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Greetings from a prolific lurker but only a very occasional contributor (Apologies) Just a quick observation on the world cup win. Thank goodness it happened now and not in 3 weeks! With his previous attempts of claiming success off of others efforts. I'm thinking Boris bikes and the Olympics.Can yo...

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Who runs Britain? The Guardian has been on the Windrush case for some time. Response from our beloved leaders. Ignore. A petition is signed by (currently) 130000 ordinary citizens Response.Lets have a debate because we have to. Then ignore. The Sun/Mail pick up on the story today. Response. Panic! D...

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Ladies & gentlemen, We have,today,the winner of the total lack of self awareness award for this, and maybe any other, year. Andrew Pierce(won't link for obvious reasons) the doyen of reasoned and balanced discussion in the Daily Fascist and other right wing organs calls someone else " insuf...

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I hope you will allow allow a regular lurker of this fine community (am I allowed to say its improved enormously since the departure of one contributor) to pass comment on the BBC/Media issues related to above. It has long been apparent to me that the BBC (although I have supported it until fairly r...

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Very hard to see how a remainer could lead the tories at the moment, they'd tear themselves apart sooner rather than later, isn't that basically why they're sticking with May? The only semi-plausible alternative I can see is Davis, and on top of his other flaws he's as lazy as A Johnson, as noted a...

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I'd have thought Osborne implausible. Greater than 100/1 The odds are here https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-conservative-leader" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; They should go for Rudd or Hammond. But they might go for Davis as an alternative interi...

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I'd have thought Osborne implausible. Greater than 100/1 The odds are here https://www.oddschecker.com/politics/british-politics/next-conservative-leader" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; They should go for Rudd or Hammond. But they might go for Davis as an alternative interi...

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According to the Evening Standard, five former cabinet ministers have “joined a plot to force Theresa May to quit”. It says: “A 30-strong group plans to send a delegation to No 10 to ask the Prime Minister to resign before Christmas.” Won't help the Tory government's credibility regarding Brexit ne...

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On Scotland...... The continuing emphasis on parroting the revival of Scottish conservatism under Ruth Davidson is interesting to compare with the reaction from tories to the job Jeremy Corbyn has done According wisdom of the tories and their right wing acolytes in the media Ruth Davidson is soon to...

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Do we never learn? This from todays Guardian. Why are we reporting let alone listening to this devalued, cut and run opportunist who got us all into this in the first place. In the nations interest my arse! Cameron urges May to adopt a "softer" Brexit Here is more from the Financial Times ...

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I would add that Labour isn't the only party that is vulnerable to the power of the press. Since Maastricht the right wing tabloid press has fed the British public a drip-drip backdrop of anti-EU, anti-immigration propaganda that ultimately, although the Tory party may currently be trying to exploi...

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From your previous contributions I know the last thing you are is naïve To deny that the press/media does not significantly influence how we have got to the "world as it is" really is naïve. The written press influences its readers day after day by obfuscation and omission in the interest...

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From your previous contributions I know the last thing you are is naïve To deny that the press/media does not significantly influence how we have got to the "world as it is" really is naïve. The written press influences its readers day after day by obfuscation and omission in the interests...

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Mrs May really has no grasp on reality. This from the BBC Conservative PM Theresa May will claim Labour has "deserted" working-class voters as she campaigns in the north-east of England on Friday. She will pledge to campaign "in all corners" of the UK to reach those who have bee...

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This also from the Guardian on the logic of the British electorate Poll position A Comres poll for the Daily Mirror shows several of the policies in Labour’s leaked manifesto hit the right (left?) spot for voters. A majority supported nationalising energy companies (49% v 24% opposed); railways (52%...

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More on BBC "balance" this time reaction from the left wing (ha ha) media on Nick Robinson interview with Barry Gardiner this morning. So the Guardian claims "Reaction to Gardiner’s interview from the commentariat has been largely negative" Who are the "commentariat they cho...

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Eh?

Political correspondent for the Telegraph Kate McCann says this isn't how the party would've wanted its plans to emerge, and "it doesn't really provide anything for voters seeking an alternative to the Conservatives".

