tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post24726382112305505..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: The Last Days of BrownBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-52175518569200516572009-01-28T09:41:00.000+00:002009-01-28T09:41:00.000+00:00On the topic of political betting, have you tried ...On the topic of political betting, have you tried Hubdub? No real money is involved, but you can create betting markets for pretty much anything you like (politics, entertainment and sport) and gamble with virtual cash.<BR/><BR/>It's not as satisfying as winning real money, but also doesn't hit your wallet so hard when you occasionally make a big bet and wipe out your funds.<BR/><BR/>At the Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01962931483973457516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-65167778828783323352009-01-26T19:05:00.000+00:002009-01-26T19:05:00.000+00:00I'm more a Caroline Flint man, myself.I'm more a Caroline Flint man, myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-50780735638669003462009-01-26T12:55:00.000+00:002009-01-26T12:55:00.000+00:00I've always rather fancied "a night in the sack wi...I've always rather fancied "a night in the sack with Blears". I suppose this makes me a hopeless case. I suppose we'll be needing a wheelbarrow to carry our modest bets to the Tote by 1 June. I'd go Old Labour and put up two bottles of brown ale, one in each holster.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-18983428670763928922009-01-26T11:54:00.000+00:002009-01-26T11:54:00.000+00:00I think its off to the left with them. Harriet lea...I think its off to the left with them. Harriet leading the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-54727268953087950572009-01-26T11:05:00.000+00:002009-01-26T11:05:00.000+00:00Kettle's point about FDR's public show of humility...Kettle's point about FDR's public show of humility is a very good one. This is even more the right way to go for the opposition. They were, it seemed to me, psyched by the severity of the crisis and the macho Brown posture into a series of wrong responses. Ken Clarke I thought put this all pretty much right yesterday, in his interview with Andrew Marr. Gloomy but not expecting bankruptcy. Hoping Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-56104807359519757722009-01-26T10:48:00.000+00:002009-01-26T10:48:00.000+00:00Just bought the latest scrubbed up version of 2001...Just bought the latest scrubbed up version of 2001, wonderfull flic, apart from the Wiener Walzer stuff.<BR/> <A HREF="http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/0,1518,602686,00.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> is a good wheeze, perhaps we should hold an on line quiz, first prize Gordons head on a spike, second prize, the first billion pound note, the booby prize, a night in the sack with Blearsmaltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936465848907794425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-65997918170447728172009-01-26T10:20:00.000+00:002009-01-26T10:20:00.000+00:00worth a pony each way.worth a pony each way.Ian russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11106519805045337505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-72260281719807341162009-01-26T08:54:00.000+00:002009-01-26T08:54:00.000+00:00The RSA's Matthew Taylor argues that Brown should ...The RSA's Matthew Taylor argues that Brown should just accept he's lost and start preparing for the future:<BR/>http://www.matthewtaylorsblog.com/politics/why-the-old-ways-wont-work-for-labour/Matthew Cainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15476895317637990551noreply@blogger.com