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by thatchersorphan
Sat 08 Oct, 2016 5:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saurday 8th & Sunday 9th October 2016
Replies: 293
Views: 39589

Re: Saurday 8th & Sunday 9th October 2016

The open democracy link isnt working now its down but " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; seems to be a working archive of the afternoon
by thatchersorphan
Sat 08 Oct, 2016 4:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saurday 8th & Sunday 9th October 2016
Replies: 293
Views: 39589

Re: Saurday 8th & Sunday 9th October 2016

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKTPks8QcY-i8l7YeW5OdjA/live" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Another Europe is Possible: Brexit Britain: What went wrong and what next? First section was 'Making sense of Britain’s EU referendum' with Owen Jones, author, Ash Sarkar, Novara Me...
by thatchersorphan
Thu 06 Oct, 2016 11:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 6th October 2016
Replies: 189
Views: 28049

Re: Thursday 6th October 2016

https://twitter.com/britainelects" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; UKIP vote in local elections is growing despite brexit lies.
by thatchersorphan
Thu 06 Oct, 2016 11:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 6th October 2016
Replies: 189
Views: 28049

Re: Thursday 6th October 2016

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/frauke-petry-leader-germany-right-wing-afd-party-compares-immigrants-compost-a7348531.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Leader of Germany's right-wing AfD party 'compares immigrants to compost' 'What are we to think of these...
by thatchersorphan
Thu 06 Oct, 2016 10:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 6th October 2016
Replies: 189
Views: 28049

Re: Thursday 6th October 2016

Sam Coates Times ‏@SamCoatesTimes 7h7 hours ago A majority of the public backs plans to force business to publish % foreign workers. Even a majority of Lab voters https://twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/784036489718067200/photo/1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I really do...
by thatchersorphan
Wed 05 Oct, 2016 4:52 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Replies: 128
Views: 27542

Re: Wednesday 5th October 2016

@seeingclearly re post : Anecdotal, with photos, letters going out to schools in several areas requesting information about childrens orogins, passports etc. Some kind of educational census? Four questions in all, much more detailed than usual ethnicity queries. They are looking at “education touris...
by thatchersorphan
Wed 05 Oct, 2016 3:41 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Replies: 190
Views: 40077

Re: Tuesday 4th October 2016

'A completely hidden problem': Just 2 per cent of disabled people tell police about experiences of hate crime, report finds http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/local/14779186._A_completely_hidden_problem___Just_2_per_cent_of_disabled_people_tell_police_about_experiences_of_hate_crime__report_fin...
by thatchersorphan
Sun 02 Oct, 2016 10:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2016
Replies: 182
Views: 44843

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2016

May speech makes it clear: We’re leaving the single market http://www.politics.co.uk/blogs/2016/10 ... gle-market" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Sat 01 Oct, 2016 4:34 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2016
Replies: 182
Views: 44843

Re: Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October 2016

http://dpac.uk.net/2016/10/dpacs-response-to-damien-greens-announcement-of-ending-repeat-assessments-for-severe-lifelong-conditions/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Dpac response to latest ESA news Dpac at upcoming tory conference http://dpac.uk.net/2016/09/protest-at-tory-p...
by thatchersorphan
Sun 21 Aug, 2016 2:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016
Replies: 291
Views: 60080

Re: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016

I don't think Anatoly was off the mark, reading the article From the 'original' source A third of Labour voters said they did not know where the party stood on the referendum just a week before polling day Did they look? It was fairly easy to find Corbyn was campaigning on remain - never noticed an...
by thatchersorphan
Wed 17 Aug, 2016 1:33 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Replies: 163
Views: 38342

Re: Tuesday 16th August 2016

https://spartacusnetwork.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/important-consultation-on-a-replacement-for-esa/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Important consultation on a replacement for ESA In its initial survey, Ekklesia asked respondents about what support they needed in order to be ...
by thatchersorphan
Tue 16 Aug, 2016 11:15 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Replies: 163
Views: 38342

