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23. He's not actually the favourite to win next year

Tue Sep 9, 2014, 01:08 AM

Sep 2014

all the polling shows a pretty consistent Labour lead and has done for some time.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/poll-labour-set-to-win-the-election--but-people-still-dont-like-ed-miliband-9634140.html

And the most recent: http://yougov.co.uk/news/2014/09/09/update-labour-lead-5/

If Scotland stays in the Union then it'll be a Labour government after the next election, and Boris Johnson is probably the next Tory leader (since he's being parachuted into a safe seat).

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David Cameron's epitaph: The Last PM of the UK [View all] denem Sep 2014 OP

Won't Scottish independence make England more rightwing? factsarenotfair Sep 2014 #1

That's what I thought, and it seems to me it might not be good for the world. factsarenotfair Sep 2014 #10

So, you would say to a Scott, denem Sep 2014 #11

No, I would say get away from the monsters. factsarenotfair Sep 2014 #12

Well, our red states and the country in general never seem to tblue37 Sep 2014 #14

I think you should define "red state" Art_from_Ark Sep 2014 #21

I am actually thinking of the present moment. After the Republicans tblue37 Sep 2014 #25

Please please please please malaise Sep 2014 #2

Good, hifiguy Sep 2014 #3

In 2010 Cameron ran as a vanilla popularist, denem Sep 2014 #6

I remember that, as I was listening to a lot of the Beeb's hifiguy Sep 2014 #7

Slaughtered 10% of the population, the rest worked as slaves. denem Sep 2014 #8

Often wrong, hifiguy Sep 2014 #9

Looks like they got Cameron by his tiny testicles tularetom Sep 2014 #5

Scots line up to toss the Cameron? denem Sep 2014 #17

If Scotland becomes independent, it will have to apply denem Sep 2014 #16

I agree with Krugman TexasMommaWithAHat Sep 2014 #27

Scotland has to weigh the potential monetary disaster with denem Sep 2014 #19

Surely Cameron must be doing something right Nye Bevan Sep 2014 #20

The opposition is weak, denem Sep 2014 #22

He's not actually the favourite to win next year Spider Jerusalem Sep 2014 #23

I stand corrected, denem Sep 2014 #24