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Happy Birthday, ~~@rifitman :huh:~~ @refitman
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Edit to correct my dreadful typos!!! – that'll teach me to type in a flying hurry! And always to proof-read!

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RogerOThornhill wrote:Same thing happened with the Education Bill where they were being asked to debate 'coasting schools' in committee with the definition of what actually makes for a 'coasting school'...missing.

That one, too!

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. . . It's certainly become more common under this Government. I watched a Lords debate, earlier this year, perhaps the new 'Welfare' & Full Employment Bill 2015 (or whatever it's actually called, where their Lordships were critical in the extreme at being presented with a Bill to examine which...

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Aye 317
No 284
Bill passed at 2nd Reading

Bollocks

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Division. Clear the Lobby.

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... That's me in my avatar, sat on the ha-ha bottle-feeding an orphaned Rhum foal; and looking rather chunky in that oversized shirt - and from that angle. 8-) If you say so, LadyC, but what I really want to know is have you blown all your money on the horses or are those holes in your jeans a fash...

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Sir Kier Starmer is now on his feet and has just started his allotted six minutes.
Edit to add:
But it took him only a minute to demolish the Bill and declare his absolute opposition to it.

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And the reason that those occupations cannot yet be revealed is because the Consultation on that part of the Bill didn't close until five-days-ago (or he might have said Friday) so they haven't had time to analyse the responses and formulate a conclusion. But he promises they'll be able to announce...

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ohsocynical wrote:
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Genius!

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Sam Coates Times ‏@SamCoatesTimes 9s10 seconds ago Labour HQ evacuated because there is an actual fire there. Fire alarm didn't go off. :?: Twitter time posted is 9.27 this morning . Is someone posting current events from a different time zone? Or is it junk? Twitter seems to have reverted to Silic...

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From the G blog - and I heard the segment too. This is the issue for me too. Cameron could come back with an absolutely awful outcome from his renegotiation - i.e. completely regressive. You can't just profess total support for an unknown entity. Bit of caution no bad thing in this respect. Can cle...

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A bit of lipstick and it's me Dan ! But, but, but, I thought you had long curly blonde hair! I have no idea why I thought that, but I did. (I'm sure that we all imagine each other to look quite different than we do. Don't we? Anyone?) There are pictures of some of us somewhere here....... I'll have...

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How many public sector workers are there? Anyone know? Because if you take the much-complained-about 3,000,000 lost working days due to strikes in the past four years, I'd hazard a guess that that probably only equates to a handful of actual strike-days. Please tell me if I'm wrong because maths is ...

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Kevin Maguire retweeted Jo Stevens ‏@JoStevensLabour 1m1 minute ago Govt relying on the #CarrReview as justification for #TUBill That'd be the review that had to be abandoned due to lack of evidence. Pathetic Rob Merrick ‏@Rob_Merrick 6m6 minutes ago Occupations where strikes illegal without backin...

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George Eaton ‏@georgeeaton 1h1 hour ago Will Corbyn's final shadow cabinet help to repair the early damage?http://bit.ly/1LclClE It is absolutely hammering down outside - rain that is. My leeklets may drown if this carries on. Could you raid a recycling bank for plastic bottles and cut the bottoms ...

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The Rt. Hon. Angela Eagle is damned fine at the Despatch Box

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yahyah wrote:A bit of lipstick and it's me Dan !

But, but, but, I thought you had long curly blonde hair! I have no idea why I thought that, but I did. (I'm sure that we all imagine each other to look quite different than we do. Don't we? Anyone?)

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...Turnbull resigned from cabinet and sought support from colleagues by pitching himself as the right person to lead Australia at a time of major economic challenges. He accused the prime minister of being unable to provide the necessary economic leadership, urged colleagues to support a new “style...

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One for Roger http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/38394 May I look too, Tem? Thanks. Of course, thats just a link that may be interesting for RoT's phd. It's a great link and an amazing discovery, @ Tem . I hope that they manage to preserve the domus (in a way that it remains accessible) beneath...

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Well, here we go and the House of Commons is live: Now (2.30pm) Communities and Local Government Questions, Next is the 2nd Reading of the Trades Unions Bill. BBC Parliament, http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/parliament and http://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons (select House of Commons, top line, mid...

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Matt Chorley ‏@MattChorley 3m3 minutes ago Corbyn emails Labour staffers facing being jobless to thank them for 'hard work and dedication'. Says 22,000 members joined since Saturday What's the thing about Labour staffers facing joblessness? Don't think I've heard about that. Me neither but it might...

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Rupert Murdoch ‏@rupertmurdoch 15m15 minutes ago Sad to see such a decent man as Abbott toppled. Now Turnbull needs a November election before Labor sacks Shorten. I am now running for the door. Tony Abbott "a decent man" - genuine ROFLMAO :lol: :lol: Still, I suppose these things are rel...

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rebeccariots2 wrote:
Rupert Murdoch ‏@rupertmurdoch 15m15 minutes ago
Sad to see such a decent man as Abbott toppled. Now Turnbull needs a November election before Labor sacks Shorten.
I am now running for the door.

Aw. Poor Uncle Rupe is all upsetted - and a little bit worrit. :snerk:

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Toby Perkins, Liz Kendall's campaign manager, answers JoCo's question as to whether or not he'd serve in the Shadow Cabinet, "Well, you can't quite say yes or no if you haven't been asked. But, if Jeremy wanted to, depending on what he wanted me to do, of course I would seriously consider it. ...

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In other news, Tony Abbott is facing a challenge to his 'leadership' http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/liberal-leadership-malcolm-turnbull-to-challenge-tony-abbott-20150914-gjm74c.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Abbott's gone. http://www.bbc.co.uk/n...

