The Times has an exclusive story this morning that whichever party wins the next election they will raise taxes. Well duh!

It’s not really an exclusive that taxes will have to rise and public spending will have to be cut. 1 in 5 people now work for the Government; and current levels of both public and personal borrowing cannot be sustained. The day of reckoning approaches.

Cast your predictions for whether you think VAT will rise to 20% or over this year.

Will VAT rise to 20% (or over) this year?

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

Closing Date: March 25, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (6): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "Yes"...janem is predicting "No"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...shervin is predicting "Yes"...fleur is predicting "Yes"...

Boris predicts 40 seat majority for the Tories

David Cameron has his troops under strict orders not to say that what Boris has said because it smacks of over confidence. But do you agree with Boris that the Tories will win by over 40 seats?  Here is a link to the story in the Times. Cast your predictions now.

Will the Tories win the election by over 40 seats?

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

Closing Date: April 3, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (5): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "Yes"...janem is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...fleur is predicting "No"...

Greece has run out of money. It has a £250 Billion overdraft and can’t sell enough Ouzo to pay it back. France and Germany are now it’s bankers of ‘last resort’, but if they don’t write Greece a big fat cheque then the Greek Government may be forced to leave the Euro and devalue their currency.  Cast your predictions now for whether your think Greece will be forced out of the Euro before the end of the 2010.

Will Greece be forced out of the Euro before the end of the 2010?

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

Closing Date: April 2, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (6): TT Editor is predicting "No"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...robg is predicting "No"...janem is predicting "No"...shervin is predicting "No"...fleur is predicting "No"...

Gordon Brown was brought to tears during a television interview taping this weekend in front of a studio audience as he discussed the death of his daughter and possible premature death of his son. The 2.5-hour interview is on this Sunday.  Labour currently trail the Tories by 8pts according to MORI.

Cast your predictions now for whether Gordy’s crying will bump his poll ratings in the February MORI poll. TT is predicting it most surely will.

Will Gordy's crying bump his poll ratings in the February MORI poll?

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60.0% of the people predicted "Yes"
40.0% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: March 2, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (5): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "No"...janem is predicting "Yes"...fleur is predicting "No"...

The BBC is reporting that Portsmouth have failed to get a deal done with the HMRC today and so face administration. This could be the end for Portsmouth. They have no money and are bumping along the bottom of the Premier League.  Cast your predictions for whether you think Portsmouth will still be with us at the end of the season.

The BBC article…

“Portsmouth still face a winding-up hearing after Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs rejected a cash offer from the club, BBC Sport understands.

Pompey offered a down payment to settle debts of about £7m with HMRC.

But HMRC also wanted a schedule for the repayment of the rest of the debt, which the club could not provide.

So Portsmouth face a High Court winding-up hearing at 1130 GMT which could result in the club’s liquidation, or the club entering administration.

Portsmouth are still keen for a 28-day adjournment and their manager, Avram Grant, said: “I ask the court to think not about the situation they see on the papers, football is not just papers.”

Will Portsmouth still be with us at the end of the season?

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

Closing Date: March 12, 2010 | 1 point

What people are predicting (5): TT Editor is predicting "No"...paulanslow is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "No"...janem is predicting "No"...fleur is predicting "No"...

The Times reported this morning that industrial output failed to grow in October. This is a big blow to the Government. And to add to their woes a CBI survey suggested that gloomy manufacturers expect output to fall in the coming months.

Brown and Darling need to convince the Markets that they are serious about bringing down the 180 Billion deficit. Britain currently has a good ‘tripple A’ credit rating.  However ratings agencies are warning that ‘plunging tax receipts’ caused by the recession would seriously damage our ability to pay back the 180 Billion.

This is bad because it would cause the price of borrowing to climb even higher for the Government. This could create a spiral of nastiness where borrowing prices climb, tax receipts nosedive, the pounds get a big kicking, Darling has to go begging to the IMF and the bins don’t get collected (think Zimbabwe without the heat).

Cast your predictions now for whether you think Britain will come out of recession in 2009.

Will Britain come out of recession in 2009?

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

Closing Date: December 29, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (4): TT Editor is predicting "No"...robg is predicting "No"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...fleur is predicting "No"...

Some idiot ruins Lloyds TSB sign

Outrage this morning as it emerged that 200 Lloyds TSB  executives are going to receive big bonuses (up to 80% of their annual salaries).  The executives are receiving bonuses for sacking 11,000 HBOS staff after the ill fated take over last year. Lloyds is one of the banks that tax payers bailed out because they are so rubbish with money.

Brown and Darling had signalled earlier this week that they would stop a massive £1.5 billion payout to RBS executives (RBS is another crappy state owned bank). But the RBS board threatened to resign en masse and it looks like Gordy is backing down from a confrontation.

Cast your predictions now for whether Gordon Brown will stop the RBS and Lloyds bonuses.

Will Gordon Brown stop the RBS and Lloyds bonuses?

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The correct prediction was: Yes he will finally show some backbone

50.0% of the people predicted "Yes he will finally show some backbone"
50.0% of the people predicted "No he will run away like a scared mouse"

Closing Date: December 9, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (8): TT Editor is predicting "No he will run away like a scared mouse"...janem is predicting "No he will run away like a scared mouse"...paulanslow is predicting "No he will run away like a scared mouse"...simon is predicting "Yes he will finally show some backbone"...The Wigster is predicting "No he will run away like a scared mouse"...Pamela Pengelley is predicting "Yes he will finally show some backbone"...fleur is predicting "Yes he will finally show some backbone"...robg is predicting "Yes he will finally show some backbone"...

Tiger Woods in happier times

The Tiger Woods story continues to be cloaked in mystery and intrigue. How did he crash? What was the cause of his crash? What club did his wife use to smash his car window. Early reports stated that she may have used a driver, but I would have thought a 7 iron would have been much more effective.  A 7 iron has a shorter shaft and a better angle of attack ! If it were me, I would use a 7 iron every time.

But the rumours grow by the day and Tiger’s silence is only adding to the confusion. www.radaronline.com is reporting that Tiger has had a number of affairs over the past few years.

This whole mucky business can’t go on. Tiger’s time is up. We are predicting that Tiger Woods will be served with divorce paper’s in the next 6 months. But what do you think? Cast your predictions now.

Will Tiger Woods be served with divorce paper's in the next 6 months

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62.5% of the people predicted "Yes"
37.5% of the people predicted "No"

Closing Date: December 22, 2009 | 1 point

What people are predicting (8): TT Editor is predicting "Yes"...robg is predicting "No"...paulanslow is predicting "No"...fleur is predicting "Yes"...simon is predicting "Yes"...janem is predicting "Yes"...The Wigster is predicting "Yes"...Pamela Pengelley is predicting "No"...

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