: Dorset
- 30 Dec 2014
This is the sixteenth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each seat...
General Election Predictions 15: Wiltshire
- 30 Dec 2014
This is the fiftteenth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each sea...
Did I Keep My Ten New Year's Revolutions For 2014?
- 30 Dec 2014
So, these were the resolutions I made at the beginning of 2014. I didn’t do very well… Continue to lose weight. Target 16 stone by June, 15 1/2 by end of the year. FAILED. To up my exercise. More golf, start running and a bit of rowing. FAILED. Try to resist getting ...
General Election Predictions 14: Hampshire (Part 2)
- 30 Dec 2014
This is the fourteenth in a series of blogposts (scroll to the bottom of the article for the others) which will seek to predict the outcome of every seat in the run-up to the next general election. The notion of a universal swing in May 2015 can be totally discounted. Each sea...