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Gordon Brown will come under even more pressure, if as expected the Labour party is decimated at the Local and European elections today - but will Labour ditch Brown?

Here is TT’s prediction for what happens next

1) The Labour vote collapses at European and Local Elections
2) The rumoured Labour back bench round robin ‘email of resignation’ is disclosed as a spoof
3) Cabinet ministers stay quiet because they realise Labour is sunk and better to wait till after the election to make their move
4) Hazel Blears keeps smiling
5) Peter Mandelson keeps being really scary
6) Brown carries on until June 2010 - because it suits both the Tories and the Labour Cabinet to have him slowly disintegrating.

UPDATE:23.39PM JUNE 4TH

James Purnell resigns!

James Purnell resigned tonight and has issued the following statement

“We both love the Labour Party. I have worked for it for 20 years and you for far longer. We know we owe it everything and it owes us nothing. I owe it to our party to say what I believe no matter how hard that may be. I now believe your continued leadership makes a Conservative victory more not less likely.

“The Party was here long before us, and we want it to be here long after we have gone. We must do the right thing by it.

“We need to show that we are prepared to fight to be a credible government and have the courage to offer an alternative future. I am therefore calling on you to stand aside to give our party a fighting chance of winning.”

Cast your predictions now for “Will Gordon Brown still be Prime Minister on August 1st 2009?”

Will Gordon Brown still be Prime Minister on August 1st 2009?

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88.9% of the people predicted "Yes"
11.1% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: July 14, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (9): james tims is predicting "No"...Tomorrow Times is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...douglase is predicting "Yes"...erindoors is predicting "Yes"...pocketmonster is predicting "Yes"...Smonk is predicting "Yes"...cleverclogs is predicting "Yes"...Blindkiller is predicting "Yes"...

Tory MP Nadine Dorries has spoken of her fears that an MP would commit suicide because of the “McCarthy-style witch-hunt” being carried out over their expenses claims.

Speaking on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, she said: “People are seriously beginning to crack. The last day in Parliament this week was, I would say, completely unbearable. I have never been in an atmosphere or environment like it, when people walk around with terror in their eyes and people are genuinely concerned, asking, ‘Have you seen so and so? Are they in their office? They have not been seen for days’.

Cast your predictions now for whether you agree with Nadine Dorries.

How many MP's will commit suicide in 2009 over expenses scandal?

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77.8% of the people predicted "0"
22.2% of the people predicted "1-5"
0.0% of the people predicted "6-10"
0.0% of the people predicted "Over 10"

Closing Date: July 6, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (9): Tomorrow Times is predicting "0"...james tims is predicting "1-5"...Blindkiller is predicting "1-5"...douglase is predicting "0"...paulanslow is predicting "0"...cleverclogs is predicting "0"...erindoors is predicting "0"...pocketmonster is predicting "0"...Smonk is predicting "0"...

Hazel Blears, the Communities Secretary, could be facing the end of her political career tonight as Gordon Brown described her Commons expenses claims as “totally unacceptable”. It now looks almost impossible for her to keep her ministerial job. 

How Hazel milked the system

She avoided paying any capital gains tax on the sale of her London flat by saying it was her primary residence even though she had claimed Commons expenses for it by designating it as her second home. By doing this she saved £13,332 in tax. She has now been forced into paying this back.

What Hazel said 1 week ago

What Hazel said 1 day ago

Cast your predictions now for “Will Gordon Brown sack Hazel Blears before the European Elections on the 4th June?”. If she is forced to resign then this will also count. 

Will Gordon Brown sack Hazel Blears before the European Elections on the 4th June?

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The correct prediction was: Yes

77.8% of the people predicted "Yes"
22.2% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: June 3, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (9): Tomorrow Times is predicting "Yes"...james tims is predicting "No"...Smonk is predicting "Yes"...cleverclogs is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...erindoors is predicting "Yes"...whiskeymac is predicting "No"...douglase is predicting "Yes"...Blindkiller is predicting "Yes"...