Source BBC Website

Edited for emphsis

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Dan F Hodges on Sky News showing,yet again,what a complete (with apologies to asses everywhere) ass he is. He claims Corbyns speech was the "worst ever" by a leader going into a general election. Looking at Andrew Sparrow (whilst he makes the point that the speech is aimed squarely at his ...

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The Sky News team sucking up to Theresa May team. I'm shocked I tell you shocked!! Michael Crick ✔ @MichaelLCrick Only pre-arranged journalists get questions at May events. Those chosen asked by May aide to state Qs in advance 1:07 PM - 9 May 2017 ✔ @RobNisbetSky To be clear @theresa_may team is pre...

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Gosh such dislike of the Labour Party, its membership and its voters As I said last night the Labour Party on 30.5% will be the highest vote since 2010 - a year where they had not been wiped out in Scotland! 35% was the 2005 number, again with Scotland voting heavily for Labour I am not surprised e...

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I see that Katie Hopkins has decided that the conservatives have now become nasty enough for her to support.

This alone should give anyone with a modicum of common sense pause for thought as to where this country is being led currently!

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:I think he has done one or two John Harris style "safari trips" outside the M25, with equally predictable - and risible, to anybody who actually knows these areas - results.

Outside the M25 eh?

That must of confused him!

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I thought "too high" there was referring to the Tory figure - I suspect 45% will be tough for them to achieve on the day. 17 points is a return to around the levels we saw before the election was called. The bigger worry for Labour is the polls being wrong again because of the terrible an...

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Johnson calling Corbyn a Mutton headed old mugwump is surely the pot calling the kettle.......

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So.......Corbyn on Marr giving (in my opinion) a perfectly sensible alternative to gung ho attitudes elsewhere Result the media in self induced melt down. Patrick Mcloughlin gives a car crash of interview on Sunday Politics. Result the media in complete silence Comical Ali (as perceptively describe...

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So.......Corbyn on Marr giving (in my opinion) a perfectly sensible alternative to gung ho attitudes elsewhere Result the media in self induced melt down. Patrick Mcloughlin gives a car crash of interview on Sunday Politics. Result the media in complete silence Comical Ali (as perceptively described...

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On Kate Hoey WTF!! How did she ever get to be a member of the Labour party? Because she *was* left wing once - actually appeared on that infamous "101 Damnations" list during the 1987 GE campaign. And going back even before that, a genuine Trot (who actually favoured a united Ireland!!) T...

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So the Brexiteers are whining about the Beeb - what a huge shock..... To my mind, they were all over every flipping channel, tainting opinions with their hot-headedness. I don't recall the Remainers getting the same coverage. It reminds me of an old Steve Bell 'If...' cartoon - Women with fur coats...

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Two differing reactions on the death of Martin McGuinness both from Andrew Sparrows blog. Firstly Lord Tebbit Lord Tebbit, the former Conservative party chairman whose wife Margaret was paralysed when the IRA bombed the Grand Hotel in Brighton during the Conservative party conference, and who was in...

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This from an outfit called Wilmington Healthcare UK can ,I think, be filed under the heading stating the bleeding obvious! The number of NHS reorganisations in recent years is a key reason for the health service’s struggle to retain staff, a poll has found. The NHS has been struggling to meet rising...

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The gospel according to Saint Theresa. "And, more than that, I think it would not be fair to the people of Scotland because they’d be being asked to take a crucial decision without the necessary information, without knowing what the future partnership will be or what the alternative of an indep...

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and this sums up the problem.....there is no real comparison but this is the headline 'Tories claim Labour just as bad at failing to report election spending' This, and the lack of by-elections stemming from it, will mean it will be turned round with the focus on Labour rather than the real culprit...

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On the Expenses "mistake" A Conservative party spokesman said the party had complied fully with the commission’s investigation , though the report itself said Conservative campaign headquarters (CCHQ) “did not cooperate fully with the commission’s inquiries” and had at times “hindered and ...

