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Happy New Year everyone - had a great New Yeat in the Forest of Dean although almost didn't get back to Geneva thanks to Ryanair/Standsted shenanigans Just been listening to radio and have found the BBC supine in their coverage of the NHS - they really are trying their best to make it sound not so b...

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Hi all Hoping you have had a good Christmas one and all Hello from snowy Switzerland - 1st major snow of the year and at last the locals will stop moaning now! Roads will be chaos though cos of all the foreign tourists on summer tyres blocking the roads! I live 45 minutes from the resorts but fortun...

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2014 has not been the easiest year - changed job and lost my father - and one that I will not be sorry to see go One of the bright spots though has been meeting new friends (virtually of course) of a like mind who make this forum a fun and welcome place Wishing you all a great festive period and 201...

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Hi all 'Tis the Eve of Christmas Eve! At this special time I would like to express my sadness at the events in the great city of Glasgow last night Also, I hope that Clarke Carlisle makes a quick and successful recovery - an articulate voice in a sport needing to listen to people such as him http://...

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I got it as a Christmas present from Mr. Citizen! Hope you haven't unwrapped it yet JA, still five days to go. I ordered a load of cheap paper backs from Amazon because I enjoyed reading a Susannah Gregory book about the middle ages in Cambridge and she has written a lot in the series. I intended s...

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Good evening to one and all Bloody freezing here today! First snow in the mountains though so all the skiiers hoping to get out before the tourists descend at Christmas! Just watching the news come in from the report on CIA torture http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2014/dec/09/cia-torture-repo...

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This Tweet caught my eye Tom London ‏@TomLondon6 30s31 seconds ago When #Osborne talks of "tough choices" they always involve the poor. That isn't tough. It is a kind of bullying Absolutely. I have always said that....a difficult choice is doing something that affects me, my family, my fr...

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Good evening everybody

Fox News up to the normal standard.....

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Do you know something...I am starting the to think someone is feeding a stupidity drug to a number of the GBP! I can only have this as an explanation for some the ignorant and lazy comments I read from them First, we have this from the Indy http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/autumn-statem...

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For those interested the recent 'Ecopop' initiative in Switzerland has been roundly defeated This was sold as being a ecological and environmental initiative to limit population growth but the UDC (or SVP in German) have been involved and they are clearly racist. The environmental side always has so...

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Good morning everyone Are we starting to see some clues about the Guardian's position in May? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/28/david-cameron-conservative-party-ukip-immigration-speech-europe-eu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; A personal support for Cameron wi...

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Good morning everyone Are we starting to see some clues about the Guardian's position in May? http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/nov/28/david-cameron-conservative-party-ukip-immigration-speech-europe-eu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; A personal support for Cameron wit...

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Good post from Tim Fenton. Owen Jones, so it seems, doesn't know anything about railways. http://zelo-street.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/owen-jones-know-your-railway.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Although Owen Jones clearly does not understand the ways that railways are r...

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Will we get to find out? I'm serious. Will we be allowed to know? Disgraceful news coverage based on nothing but lies. https://twitter.com/LabourEoin/status/531211918732976128" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That tweet is highly selective it missed out "Ed has some exc...

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Can't the "rebellion leader" quoted there be identified? If not by the press, then *someone* out there must know who it is?? Name, shame, deselect. That's what I think too. On Twitter it was said the Chief whip had been asking for signatures to a resignation letter. Can't remember the nam...

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Unsurprisingly,the Republicans took control of the Senate. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-29910542" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The voter turn out was just as low as any fascist regime could wish. Don't ever believe voting doesn't matter. Voting matters. We mu...

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As you say, the railway is a long way off- though Higgins has proposed bringing the section to Crewe forward, which will help a lot. But you can't have it both ways- if it's a long way off, it isn't prioritising commuters. With HS2, far more freight can run on the existing line. I would imagine tha...

