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Germany to win. England to the Quarters.

Whilst I think it's a load of rubbish - from listening to it I can see the kind of person who likes his modern music quite liking this - reckon it's a guaranteed Top 5 hit.

The Eminem song is absolute shite.

Maybe in terms of seats but definitely not in terms of vote-share. Just further highlighting our broken electoral system. Labour need to promise electoral reform.

Iain Dale abandons his attempt to become an MP after a clip of him slagging off the constituency he was going to run in goes viral. https://x.com/RupertMyers/status/1795898114160681071

Another Conservative MP has decided to back Labour. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd11kvk1je4o

There's nothing wrong with rap - some of my favourite songs are rap songs. Central Cee songs on the other hand...

Honestly will never understand how anyone can listen to the absolute tosh artists like Central Cee put out.

For the album? Will there be any lead singles before then? Feel like she'd have a decent shot at No 1 for a lead single.

Savanata has a lower Labour lead - but no real change. Honestly feels more realistic than other polls. https://x.com/Savanta_UK/status/1795885318937170138 Lab 44% Con 27% LD 10% Ref 8% Grn 4% SNP 3%

I think it's endorsing Green candidates that's the issue. Starmer rightly called on Sunak to get rid of Lucy Allan for endorsing Reform, he kind of has to show the same principles. I doubt this or the Abbot stuff will have a massive effect on polling but we'll see in a few days.

Looking at the ITV schedule it looks like the other party leaders will be interviewed/invited to comment in a programme straight after the debate - presumably the only way to get round impartiality rules for the election and still have a head to head debate between our potential future PMs. On another note - I live in what would be considered a very safe Labour constituency - they'd win without any campaigning - but my MP still looks to be doing the door knocking side of things from a leaflet dropped through today while I was out. Looks like they're taking nothing for granted.

Dianne Abbot isn't being barred from standing!

It's a Sunak v Starmer head to head this time round by the looks of it so less chance of a pile on.

YouGov had a poll on the debates yesterday and only 33% were actually interested in watching the debates. Don't think they're going to be a factor like they were in 2010 https://x.com/YouGov/status/1795495808554385420

First TV debate confirmed. ITV on the 4th June - at 9pm for some ridiculous reason. Moderated by Julie Etchingham. Wasn't going to watch but certainly not going to watch it that late at night.

YouGov's poll for Sky News now has Labour with a 27% lead. Fieldwork after the National Service announcement. Labour - 47% Conservatives - 20% Reform - 12% Lib Dem - 9% Green - 7% https://news.sky.com/story/labour-extends-l...y-news-13144620 Plugged into Electoral Calculus this would make the Lib Dems the official opposition.

late 2000s and early 2010s definitely come up trumps for me, but that's because my teenage years span both of them so more knowledge of them. The late 2010s kind of ruins the decade as a whole though with some much bad rap music.

The energy plans have already been announced by Labour and they don't include the renationalisation of energy - rather setting up a state company. The private sector would still operate. I remember being disappointed when it was announced. The rail nationalisation policy is also very weak - it'll take years before all train companies are brought into public ownership.

It's a 23% lead for Labour (Lab 46% Con 23% REF 13% LD 9% GRN 5%). If that's the good Tory poll what the hell are the bad ones gonna look like?

https://www.survation.com/survations-first-...ampaign-period/ First poll of the campaign for Survation out: Conservative - 24% Labour - 47% Lib Dems - 11% SNP - 3% Greens - 3% Reform - 8% Others - 4%

It covers over the weekend - so likely both before and after the national service announcement. Might be the case the Tories get a small bump in this only to lose it in polls conducted after it. I think everybody with an ounce of common sense knows the polls will narrow but it's unlikely to be enough to overturn Labour's lead.

Especially as thousands of Labour voters- including myself - were probably were 'picked last at school'. It's just such a petty think to do - everybody has rightly criticised the pettiness from the Tories with 'sleepy Kier' it just seems stupid for senior Labour figures to be engaging in this American style nonsense. Nobody expects politicians to be good footballers.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cv22px91700o Clive Myrie and Laura Kuensburg to present the election night coverage for the BBC. Hopefully they're sensible and get Myrie to do the exit poll announcement rather than Kuensburg. Also hopefully means the next election they can quietly drop Kuensburg and give it to Myrie.

Boom gets 3.578m after 7 day consolidation and sits at 18th place on the weekly chart. That's the 2nd lowest rating for a New Series episode behind Legend of the Sea Devils on 3.47m. Given this was an episode that was trailed as possibly doing better on catch up by word of mouth due to it being a better episode that's an interesting viewing figure. Will reserve my overall judgements for the end of the series as there's still a chance viewing figures could pick up.