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Jack Monroe wins twitter libel case against Katie Hopkins Food writer and campaigner wins £24,000 from Mail Online columnist in row over tweets about damage to war memorial ETA the full judgement is here . Another judge that is an "Enemy of the People" no doubt. If I was Mr Justice Warby ...

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The below is from the Resolution foundation (quoted in the Guardian) who, to be fair, seem be a little isolated in welcoming this change. This is a welcome and progressive change that will mean the bottom 54 per cent of self-employed earners pay less national insurance, or none at all. Those earning...

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Sad man that I am I have been watching our illustrious and oh so professional media responding to this budget. I have one question. When did the response of the leader of the opposition become worthy of more discussion and implied criticism than the governing party breaking a clear manifesto commitm...

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Ellie Price @EllieJPrice
Nigel Farage says Douglas Carswell needs to finally be expelled but that he's not involved and it's not up to him.
11:32 AM - 28 Feb 2017

Yeah right! Posh boy insults Posh boy by calling him a Posh boy. Laughable.

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It comes to something when an ex tory prime minister is more in tune with the views of labour voters at large than the party leadership! When May came out with the silly statement that she was (I paraphrase) governing for all the country its clear she had totally ignored the 48%. Good to see someone...

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Bore Da, I have been a bit of a masochist today and watched BBC News. Seems the major news is someone opening the wrong envelope somewhere in the USA.That and the England rugby teams inability to deal with the Italian tactics. Nothing else happening. No Grandmothers being deported,£ not under press...

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Bore Da, I have been a bit of a masochist today and watched BBC News. Seems the major news is someone opening the wrong envelope somewhere in the USA.That and the England rugby teams inability to deal with the Italian tactics. Nothing else happening. No Grandmothers being deported,£ not under pressu...

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Excellent piece (in my view) by Zoe Williams. Of course it will not be read by those people that should read and digest but I am glad that someone in that now discredited "profession" has the guts to stand up to those with fascist tendencies. All credit to Gary Lineker by the way. ttps://w...

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SpinningHugo wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:It would explain much

As you can guess, I like Rentoul. I think he is clever. He bent too far in defending Blair over Iraq, but at least served the purpose of showing what the best case to be made is.

Not surprised!

Someone else with delusions of adequacy

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He usually bests May at PMQs - the media have responded to this development by.......largely ignoring it. Inevitably enough, I don't agree. I think he is dreadful. The leader of the opposition should win as he is in charge of the questions, which can be on anything. Corbyn does poorly because 1. He...

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/06/southern-rail-crisis-chris-grayling-backs-regulator-after-shambles-claim Southern rail crisis: Grayling backs regulator after 'shambles' claim Transport secretary denies chief inspector is ‘government place-man’ as union derides report saying driver-...

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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/jan/06/southern-rail-crisis-chris-grayling-backs-regulator-after-shambles-claim Southern rail crisis: Grayling backs regulator after 'shambles' claim Transport secretary denies chief inspector is ‘government place-man’ as union derides report saying driver-...

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Blwyddyn Newydd Dda to all. Apologies for not posting so much over the holiday period. Out of the country for a while but periodically lurking. One quick comment on yesterdays events. So Ivan Rogers could not be trusted and has been accused of being disloyal. This from an inveterate liar and the epi...

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Hmm Sigh ......post truth politics? Israel is a thriving democracy, a beacon of tolerance an engine of enterprise so sayeth Margo Ledbetter,sorry Teresa May. Of course all this anti Semitism stuff is a left wing issue. No right wingers are in any way anti Semitic ........ Luciana Berger may have a ...

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Hmm Sigh ......post truth politics?

Israel is a thriving democracy, a beacon of tolerance an engine of enterprise so sayeth Margo Ledbetter,sorry Teresa May.

Of course all this anti Semitism stuff is a left wing issue. No right wingers are in any way anti Semitic ........

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Bloomberg reporting (sorry no link) 21st Century Fox agree to buy Sky.

So once again Uncle Rupe gets his own way.

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Just caught up with the line up for tonight's question time. No surprise that Zippy is on again as it seems he is there more than Dimbleby these days but Louise Mensch? Can anyone give me an indication of the possible BBC justification for having a has been, non entity with very little engagement wi...

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