Articles tagged UK Politics:
UPDATED SEAT PREDICTION: LibDems to Win 28 Seats at General Election
- 5 Oct 2014
On Tuesday lunchtime I am joining Tim Farron and Peter Kellner speaking at an Electoral Reform Society Fringe Meeting at the LibDem Conference in Glasgow. If you’re in Glasgow I hope you will come along. Title: A prediction of how the Lib Dems will do in 2015, seat by seat D...
EDP Column: On Scottish Independence My Heart Says Yes, My Head Says No
- 13 Sep 2014
My middle name is Campbell. My Christian name is spelt the Scottish way. I am a quarter Scottish. Believe it or not, I am a direct descendent of Robbie Burns through one of his illegitimate children. Strangely, though, I feel little affinity with the country of my ancestors. W...
The BBC's 'Ting Tong' Hypocrisy - I Won't Defend Janice Atkinson But the BBC Need to Answer Questions
- 19 Aug 2014
Well I never thought I’d see the day when I’d feel sorry for Janice Atkinson. And it still hasn’t happened. However, the hypocrisy of the BBC never ceases to amaze. Yesterday BBC South East were outraged, outraged I tell you, by UKIP MEP Janice Atkinson calling the Thai wif...
This Is What I Wrote About Julian Assange 4 Years Ago ... Every Word Of it Remains True Today
- 18 Aug 2014
Four and a half years ago, in December 2010, I was asked by the Mail on Sunday to write a column on Julian Assange. When it appeared I was traduced and slagged off by his many supporters. How could I not understand what a hero he is, I was asked? Very easily, as it happens. An...
Iain Dale For, Er, Mayor of London! You've Got to Laugh...
- 17 Jul 2014
One mention in the Times Diary might normally be enough, but two in one day? That normally spells trouble… And so this is what they printed this morning under the headline TIPSTERS HAVE RESHUFFLE BLUES… Political prediction is a dangerous business (Lord knows I’ve made lot...
My Reshuffle Analysis Part 1 - Night of the Wrong Knives?
- 15 Jul 2014
“Well if it doesn’t happen, no one will ever remember we predicted it would.” Those were the words with which I signed off an interview on LBC on Friday after I had put to Sam my prediction that William Hague would leave the Cabinet in the reshuffle. And so it came to pass. I ...
Twenty Random Reshuffle Predictions & Completely Baseless Tips
- 14 Jul 2014
I’ve seen so much baseless reshuffle speculation in the papers over the last few days that I thought I would add to it. Much of it is based on nothing more than sniffing the political wind, but some people are better sniffers than others. If I get half of these right, I will b...
UPDATED SEAT BY SEAT FORECAST: Why the LibDems Will Win Fewer Than 30 Seats At The Next Election
- 6 Jul 2014
A few months ago I posted a prediction that the LibDems would win 30-35 seats at the next election. I went through each LibDem seat and predicted what would happen to it. Click HERE to read the original predictions. Clearly any such exercise is fraught with difficulty, and I ...
Could the EU block an In/Out Referendum in Britain?
- 2 Jun 2014
I was alerted to a fascinating (and very badly written) ePetition tonight. It concerns the EU’s apparent future ability to ban a UK Government from holding a referendum in 2017. Here’s the text… Full and open disclosure on EU Qualified majority voting and it’s effect on a ...
So How Accurate Were My Euro Election Predictions?
- 26 May 2014
Making predictions, especially in politics, is a bit of a fool’s game, but there’s no fool like an old fool so I put my money where my mouth was and predicted the outcome of the European elections. I reckon I didn’t do too badly… CONSERVATIVE PARTY Predicted Seats: 20 Actual ...