Re: Tuesday 16th August 2016

Antidepressants changed my life, so don’t let the scare stories put you off http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/antidepressants-depression-mental-health-scare-stories-dont-let-them-put-you-off-a7192291.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The stigma that is surrounding menta...
by thatchersorphan
Sun 14 Aug, 2016 3:34 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
Replies: 234
Views: 44884

Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016

'Why I despise Jeremy Corbyn and his Nazi stormtroopers', by Jewish Labour donor MICHAEL FOSTER http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3739516/Why-despise-Jeremy-Corbyn-Nazi-stormtroopers-Jewish-Labour-donor-MICHAEL-FOSTER.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It's not gon...
by thatchersorphan
Sat 13 Aug, 2016 12:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
Replies: 234
Views: 44884

Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... d-projects" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Guardian on Hammonds EU funding
by thatchersorphan
Fri 12 Aug, 2016 9:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
Replies: 126
Views: 25221

Re: Friday 12th August 2016

We are all roughly on the same side, in that we have a lot of common ground. Let's not forget that. Disagreements are inevitable. Personal insults/attacks aren't. Argue the point, not the poster. The lines of division are fluid. After the leadership election is over, it's likely they'll change again...
by thatchersorphan
Tue 09 Aug, 2016 4:30 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 8th August 2016
Replies: 109
Views: 21586

Re: Monday 8th August 2016

http://tomdlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/how-to-save-labour-party.html?spref=tw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; How to save the Labour Party - a contribution to the debate we should be having Tom is one of the few people who has consistently called for unity I think hes bein...
by thatchersorphan
Sun 07 Aug, 2016 4:09 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016
Replies: 226
Views: 41314

Re: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016

Treasury looks at quitting the single market http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/201 ... jects-nor/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Sun 07 Aug, 2016 3:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016
Replies: 226
Views: 41314

Re: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016

Amendments to make bills 'a bit better' also doesn't go down as well as you might expect. This is again a perception thing and is due to the lib dems spending years telling us their amendments and interventions stopped the tories being quite so bad
by thatchersorphan
Sat 06 Aug, 2016 3:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016
Replies: 226
Views: 41314

Re: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016

From having watched that clip and the wider context, it is clear to me that Smith was "mis-speaking" then. Its quite easily done. There are lots of valid criticisms that can be made of him, some of which you have mentioned yourself. Pretending he is pro-austerity, however, is the sort of ...
by thatchersorphan
Sat 06 Aug, 2016 3:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016
Replies: 226
Views: 41314

Re: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016

http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/08/brexit-means-that-britain-will-be-boss-again/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Brexit means that Britain will be boss again All we have to do to regain total sovereignty is repeal Sections 2 and 3 of the 1972 European Communities Act - Danie...
by thatchersorphan
Fri 05 Aug, 2016 7:51 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 5th August 2016
Replies: 176
Views: 31336

Re: Friday 5th August 2016

I have an awful sense of foreboding about this Rio Olympics lark. Don't know why. Don't know what. And what's the evidence (sorry - lazy) that there is ever any long-term economic benefit to the host nation and its citizens? http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/magazine/does-hosting-the-olympics-actua...
by thatchersorphan
Fri 05 Aug, 2016 5:01 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 5th August 2016
Replies: 176
Views: 31336

Re: Friday 5th August 2016

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/busin ... 74141.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The UK’s four biggest banks would need to raise another £155bn in fresh capital to withstand a new financial crisis
by thatchersorphan
Fri 05 Aug, 2016 4:37 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 5th August 2016
Replies: 176
Views: 31336

Re: Friday 5th August 2016

http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teess ... e-11708249" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Linthorpe mum was involved in benefits dispute before she took own life, inquest hears
by thatchersorphan
Thu 04 Aug, 2016 7:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th August 2016
Replies: 117
Views: 22456

Re: Thursday 4th August 2016

#LabourLeadership Still live on http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcnews" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Thu 04 Aug, 2016 7:12 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th August 2016
Replies: 117
Views: 22456

Re: Thursday 4th August 2016

Smith using the debate to say how terrible corbyn is http://www.labour.org.uk/pages/leadership-debates-2016" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Debate is live
by thatchersorphan
Thu 04 Aug, 2016 4:37 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 4th August 2016
Replies: 117
Views: 22456

