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Another shit experience with the NHS today. Underfunding is undoubtedly part of the story, alongside factors like an inability to get staff who can afford to live here. The NHS has proven very expensive to me in terms for time. In an emergency it is great. Not otherwise. I'm getting to the point wh...

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Another shit experience with the NHS today. Underfunding is undoubtedly part of the story, alongside factors like an inability to get staff who can afford to live here. The NHS has proven very expensive to me in terms for time. In an emergency it is great. Not otherwise. I'm getting to the point wh...

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This standard response from you is becoming somewhat tedious, even if I might not disagree in some (a relatively few) cases. No less true. There is a whole generation of these moderates (or whatever label you prefer) who would have had expectations of being in government by now, but whose prospects...

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Another shit experience with the NHS today. Underfunding is undoubtedly part of the story, alongside factors like an inability to get staff who can afford to live here. The NHS has proven very expensive to me in terms for time. In an emergency it is great. Not otherwise. I'm getting to the point wh...

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Yes. Labour's "slightly more Remainy" strategy isn't going to play well in Scotland and I think that is going to get worse as we get to the business end of Brexit. Ambiguity can't last forever

Mystic Mogg and his shit predictions strike again!

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Nats were up to 39% in the last poll. I think Indy is probably holed below the water- there's no way Yes is getting away with the economic rubbish it did last time- but they could easily get some of those Labour seats back. MoE stuff, the trend is still against the Nats in the longer term. By a 202...

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How can you criticize the government for providing business with uncertainty if your policy is uncertain too? Unions should be very important in making the case for the Single Market and Customs Union to (perhaps understandably) reticent politicians. But union leaders who see themselves as an exten...

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At the moment there should be priorities for the Government First priority is to ensure a transition period on current terms, secondly finalise the details of the withdrawal agreement. This will tie us into the future state in all probability so will be interesting to watch The final piece of the ji...

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McCluskey criticized the government for "uncertainty". How is Labour not providing that? because Labour aren't the bloody Government - if Labour declared now they were for unicorns and gold for all it makes sod all difference! They have committed for the transition and have said a customs...

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So today. Len McCluskey attacks the Tories for ruling out the Customs Union, while Labour isn't arguing for it. How is that a tenable position for either Labour or McCluskey? and when did Labour rule out being in a customs union with the EU? How is saying that we will be in the EU CU a tenable posi...

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AK. But generally the Labour reactionaries like Barrry Gardiner who are opposing a policy that will have to be adopted eventually anyway For the reasons I have explained above You may not agree with it but it is a logical approach to take when you consider the UK voted Leave despite all the predict...

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They have committed to the Customs Union for the transition - why go further at the moment just when the Tories are tying themselves in knots? Yes, that is all that is needed right now IMO and still gives them a clear point of difference with the government. Daft, unless you think some possible alt...

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Notice that Labour still hasn't reacted to this Customs Union row. Labour should commit now to permanent membership of the Customs Union (or for fools, permanently being in a Customs Union with materially identical terms). Labour must now dismiss the views of the shadow secretary of state for inter...

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The only thing that could save us now is Nissan & Toyota declaring that as their "just in time" manufacturing model will not work outside of the CU, that they will be pulling out of the UK. Seems to me the whole country needs a hard slap! Something like that needs to happen, I agree. ...

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Today does nicely illustrate the difference between being in government and not. The current government position makes no sense. But that cannot hold. These cake and eat it policies (a custms union arrangement that has no hard border in Ireland is materially identical to the customs union but is in...

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"We will not be staying in any CU in any way shape or form" is what the government has announced. That looks faily black and white to me. and to me - the argument over 'a' and 'the' becomes completely irrelevent - although there is this new concept of an 'arrangement' I would have thought...

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For clarity, John Pienaar on R5 has confirmed (if anything can be regarded as "confirmed" in this day and age) that number 10 has ruled out ANY kind of CU. and that is the important point - if they ruled out 'the customs union' that leaves some wriggle room - saying no customs union at al...

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But the government are using it nonsensically, as part of the 'we can have just the relationship we have now but without the obligations or the oversight' idea. It is nonsensical whoever uses it. The substantive matter is whether we can enter into independent trade deals with therd party countries ...

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What utter nonsense this attempt to distinguish between "a" customs union and "the" customs union is. It wouldn't impress a small child. Why is it nonsense? You do know there is a difference between the definite and indefinite articles don't you? Being a member of the EU Customs...

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What utter nonsense this attempt to distinguish between "a" customs union and "the" customs union is. It wouldn't impress a small child. Why is it nonsense? You do know there is a difference between the definite and indefinite articles don't you? Being a member of the EU Customs...

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OK let's move on folks. Any new stories? It's starting to feel like a GE to me :-s How about the Tories very own "party within a party"? Staggers has a piece on ERG (https://www.newstatesman.com/2018/02/european-research-group-tory-group-more-powerful-momentum" onclick="window.o...

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What news? Well outside the fluff around Labour - and it is fluff really - the main subject seems to be imminent split in the Tory party although the media try and skim over it a a bit Both Newton-Dunn and Richards on SP (I ignore JHB as she is really away with the pixies somewhere) agree that May h...

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SpinningHugo wrote:
PaulfromYorkshire wrote: Pssst I think Hugo's been down the pub
i do love the moderators.

yeah, fab aren't they

You are actually very lucky because on most sites you would have been chucked off ages ago....as you have been elsewhere!

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I notice that SH is ignoring the Mogg supporter who punched a lady in the face. Just the "lefites shouting at people". I'm not. A disgusting thing to do. I am just perplexed as to why you think this excuses the people who went along in masks to disrupt the event. Just different groups of ...

