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- Tue 14 May, 2024 10:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 95
Re: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
Talking of repulsive drug billionaires live in luxury in Dubai and similar George Greenwood , Investigations Reporter | Emma Yeomans Tuesday May 14 2024, 4.00pm BST, The Times Amoney launderer who bought two luxury Dubai apartments from his prison cell in the north of England is among dozens of Brit...
- Tue 14 May, 2024 11:41 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 95
- Tue 14 May, 2024 9:25 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 95
Re: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
Morning. Oops! Lucy Fisher @LOS_Fisher - A Labour contact gets in touch to stick the boot in… “On the day Rishi Sunak proclaims the Tories as the great protectors of our national security, it turns out they can’t even protect a database of contacts. You couldn’t make it up.” I'm looking for the sor...
- Tue 14 May, 2024 9:10 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 95
Re: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
Tom Peck -- Why gamble on change when you can stick with the people who’ve just brought you five straight years of never-ending, self-indulgent narcissistic chaos? He was even asked, at the end, if it was a case of “better the devil you know”. He replied: “In a word, yes.” There are a few people out...
- Tue 14 May, 2024 8:21 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th of May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 95
Tuesday 14th of May 2024
Good morning
12° Brrrr!
12° Brrrr!
- Mon 13 May, 2024 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday the 13th of May 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 83
Re: Monday the 13th of May 2024
" " Possibly the worst speech a British prime minister had given since the last one." GENIUS, Mr. Crace! "
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ar ... e-with-him
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/ar ... e-with-him
- Mon 13 May, 2024 11:39 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday the 13th of May 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 83
Re: Monday the 13th of May 2024
The Observer article playing 'safe' -- [quote ]It was not possible to verify all the details of Merkotan’s testimony, but Ukrainian rights groups who work with returning prisoners of war say that almost all report mistreatment and physical abuse in Russian captivity.[/quote] Graphic accounts from ne...
- Mon 13 May, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday the 13th of May 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 83
- Mon 13 May, 2024 9:27 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday the 13th of May 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 83
- Mon 13 May, 2024 9:19 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday the 13th of May 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 83
Re: Monday the 13th of May 2024
Oh dear, how sad
" The Rt Hon Dame Eleanor Laing is the Conservative MP for Epping Forest, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She is Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means. "
" The Rt Hon Dame Eleanor Laing is the Conservative MP for Epping Forest, and has been an MP continually since 1 May 1997. She is Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Ways and Means. "
- Mon 13 May, 2024 9:09 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday the 13th of May 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 83
Re: Monday the 13th of May 2024
Merry futuristic times await when half the UK population will be interviewing the other half under caution --
- Mon 13 May, 2024 8:47 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday the 13th of May 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 83
Monday the 13th of May 2024
Morning all
£6.30 for bogstandard ale !
I'll now have to have a coffee and a local paper to check the advertised prices here ...
£6.30 for bogstandard ale !
I'll now have to have a coffee and a local paper to check the advertised prices here ...
- Sun 12 May, 2024 7:29 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
I've seen wildly different figures on stolen children , but there's no doubt on the 'cultural genocide' that is in direct descent from Stalin ---
- Sat 11 May, 2024 10:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
Must see about more flowering plants for bees, NNN
- Sat 11 May, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
Cooling a bit, off for my third prowl in the sea in a row !
- Sat 11 May, 2024 5:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
Is it true that the LK article regurgitates the "Labour need a bigger swing than in 1997 for a single seat majority" nonsense? All quite marginal stuff considering the current polls -- The next election will be fought on new constituency boundaries, redrawn to reflect population changes a...
- Sat 11 May, 2024 4:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
29 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sat 11 May, 2024 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
27 in front of my cottage, perhaps warmer than Corfu ? Yesterday the sharp-eyed daughter spotted a bumblebee nest in the lawn, now marked with a stick . She also transplanted some of last year's wildflower seedlings to the front of the house, and this morning I watched a bumble enjoying the flowers ...
- Sat 11 May, 2024 2:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
- Sat 11 May, 2024 1:19 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
This is not me, it's Baroness Kuenssberg :-) -- Another senior figure tells me: "What you hear is that people think they are voting Labour because they don't want the Tories - rather than enthusiastically voting for us." The party would love there to be more excitement about them. But some...
- Sat 11 May, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
First laugh of the day was extremely early this morning --
" Reported that Macron is "ready to intervene" after France's birth rate hit its lowest in living memory.
As some have noted, if you take that literally that might leave him a bit tired "
" Reported that Macron is "ready to intervene" after France's birth rate hit its lowest in living memory.
As some have noted, if you take that literally that might leave him a bit tired "
- Sat 11 May, 2024 6:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Re: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
Last hot day for at least a week so back to the launderette to empty machine .
Asked the favourite baker earlier how many different breads he baked, I suggested eighteen ?
" Facilement ! "
Asked the favourite baker earlier how many different breads he baked, I suggested eighteen ?
" Facilement ! "
- Sat 11 May, 2024 6:49 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
- Replies: 29
- Views: 294
Weekend 11th and 12th of May 2024
Morning !
- Sat 11 May, 2024 4:54 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday the 10th of May 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 84
Re: Friday the 10th of May 2024
LOL !AnatolyKasparov wrote: ↑Fri 10 May, 2024 11:07 pm Reported that Macron is "ready to intervene" after France's birth rate hit its lowest in living memory.
