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Post by yellowperil on Sept 8, 2022 22:27:24 GMT
The UK has had an Elizabeth as head of state or PM continuously since 1952 There's a bit of inequality between the two Elizabeths, and I don't just mean in terms of length of service. |
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Post by Rutlander on Sept 9, 2022 6:44:04 GMT
It's surprising how dominant Oxford has been, relative to Cambridge. You'd think the latter would've had a few more high-flighers over the past couple of decades. They haven't really shone bright since the 'Cambridge Mafia' days. Merton, Oxford doing well, first PM and topped the 2021 Norrington Table (ranks Oxford colleges by Finals results). The next PM could end the Cambridge drought in No. 10 - Burnham, Kwarteng, or Streeting could all get the top job. And the head of state is a Cambridge man (Trinity College) |
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 11, 2022 8:15:22 GMT
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 11, 2022 9:36:24 GMT
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 11, 2022 10:45:47 GMT
Merton, Oxford doing well, first PM and topped the 2021 Norrington Table (ranks Oxford colleges by Finals results). The next PM could end the Cambridge drought in No. 10 - Burnham, Kwarteng, or Streeting could all get the top job. And the head of state is a Cambridge man (Trinity College) Edward VII* and George VI also went to Cambridge, but only Charles graduated. *Christ Church, Oxford, then Trinity College, Cambridge, so he went to both of the colleges Henry VIII set up. |
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 11, 2022 11:11:23 GMT
The SNP did better in 2019 than in 2015 in nine seats: Aberdeen South; Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk; East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh North & Leith; Edinburgh South West; Ochil & South Perthshire; Perth & North Perthshire; Ross, Skye & Lochaber; and Stirling. 4/9 were SNP gains. 4/9 are among the richest Scottish seats: Aberdeen S; East Renfrewshire; Edinburgh N&L; and Edinburgh SW.
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Post by carolus on Sept 11, 2022 11:29:55 GMT
On a tangential note, in Scotland in 2017, three next-door seats were won by <150 votes (under 25 votes in one; and under five votes in another): NE Fife: Perth & N Perthshire; Stirling. Stirling bordered the closest Scottish seats in '17 (Perth & North Perthshire) and '19 (East Dunbartonshire). Surely North East Fife was the closest in 2017? |
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 11, 2022 11:31:34 GMT
On a tangential note, in Scotland in 2017, three next-door seats were won by <150 votes (under 25 votes in one; and under five votes in another): NE Fife: Perth & N Perthshire; Stirling. Stirling bordered the closest Scottish seats in '17 (Perth & North Perthshire) and '19 (East Dunbartonshire). Surely North East Fife was the closest in 2017? Yes. Icarus flew too close to the sun (I tried to show off) |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2022 10:50:34 GMT
Surely North East Fife was the closest in 2017? Yes. Icarus flew too close to the sun (I tried to show off) A flaw of all of us at times. 🙋 |
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 14, 2022 6:14:13 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264.
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Post by Arthur Figgis on Sept 14, 2022 6:29:48 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264. Recent upstarts. |
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 14, 2022 7:18:29 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264. Recent upstarts. Merton College, Oxford - where fun goes to die. |
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Post by Pete Whitehead on Sept 14, 2022 11:17:23 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264. Liz Truss went to Merton College, Oxford Theresa May served as a Merton borough councillor John Major attended Rutlish Grammar school, Merton Boris Johnson appeared on HIGNFY with Paul Merton |
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Post by greatkingrat on Sept 14, 2022 11:41:04 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264. The next oldest is Keir Starmer's! |
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Post by Defenestrated Fipplebox on Sept 14, 2022 12:10:18 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264. Liz Truss went to Merton College, Oxford Theresa May served as a Merton borough councillor John Major attended Rutlish Grammar school, Merton Boris Johnson appeared on HIGNFY with Paul Merton It's conspiracy I tell you, a conspiracy. |
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Post by pl on Sept 14, 2022 12:41:49 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264. On that logic, it will be a while before the next Cambridge Prime Minister, who will be from Peterhouse (1284). |
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 14, 2022 12:47:02 GMT
Boris Johnson's Oxford college was founded in 1263. Liz Truss's Oxford college was founded in 1264. On that logic, it will be a while before the next Cambridge Prime Minister, who will be from Peterhouse (1284). Howard or Portillo making a comeback? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2022 20:52:30 GMT
The number crunching about by-elections I've done for many years may not have much validity or interest though I'll try to always keep it going. Much like doing the admissions/inpatients job here when the phone doesn't ring for hours, and I can't exactly hope for a rush of patients to give me something to do, I'm not staring at the spreadsheet desperate for an MP to be jailed or fall ill. But when you've got numbers to crunch you want to crunch them eh  |
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Post by rockefeller on Sept 19, 2022 6:15:09 GMT
If 468 people voted differently, Kensington & Chelsea would have gone to NOC in May.
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