The Daily Telegraph continues to publish the remarkable expense claims of our delightful MP’s. Under fire now are the Tories after it emerged that many of them have been claiming thousands of pounds for some extraordinary items.

The Best Conservative Expense Claims (so far..)

• Douglas Hogg claimed for upkeep of moat and for housekeeper on their country estate in Lincolnshire
• Sir Michael Spicer claimed £5,650 for hedge cutting and helipad
• David Davis claimed £7,700 for portico and mowing paddocks
• Heathcoat-Amory claimed £380 on horse manure for garden

David Cameron said this morning “I am angry about what has happened. It is out of order and some of it is abuse of taxpayers’ money and I am going to deal with it,”  We shall see…

Update 14th May

From the Telegraph…

Andrew MacKay resigns over ‘unacceptable’ claims: MPs’ expenses

Andrew Mackay resigns

“Mr MacKay, the MP for Bracknell in Berkshire, is the first person to lose his job over the MPs’ expenses scandal that has been exposed by The Daily Telegraph over the past week.”

Even though he ‘resigned’ he was effectively sacked by Cameron, hence our decision to award points to those of you that predicted yes. 

Cast your predictions now for “Will David Cameron sack any senior Tories for their part in the expenses scandal?”

Will David Cameron sack any senior Tories for their part in the expenses scandal?

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The correct prediction was: Yes

20.0% of the people predicted "Yes"
80.0% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: May 13, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (10): james tims is predicting "No"...jasper is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...alanp7134 is predicting "No"...Tomorrow Times is predicting "No"...drjohnredman is predicting "No"...douglase is predicting "Yes"...pocketmonster is predicting "No"...Blindkiller is predicting "No"...erindoors is predicting "No"...

Man Utd take on Barcelona in Rome on the 27th May. But who will win? 

In the semi’s Chelsea ended up complaining like spoilt kids after losing to Barcelona. And Arsenal still haven’t realised that to win you need to shoot the small round thing towards the big net thingy at the end of the pitch.  

It’s probably fair to say that Chelsea were unfortunate to go out to Barcelona last night, after a number of dubious refereeing decisions. But their post match abuse of the match officials means they maintain their status as the most hateful team in the premier league.

Cast your predictions now for “Who will win the Champions League Final: Man Utd or Barcelona?”

Who will win the Champions League Final: Man Utd or Barcelona?

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The correct prediction was: Barcelona

50.0% of the people predicted "Man Utd"
50.0% of the people predicted "Barcelona"

Closing Date: May 29, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (10): Tomorrow Times is predicting "Man Utd"...james tims is predicting "Man Utd"...Blindkiller is predicting "Man Utd"...paulanslow is predicting "Man Utd"...jasper is predicting "Barcelona"...pocketmonster is predicting "Barcelona"...erindoors is predicting "Barcelona"...Smonk is predicting "Man Utd"...whiskeymac is predicting "Barcelona"...douglase is predicting "Barcelona"...

Who is advising Gordon Brown at the moment? Whoever they are, they should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves for making the poor chap smile like a scary murderous uncle on YouTube this week.  

The YouTube film is pure Stalin. Gord forces the smile, whilst in the background you can hear the sound of his apparachik’s sticking the knife to some poor Labour MP that has decided to have a mind of their own. Not that there are many of those left in the Labour Party. For those of you with a nervous disposition I suggest you refrain from watching the video. Downing Street has not enabled comments on this video - I wonder why they did that?.

Cast your predictions now for “Will Gordon Brown produce another YouTube special in 2009?”

Will Gordon Brown produce another YouTube special in 2009?

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The correct prediction was:

33.3% of the people predicted "Yes"
66.7% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: June 15, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (15): Tomorrow Times is predicting "No"...james tims is predicting "No"...Blindkiller is predicting "No"...douglase is predicting "Yes"...Smonk is predicting "No"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...jasper is predicting "No"...jasper is predicting "No"...jasper is predicting "No"...alanp7134 is predicting "Yes"...drjohnredman is predicting "No"...pocketmonster is predicting "Yes"...erindoors is predicting "No"...cleverclogs is predicting "Yes"...whiskeymac is predicting "Yes"...