Re: Thursday 4th August 2016

Capita suspends assessor after disablist, racist Facebook posts, Documents show WCA suicide death mirrored 2010 tragedy, Embassy vigil ‘will show solidarity with victims of Japanese mass killings’ & Mental health charity sparks concerns after Unum link-up http://www.shapingourlives.org.uk/resour...
by thatchersorphan
Sun 31 Jul, 2016 4:45 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 41519

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

@ AngryAsWell Just finished reading Friday and I noticed your post on Sharon Hodgson on why she resigned (because McDs neurodiversity manifesto stepped on her toes) Thing is it wasn't specifically a children thing according to https://twitter.com/IamMrJ" onclick="window.open(this.href);ret...
by thatchersorphan
Sat 23 Jul, 2016 2:09 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016
Replies: 267
Views: 39666

Re: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016

Conflict News ‏@Conflicts 13h13 hours ago MORE: No signs of accomplices; Three men were questioned after fleeing scene but found to be innocent: Police Chief Andrae. Media including Daily Mail were spreading pictures of the arrested men. I do hope they'll now make it clear that the men were not conn...
by thatchersorphan
Sat 23 Jul, 2016 1:49 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016
Replies: 267
Views: 39666

Re: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016

Munich gunman 'had link to Anders Breivik', Norway killer http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36874497" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Yesterday was the 5 year anniversary of Breivik attack
by thatchersorphan
Sat 23 Jul, 2016 1:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016
Replies: 267
Views: 39666

Re: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-12-16/l ... oa/5158680" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; More on McTernan, though abc were the only mainstream news to do an article on it
by thatchersorphan
Sat 23 Jul, 2016 1:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016
Replies: 267
Views: 39666

Re: Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 July 2016

German-born "Iranian gunman" shouts "I am German" and "Yeah, I was born here". Police say motive "unclear". https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/23/i-am-german-munich-gunman-took-part-in-shouting-match-during-attack" onclick="window.open(this....
by thatchersorphan
Fri 22 Jul, 2016 5:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
Replies: 219
Views: 38937

Re: Friday 22 July 2016

"I voted leave for an adventure, rather than any political motive behind it. It seemed like something fun to do. http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/3 ... cting-that" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Fri 22 Jul, 2016 4:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
Replies: 219
Views: 38937

Re: Friday 22 July 2016

OK, that's a bit much. You're right. The way things are, it's more likely to be members of the PLP doing the posing. Joke. Or, joke? Sorry, I'm in a stinking mood. I think it needs to thunder and lightning and I always get this way before a storm. There's certainly a lot of twitter accounts being o...
by thatchersorphan
Fri 22 Jul, 2016 1:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
Replies: 219
Views: 38937

Re: Friday 22 July 2016

We are all willfully ignorant about something; the key is to be aware of what one is ignorant about. It's tricky, but I tend not to assume that people in general are ignorant by mistake. I suppose. But if it's possible for some people not to swallow everything they are told by a narrow range of sou...
by thatchersorphan
Wed 20 Jul, 2016 5:21 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Replies: 213
Views: 32131

Re: Wednesday 20th July 2016

" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Wasn't New deal workfare?
by thatchersorphan
Wed 20 Jul, 2016 4:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Replies: 213
Views: 32131

Re: Wednesday 20th July 2016

“Alice’s husband (51 years old) was on ESA as he previously had a stroke and an epileptic fit. A few weeks ago he was told he was fit for work and he should sign on for JSA. As a result of this he was sent on a work programme to college in Ellesmere Port, had another stroke and epileptic fit at coll...
by thatchersorphan
Wed 20 Jul, 2016 3:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Replies: 213
Views: 32131

Re: Wednesday 20th July 2016

Universal Credit Progress review: We're trying to get employers to change their payment times (UC is monthly, messed up by employers paying 4 weekly) or is it the other way round, have got myself confused a bit.
by thatchersorphan
Wed 20 Jul, 2016 3:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Replies: 213
Views: 32131