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I know we really really shouldn't judge people on appearance - but I'd like to plead a special case for this. There's something about that expression and posture that makes me want to .... Tory MP Oliver Colvile voted for badger cull.jpg https://www.facebook.com/stop.the.cull He is the latest in an...

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Good evening Why is it that MPs and Ministers can get away for shocking incompetence (if not collusion to hide the truth) by coming along to the despatch box and shedding crocodile tears whilst saying 'Sorry' It doesn't help when the so-called Opposition let them get away with it (yes Watson I am lo...

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Hi all, I didn't expect to posting at this time, but I've had a bit of bad news. Having been welcomed into the employ of my new company - as mentioned here passim - I had assumed that this meant that I was going to be an employee of the firm, rather than an element of the firm's politics. I spent a...

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Grim - as a by the way. On your general message vis a vis cowering, mortals and hamsters, how do the hamsters respond? In general. Ever dealt with a pissed off hamster? Think swearing, spitting biting ball of spite. Is Philip Davies a hamster then - perhaps we can put him in a cage (of course McNas...

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Wahayyy, I am now a Committee Member Can someone tell me how I get on the Affordable Homes Bill Committee so I can help Rees-Mogg with his dilemma by shoving one of the clocks that arebothering him up his privileged and pampered arse? Thank you to HindleA for the earlier link http://www.24dash.com/n...

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HindleA wrote:A fucking (I think the judicious usage is completely acceptable but apologies to others if they disagree)dangerous moron.

A good and justifiable use of the English language to the full......

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They could do which is why it is not going to happen......would say that they could start by trying to get the British Government to reign in the overseas dependencies and their even more nefarious practices (and the City of London - the Money Laundering Capital of the World)

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Uugh, what a thought. Imagine how shrill that household would be. Would save the MoD a bomb though! Oope - probably now being monitored by the thought police! Just a bit of Swiss info as well - next referendum aims to reduce the number of immigrants to 0.2% of the Swiss population (from the current...

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Round of applause from me for Krishnan Guru-Murthy! Just read Davies's Wikipedia entry. Sounds as if he and Esther McVey are well matched. Uugh, what a thought. Imagine how shrill that household would be. Would save the MoD a bomb though! Oope - probably now being monitored by the thought police! J...

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According to Smithson there's an 80% chance of Kippers taking Rochester, goes against the grain, but part of me wants them to win, to put pressure on The Empty, in the hope his party further implodes, I can't believe a party can get elected when it is losing it's head? To be honest, with the implos...

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McKenzie is a bit odd to say the least - mind you we all love an eccentric....

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letsskiptotheleft wrote:
pk1 wrote:Tomorrows headline in the Daily Hate followed by the Western Mail:
I take it the Mail didn't bother reading the WG response then?

I am taking a shot in the dark here....but my guess would be no!

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HindleA wrote:http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... -charities

Re:relaxing taxi regulations outside London

'cos deregulation always works so well......do the Tories actually think anything through?

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It's a good comparison though, a rising labour party splitting the working class/left vote and costing the liberals the election. Certainly the feeling of betrayal was big in what had been liberal strongolds in south wales. History doesn't repeat, but it does rhyme. Ive learned a lot about late wei...

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I understand that, actually when it comes to the godzilla approach to the Greens this is something that is a growing feeling amongst the party. So when I say we I know I am representing a large swathe of the party who are feeling the same way. You know in 1910 the Labour party got 40 seats and the ...

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I think there was some kind of Labour statement on fracking last year, several points that iirc would considerably slow down any planning process leading to fracking as well as conditions that might be impossible for it to take place. Conditionality about effluent and chemicals. At the time I thoug...

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Temulkar I think I get it - you don't like Labour and you will not vote for them. Fair enough - I understand why but if the Green vote means a Tory Government then that will be very sad - you may not see the difference but I do and, sad to say, so does my family. The same way that Ralph Nader voter...

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letsskiptotheleft wrote:
Tubby Isaacs wrote:Another Mail lead on the Welsh NHS tmrw!
More rehashed bollocks then.

