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Month: December 2008

SeanT wins the “most amusing” poster accolade

SeanT wins the “most amusing” poster accolade

There’s still time to vote for the PB posters of the year If you have not voted in the PB Posters of the year you now have until Sunday midday. As was reported on the previous thread voting in the “Most Amusing” category was stopped in the early hours of Saturday after an attempt was made to fix the poll. Accordingly I have taken as the final outcome the position of the nominees before the attempt was made – and…

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Morus’ Saturday Slant

Morus’ Saturday Slant

[Two men, quite burly, dark suits and ties, sunglasses, black gloves watching a front door. One of them keeps looking nervously in a ring binder] MCCANN: You sure this is it? GOLDBERG: How many towns called Haltemprice do you think there are around these parts? MCCANN: And this is definitely the house? GOLDBERG: Not many families called Davis in these parts. Wales mostly. MCCANN: I suppose. And you sure I’m right for this? GOLDBERG. You know what I said when…

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The PB Posters of 2008 – the voting

The PB Posters of 2008 – the voting

..and now the election you have all been waiting for!!! This is the voting for the PB Posters of the Year. Please select one in each category. Voting will continue throughout the weekend until 0400 on Monday morning. This is by first past the post and you can follow how the election is developing by clicking on view results. The nominees in each category are listed in REVERSE ALPHABETICAL ORDER. Make sure that you have clicked on the drop down…

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Which is the best bet here?

Which is the best bet here?

Could one of the three main leaders be out in 2009? In the panel are the prices in the Ladbrokes leader markets for 2009. The question is whether there is any value in any of them? Is Brown going to survive and if so is the 4/11 you can get a good bet? I’m not wholly sure because if the polls went sharply against him then would the party be so forgiving again? Could there be a forceful challenge or…

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StJohn’s Christmas Crossword

StJohn’s Christmas Crossword

For the second year running StJohn has produced a crossword for our Christmas day entertainment. Thanks to StJohn for his creativity and best of luck to all who try to do it. Clues Across 1. Institution created by punter and followed by St.John. (11) 7. Army right for a sailor? (3) 9. Stationery used for sheet music? (9) 10.Foot’s problem didn’t start the organisation of workers. (5) 11.Speaker has one in The Green Man- a short one! (7) 12.Mother covered…

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Happy Christmas and thank you

Happy Christmas and thank you

Thanks to you for all your support this year, for your contributions and for making the site by far the most important and busiest online political discussion forum in the UK. Thanks for your civility and general good manners which has enabled PB to continue to be a place where people of all allegiances have been able to come and publish instantly without the need for heavy moderation. Thanks especially to those who have provided insight and information to help…

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Happy Christmas from Marf

Happy Christmas from Marf

The latest from our great addition to the PB team One of the great things to happen to PB during 2008 has been the arrival of Marf – our cartoonist who used to work for the London Evening Standard. Her work, which is normally up four times a week, has added a different and often biting dimension to the site. Her humour can be savage, particularly when combined with her brilliant drawing. It’s great to have to her on board….

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Should you take the 100/1 Blunkett Xmas present?

Should you take the 100/1 Blunkett Xmas present?

What about him getting his old job back? One of the top ten political betting tips listed in my 2007 book, The Political Punter, was that if ever there was a chance to have a wager on something involving David Blunkett – then get your money on. For there was a period when the ups and downs of the visually handicapped Sheffield MP provided a steady income for those who liked gambling on politics. Who can forget the huge media…

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