Re: Wednesday 20th July 2016

In October 2005, commenting on a Pfizer-backed report into offering patients a choice between NHS services and private-sector healthcare providers, Mr Smith said: ‘We believe that choice is a good thing and that patients and healthcare professionals should be at the heart of developing the agenda.’...
by thatchersorphan
Wed 20 Jul, 2016 4:12 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 19 July 2016
Replies: 218
Views: 31697

Re: Tuesday 19 July 2016

shaminder nahal Verified account ‏@shamindernahal "We should be making a progressive case against freedom of movement" @OwenSmith_MP who's resigned from Shadow Cabinet to @jonsnowC4 #c4news https://twitter.com/shamindernahal/status/747499977979666432" onclick="window.open(this.hr...
by thatchersorphan
Tue 19 Jul, 2016 2:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 19 July 2016
Replies: 218
Views: 31697

Re: Tuesday 19 July 2016

How Brexit changed us http://www.hopenothate.org.uk/features/ ... p0.twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Tue 19 Jul, 2016 1:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 19 July 2016
Replies: 218
Views: 31697

Re: Tuesday 19 July 2016

Yes, Jeremy Corbyn has suffered a bad press, but where's the harm? https://www.theguardian.com/media/green ... are_btn_tw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Tue 19 Jul, 2016 11:15 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 19 July 2016
Replies: 218
Views: 31697

Re: Tuesday 19 July 2016

Bulk data collection only lawful in serious crime cases, ECJ preliminary finding https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/ ... ht-serious" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Tue 19 Jul, 2016 12:47 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 18th July 2016
Replies: 195
Views: 30454

Re: Monday 18th July 2016

It doesn't sound to me as though Smith was trying to dogwhistle Eagle. I'd been looking at the photo all day, and it just didn't occur to me. Horrible if it had been. I think it only occurred to people who aren't 'normal' and have had stigma because of it (disabled, LGBT and others who don't fit in...
by thatchersorphan
Mon 18 Jul, 2016 5:29 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 18th July 2016
Replies: 195
Views: 30454

Re: Monday 18th July 2016

Seeing tweets that labour supporter site crashing -this link worked for me,if slow to load (though not planning on voting, was just looking for verification of tweets) https://donate.labour.org.uk/leadership/1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Mon 18 Jul, 2016 4:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 18th July 2016
Replies: 195
Views: 30454

Re: Monday 18th July 2016

Dear Damian Green: A plea to the man Theresa May has put in charge of welfare http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/de ... an-8442278" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by thatchersorphan
Sun 17 Jul, 2016 6:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 59531

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016

https://youtu.be/ESsP-Vjgaag" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Does Labour support the benefits cap? - Newsnight Owen Smith 2 days after Corbyn was elected Éoin ‏@LabourEoin 3h3 hours ago Owen Smith "I am going to argue today that austerity is right". https://twitter...
by thatchersorphan
Sun 17 Jul, 2016 6:12 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 59531

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016

Imagine what he would say if he was handed a bit of paper saying: In every aspect of discussion or debate, if one is to be taken seriously and make an impression on others, it is important to exercise a modicum of rational principles and reasoned judgement. It is amazing, the difference in which th...
by thatchersorphan
Sun 17 Jul, 2016 2:48 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 59531

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ca ... ar_twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Cash-strapped NHS trusts are asking people to work for FREE
by thatchersorphan
Sun 17 Jul, 2016 1:43 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 59531

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016

https://soundcloud.com/spectator1828/john-mcternan-who-cares-about-the-grassroots?utm_source=soundcloud&utm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; John McTernan: if Corbyn wins the Labour leadership, he should be deposed immediately Includes such gems as "who cares about t...
by thatchersorphan
Sat 16 Jul, 2016 11:42 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 59531

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016

The coup in Turkey appears to have failed - over 60 dead so far. Some suggestions it was at least in part a "self coup" by Erdogan. Certainly looks like it (the "self coup" bit). He needed a boost and an excuse to continue the way he was going. I wonder who the front person was ...