The Londonpaper.com put the heebie jeebies up everyone yesterday by reporting that emergency planners in London have warned 94,000 could die in the Capital from Swine Flu.

from the Londonpaper.com…. “According to worst-case projections, outlined in the official pandemic response plan for London, up to 94,000 people could die as a result of a severe outbreak. And 3.25million - half the city’s population - would be infected by the virus. If London escapes the worst of a pandemic, the best case scenario would be of 7,500 deaths.”

At tomorrowtimes.com we are predicting that the swine flu virus will pass with little impact and that this is another case of the authorities scaremongering. But what do you think? Cast your predictions now for “how many people will die from Swine Flu in London in 2009″. 

How many Londoners will die from Swine Flu in 2009?

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The correct prediction was:

57.1% of the people predicted "0-10"
35.7% of the people predicted "11-1000"
0.0% of the people predicted "1001-94000"
7.1% of the people predicted "Over 94000"

Closing Date: June 9, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (14): james tims is predicting "11-1000"...cleverclogs is predicting "0-10"...whiskeymac is predicting "0-10"...paulanslow is predicting "0-10"...Picorna is predicting "Over 94000"...Tomorrow Times is predicting "0-10"...erindoors is predicting "11-1000"...Blindkiller is predicting "11-1000"...racheblue is predicting "0-10"...douglase is predicting "0-10"...Smonk is predicting "11-1000"...jasper is predicting "0-10"...alanp7134 is predicting "0-10"...pocketmonster is predicting "11-1000"...

We are now entering the semi-final stages of this year’s Champions League. Arsenal play Man Utd and Barcleona take on Chelsea. But who do you think will make it through to the final in Rome? 

Champions League: Chelsea vs Barcelona: Who wins?

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The correct prediction was: Barcelona

16.7% of the people predicted "Chelsea"
83.3% of the people predicted "Barcelona"

Closing Date: May 6, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (6): james tims is predicting "Barcelona"...paulanslow is predicting "Barcelona"...douglase is predicting "Barcelona"...Blindkiller is predicting "Chelsea"...erindoors is predicting "Barcelona"...Smonk is predicting "Barcelona"...

Champions League: Arsenal vs Man Utd: Who wins?

Voting is closed now!

The correct prediction was: Man Utd

50.0% of the people predicted "Arsenal"
50.0% of the people predicted "Man Utd"

Closing Date: May 5, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (6): james tims is predicting "Arsenal"...paulanslow is predicting "Arsenal"...douglase is predicting "Man Utd"...Blindkiller is predicting "Arsenal"...erindoors is predicting "Man Utd"...Smonk is predicting "Man Utd"...

As of this morning, 47-year-old Scottish virgin Susan Boyle has been watched 17,538,664 times on YouTube. On Saturday’s Britain’s Got Talent show, Susan Boyle was, from the moment she stepped onstage, a most unlikely star - but now she is in line for a major recording contract.

After a few bars into her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream,” a ballad about unfulfilled dreams from the musical “Les Misérables.” the crowd could be heard letting out a collective gasp, then they started to cheer. Grown men cried and the 3 judges were blown away.

Click here to watch her amazing performance.

But do you think Susan Boyle will hit 25 million views on YouTube by the end of April 2009. Cast your predictions now.

Will Susan Boyle’s Britain’s Got Talent performance get viewed 25 million times on YouTube by the end of April?

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The correct prediction was: Yes

100.0% of the people predicted "Yes"
0.0% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: April 18, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (8): james tims is predicting "Yes"...cleverclogs is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...Anne is predicting "Yes"...Smonk is predicting "Yes"...amadeus is predicting "Yes"...douglase is predicting "Yes"...Blindkiller is predicting "Yes"...