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New Shadow Cabinet comprises sixteen women and fifteen men:
http://press.labour.org.uk/post/1290680 ... ow-cabinet

(Shall I put up the whole list? If so, could someone suggest the best board to do it on?)
Snap! @rr2

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Livingstone and McDonnell are long term enemies from those days, so if Ken is giving him even qualified support that is interesting. It all seems to hinge around the GLC budget in the mid-80s - maybe from a distance Livingstone has changed his mind about who was right about the tactics. True. Time ...

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Ken Livingston points out that John McDonnell was his Deputy and the Chair of Finance at the GLC and every year, where he was in charge of a massive budget, which he balanced every year, with no outstanding borrowing, "and look at everything that we were able to do," (DP)

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Toby Perkins, Liz Kendall's campaign manager, answers JoCo's question as to whether or not he'd serve in the Shadow Cabinet, "Well, you can't quite say yes or no if you haven't been asked. But, if Jeremy wanted to, depending on what he wanted me to do, of course I would seriously consider it. O...

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Isabel Hardman ‏@IsabelHardman 2m2 minutes ago DUP furious over McDonnell appointment - could increase Cameron’s majority http://specc.ie/1iajQ8S" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Bloody hell. And this on the day they really should be extending their efforts to help/persuade ...

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Sophy Ridge ‏@SophyRidgeSky 5m5 minutes ago Frank Field: "I just think the Labour Party desperately needs to look more like the country it claims to represent" Sophy Ridge ‏@SophyRidgeSky 2m2 minutes ago Labour MP Frank Field says that last time the party was offering "a very thin Bl...

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@Rebecca: Congratulations to your son - I hope he'll quickly get into the swing of it and that O2 will swiftly promote him and give him a pay rise. I'm disappointed by the words and actions of various MPs, too; but not that surprised by who they are.

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rebeccariots2 wrote:
Emily Ashton ‏@elashton 6m6 minutes ago
Tories waste no time in releasing attack ad: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; …

No surprise that "comments are disabled for this video."

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utopiandreams wrote:@LadyCentauria

Permission to resume my normal effrontery toward Fat Dave. Later maybe.

Granted. Carry on.

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@ rr2 : Lonewolfie posted, and there are plenty more signed - plus we have 48 guests :waves: @ yahyah : ...or still catching up on yesterday's marathon Post Fest. Yes please, I'd love some cake and can offer raspberry jellies (with raspberries in) and grated 76% choc on top. MPs don't have a respons...

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‏@BBCNormanS
Jeremy Corbyn will campaign to stay in the EU "under all circumstances" says Hilary Benn @BBCr4today

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Chris Ship ‏@chrisshipitv 34m34 minutes ago News lifted on David Cameron's visit to Syrian refugees in Lebanon http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-09-14/cameron-visits-syrian-refugees-in-lebanon/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; … Robin Brant ‏@robindbrant 34m34 minutes ago ...

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The wikipedia page, "Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (United Kingdom)" has been moved and put to 'only auto-authorised editors' after rumours were posted and vandalism was reported, last night. The 'appointments' of Owen Smith and Gloria De Piero was based on a rumour. Diane Abbott is S...

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G'day! OIRFG is, this morning, visiting a refugee camp in the Bekaa Valley in Lebanon. Is it wicked of me that my first thought was, "to pick out his first selection of refugee children and families, preferably photogenic ones"? And he's going to appoint a special 'representative' ".....

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Owen Smith rumoured for Shadow W and P,have been various rumours though,Debbie Abrahams ? He's listed on Wikipedia as Shadow Work and Pensions, here: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Official_Opposition_Shadow_Cabinet_(United_Kingdom)&oldid=680907695#See_also I haven't seen any rumour...

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This, I hope, will please people: Ms Eagle was also announced as shadow first secretary of state and will deputise for Mr Corbyn at Prime Minister's Questions when David Cameron is away. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34240869 That's Angela, btw, and it's on top of the job at BIS. So, she'll ...

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Maybe someone is farting about with wikipedia because it's now listing Owen Smith as SoS for Work & Pensions. It has Gloria De Piero as SoS for Defence.
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Chris Bryant now listed as Shadow Leader of the House of Commons!
And did we mention Michael Dugher at Culture, Media, and Sport? I've lost track...
Seconding @rr2 on Maria Eagle, too!

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Sweet dreams, @cJA

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but chose not to accept. Lucy Powell, Education That one's only a rumour - someone's changed her wiki page to include this: Powell was given the position of Shadow Education Secretary on September 13th, succeeding Tristram Hunt. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Powell" onclick="window.o...

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Also, we don't know if some women were offered Shadow Chancellor, Home Sec. or Foreign Sec. but chose not to accept.
Lucy Powell, Education
John Woodcock, DWP
Catherine West, International Development.

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Rowson on Cameron's 'Corbyn is a threat to national security' claim:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/com ... im-cartoon

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John McDonnell Shadow Chancellor?

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First announcements Aw, 'Mid Staffs Burnham' is not a thing any longer... Indeed. Anyone know what Heidi Alexander is about / like? Has been very strong in Westminster Hall debates and, I think, in committees, on Social Security, Health, and Social Care - from what I remember. Glad Andy Burnham has...

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Afshin Rattansi ‏@afshinrattansi 1 hr1 hour ago Corbyn fires Deloitte-backed tution-fee supporting Iraq War cheerleader Ivan Lewis from Shadow Cabinet.. Are these details correct? He put out a statement saying that he'd left, "by mutual agreement." I'm really quite worried about what's ha...

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