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When did you leave the Labour Party then Hugo? Must have been a while ago as you have been bragging about opposing Labour for as long as I can remember A Labour member exhorting others to vote Green at every opportunity? Your stories never seem to lack consistency - whatever the route you take seems...

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and to add to my previous post and she has clear evidence of stalking threats and clear evidence of anti-semitism is she, by not reporting them, aiding this type of behaviour She said it was councillors inmate council meeting for the former so she should, surely, have plenty of witnesses and should ...

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Good interview with Lover on Marr I thought. Good *because* she was robustly challenged with the kind of points people on here would want put. I wonder if front rank politicians are given an easier ride because it is feared they wouldn't otherwise come back? I watched the same interview - she made ...

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A whole week late to this, but it is clearly right http://www.labourfirst.org/copy_of_councillors_letter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; none of your business - you have no connection to the Labour Party I am a member and I completely disagree with the behaviour of Haringey...

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refitman wrote:G'wan Scotland.

How's it going so far?

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Laura Pidcock on her feet right now at a Stop The War meeting, behind a sign referencing Trump. No mention of Putin or Assad. I don't think this is a big deal but you and Hugo seem to have a problem with this As far as I know Assad and Putin are not our allies (although Assad was given a state visi...

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Laura Pidcock on her feet right now at a Stop The War meeting, behind a sign referencing Trump. No mention of Putin or Assad. and you don't mention the Saudis - or the Israelis either.......where do we draw the line? The US has been involved in wars (or conflicts) whether directly or covertly most ...

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I know most won't have a sub to The Times, so here is an extract from Matthew Parris. He is so right https://twitter.com/smitajamdar/status/959682264283123714?ref_src=twcamp%5Eshare%7Ctwsrc%5Em5%7Ctwgr%5Eemail%7Ctwcon%5E7046%7Ctwterm%5E1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; UK p...

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I wasn't talking loudly...that was Roger

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RogerOThornhill wrote:Evening all.

Back from that Oxford having secured a reader's card ( a new one - the old expired in 2012...) and spent the rest of the day in a library...well, reading.

I love proper libraries

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HindleA wrote:@howsilly View,not information,contentious

I don't know much on this subject so can just jump to ill-informed conclusions too easily.

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To be fair,much of the WCA,million not really ill stuff was a function of decades of mutual collusive mythology whereby each blamed the other for hiding unemployment,still repeated to this day,zero evidence,in fact legacy benefits,facillitation of self care/care in the community,otherwise bemoaned ...

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HindleA wrote:There is a place for meaningless drivel,if it isn't allowed I am rather screwed.

#blatant discrimination.

Haha MrA

I would never describe your posts as meaningless drivel......

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Black balaclava morons do their best to ensure Rees-Mogg is elected ader of o Tories. Rees-Mogg v Corbyn. The lunatic id of both parties against each other. How did we get to this? Well lets be brutal about it shall we. Largely because "sensible centrists" (whether of the Blairite, Orange...

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That was what I saw happen at the time. Tell me why you think Corbyn won. This is a good explanation. http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2015/07/corbyns-success-labours-shame.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; well that brings lightweight to a ...

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Black balaclava morons do their best to ensure Rees-Mogg is elected ader of o Tories. Rees-Mogg v Corbyn. The lunatic id of both parties against each other. How did we get to this? That sounds an excellent idea about Rees-Mogg. Corbyn got elected because when Miliband lost Labour's putative leaders...

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I know we don't do polls, but that yougov poll is astonishing. The Tories are defying gravity considering their complete disarray. Brexit, Brexit and Brexit. Which opens at least the possibility that polls are in fact overstating their likely support in an election campaign when the focus *will* si...

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Lol. I don't think it needs any super powers to know what Khan thinks of Corbyn, or Corbyn's attitude towards all who moved against him.

Forgive and forget is not the Campaign group way

Just stop posting this shite please - it is meaningless drivel

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I think May might actually be helping Labour - she keeps making out that they are for staying in - this is the same theme that Baker uses in the HoC as well So we have the Tories saying Labour are staying in, the FBPE lot are saying the opposite. The party themselves are being nnon-commital Difficul...

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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:A rare commendation from me for BBC Laura K giving May a proper hard time!

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Woeful

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Two rather contrasting by-election results yesterday. And no, the Sunderland one wasn't "ABOUT BREXIT" however much the #FBFE melts proclaim otherwise :D Indeed. A Brexit effect might have had precisely the opposite outcome! What a peculiar view. Why? If you oppose Brexit surely you'd vot...

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I know we don't do polls, but that yougov poll is astonishing. The Tories are defying gravity considering their complete disarray. The polls are worthless....there is no test outside a general election and their recent prediction accuracy has been down there with yours I also sense some glee in you...

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In other news, Sadiq seems to be on rather better terms with Jez these days doesn't he? Which, to avoid any doubt, is a thoroughly good thing. They clearly loathe one another. I'm with the mayor. The Campaign group have never forgotten anything, and will never forgive. See the composition of the sh...

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Both of you have a good argument here, that's what makes deciding on the best Brexit strategy so difficult for Labour! Notice that you're calculating it all in terms of what is best for your political side. Not is what is, you know, right and wrong. Politics as sport. No, in order to get the type o...

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To draw it to a close, I think there are some arguments for Labour coming out for EEA/CU now and if people think that then fine They are not, however, compelling reasons that make you think.....bloody hell, why did I not think of that.......and the consequences of getting it wrong far outweigh the b...

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I think what I've said is full of positive reasons to do it now. It's straight talking, economically responsible, solves Ireland, Givraltar and will get a better deal. Drift and get pushed into it, and that's far weaker. Make a virtue of it. Not really....sorry. Teresa May wouldn't be able to belie...

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