I don't know if it will be rehashed - they are quite capable at coming up with new and inventive ways to write complete and utter bollocks - you do wonder if they are testing the gullibility and stupidity of their readership

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Temulkar I think I get it - you don't like Labour and you will not vote for them. Fair enough - I understand why but if the Green vote means a Tory Government then that will be very sad - you may not see the difference but I do and, sad to say, so does my family. The same way that Ralph Nader voter...

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The thing that concerns me is that if Labour lose in 2015, the Blairites will be back to push them further to the right to try to occupy the same ground as the Tories as Blair did - even more unfortunate is that they are trooping evermore to the right so that would be a disaster You could say it wil...

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Temulkar

Thank you for 'liking' my post.

I would say that I respect your position, and as I have said before, I could see myself voting Green but we need to change the electoral system first...until then there is only one choice - imperfect as most of us would agree it is

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Temulkar I think I get it - you don't like Labour and you will not vote for them. Fair enough - I understand why but if the Green vote means a Tory Government then that will be very sad - you may not see the difference but I do and, sad to say, so does my family. The same way that Ralph Nader voters...

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Even' all Getting a wee bit tetchy tonight........ :fight: All I will say is I see Labour and Green being a good coalition from the left. As said above the Greens would keep the Labour honest and they are also a credible (as compared to the fringe soacialists) voice on the radical left Unfortunately...

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I think Reckless might not be the shoe-in some say. He's had 5 fewer years to build a following than Carswell, and the constituency isn't as UKIP friendly. Wouldn't write off the Tories yet. There'll be a heck of an effort. I think you are right about it not being a shoo-in but the risks are much h...

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Of course I may agree with Tem that we are indeed on the verge of a significant climate disaster. We have certainly passed Peak Oil and I see no compelling alternatives emerging to fix our reliance on it for transport (although the progress on Solar is looking promising for non UK). However it does...

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I think Reckless might not be the shoe-in some say. He's had 5 fewer years to build a following than Carswell, and the constituency isn't as UKIP friendly. Wouldn't write off the Tories yet. There'll be a heck of an effort. I think you are right about it not being a shoo-in but the risks are much h...

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Telegraph stating that Tories(er I thought they were in a coalition) will cut inheritance tax before the next election . That was something that AS picked up earlier from cameron. never mind that the HoC library note said that fewer than 4% of estates actually pay it. Cameron's' words... To me inhe...

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The name "David Tredinnick" is all over Twitter, so I'd guess he is the guilty party. It has been pointed out that he has claimed roughly £800 on his parliamentary expenses for books on astrology. He also refused to answer if he would take the MP's pay rise - interviewer gave him some sti...

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I'm with you on food and GM. And I recall from a conference from something like 1984, a PhD student earnestly talking about her contribution to the world by virtue of her identifying some gene or another. She was COMPLETELY floored when someone in the audience raised the issue of famine being large...

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I don't discount any poll but this one doesn't look very sensible - have all the Labour votes gone straight to UKIP or to the Tories who then leaked to UKIP - neither seem particularly sustainable if that is how it has worked. Expect a return to the mean in the next wee while Am always surprised no...

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Morning All! I'm now unsure what to do about the Pub. I suggested yesterday we might make it Members Only. So far I think one of us says we definitely should. One says we definitely shouldn't ;-) When we originally discussed this on the old site, the decision to make it Members Only was mainly from...

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Morning. Very cold here, only 4 degrees C. when I just put the washing out. Don't think anyone's posted the Survation for Mail on Sunday yet. CON 31% = LAB -31% -4 UKIP 25% +6 LD 8%= Also saw Mike Smithson tweet 'Detailed data from Survation for Southern England has UKIP on 37.6%, four pts ahead of...

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Latest YouGov / Sunday Times results 10th Oct - Con 32%, Lab 34%, LD 9%, UKIP 16%; APP -22 Remains uncomfortably close. Good morning to you all Closer than I would like but I think after the Tory bounce after their conference and all the bs coming after the by-election at H&M Labour would take ...

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