As some have noted, if you take that literally that might leave him a bit tired
- Fri 10 May, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday the 10th of May 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 84
Re: Friday the 10th of May 2024
I had a quick look at the Lancet article . https://twitter.com/implausibleblog/status/1788691834161496134 A second reason for the increased mortality rates could be that outsourcing leads to intensified pressure across the whole health system. Outsourcing can increase pressure on the wider system if...
- Fri 10 May, 2024 8:39 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday the 10th of May 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 84
Re: Friday the 10th of May 2024
A bit more on Elphickgate here, see Roger and my link yesterday on housing " Why Natalie Elphicke’s defection was a brutal political calculation " https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/natalie-elphicke-labour-defection-keir-starmer-brutal-political-calculation-sz2tkb5cf No time for quotes fro...
- Fri 10 May, 2024 8:31 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday the 10th of May 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 84
Re: Friday the 10th of May 2024
The always-wrong journos AND politicians will telL you it's because of LOCKDOWN because they always without fail insist on getting their pet idea out there , see Radio4 earlier ...
- Fri 10 May, 2024 8:17 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday the 10th of May 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 84
Friday the 10th of May 2024
Sky --" First one up and about starts a new thread for the day? I can guarantee that won't be me so have at it."
Well I do have an hour's advantage !
Good morning all
Well I do have an hour's advantage !
Good morning all
- Thu 09 May, 2024 6:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th May 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 233
Re: Thursday 9th May 2024
So has my garden in Normandy !
- Thu 09 May, 2024 2:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th May 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 233
Re: Thursday 9th May 2024
Indeed !AnatolyKasparov wrote: ↑Thu 09 May, 2024 2:29 pmGood line, but I also think it was posted yesterday
- Thu 09 May, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th May 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 233
- Thu 09 May, 2024 9:08 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th May 2024
- Replies: 20
- Views: 233
Re: Thursday 9th May 2024
Good morning. I'm finding this interesting... Morning Roger -- that was a nice start to the day, after all the laughs we had yesterday ! Hon. Members know that I am a strong advocate for the importance of social and affordable housing. I grew up in council housing, and I firmly believe that it is s...
- Wed 08 May, 2024 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 240
- Wed 08 May, 2024 2:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 240
Re: Wednesday 8th May 2024
The latest adornment to the StarmerParty is at least giving some amusement --
But also raising some Q's on their due diligence checking ,?
But also raising some Q's on their due diligence checking ,?
- Wed 08 May, 2024 2:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th May 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 240
- Tue 07 May, 2024 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Naughty FT -- NO free read !
- Tue 07 May, 2024 6:51 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2024
They are all Nazis (cont) https://twitter.com/ahatanhel/status/1651833588852178944 Solidarity Is Our Weapon. What Do Left-Wing Activists in the Army Think 24.02.2024 Kateryna Turenko More interviews on anarchists (some Russian ....) fighting Putin , with observations on Lefties supporting Putin imp...
- Tue 07 May, 2024 6:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Bibi more sane or less batshit-crazy ?????
Two day week for many ere, VE Day tomorrow, then Pentecost, and no point coming back for Friday !
Two day week for many ere, VE Day tomorrow, then Pentecost, and no point coming back for Friday !
- Tue 07 May, 2024 1:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Read the whole thread. https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1787629996892196940.html?utm_campaign=topunroll Netanyahu is confident he can cross Washington’s red lines at will, because it will continue to refrain from imposing any consequences on him for doing so. Indeed, Washington is already backing...
- Tue 07 May, 2024 10:07 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
- Tue 07 May, 2024 9:53 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Inauguration Day, have Gorgeous George and Russell Brand et al been invited ? Good one in The Times -- When President Putin struts through the Kremlin’s gilded doors at his glittering inauguration ceremony in Moscow on Tuesday, he will be met by loyal members of the political and religious elite who...
- Tue 07 May, 2024 8:18 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
- Tue 07 May, 2024 8:07 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Last year or perhaps the one before refit posted a loooong LonerBox chat with Ana
Her ma very sensibly hid, I think in the cellar, and her Dad was too curious ....
Her ma very sensibly hid, I think in the cellar, and her Dad was too curious ....
- Tue 07 May, 2024 7:49 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th May 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 258
Re: Tuesday 7th May 2024
Morning refit Oh dear -- "There are more of us than there are of them " ! I thought from the off that those leadership candidates were mugs for signing up to the BoD's Ten Pledges, so was glad that Clive Lewis didn't have to come out publicly with his choice ... And so it came to pass -- A...
- Mon 06 May, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: May Bank Holiday Weekend
- Replies: 60
- Views: 803
Re: May Bank Holiday Weekend
There is just so much corruption and lying about, that it loooks like people have arrived at a saturation point and can't absorb any more ? I have a higher absorption rate than many I know who literally switch off . THREAD - including this -- Bridget Craig @bridgetcraig828 1h "" Living wit...
- Mon 06 May, 2024 9:51 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: May Bank Holiday Weekend
- Replies: 60
- Views: 803
Re: May Bank Holiday Weekend
Part of THE PLAN is still to have some apparent success on Rwanda .... Rwanda ‘cannot guarantee how many migrants it will take’ from UK Rwandan government cannot say how many people will be deported, and details of where to house them are still being worked out The Rwandan government has admitted th...
- Mon 06 May, 2024 9:42 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: May Bank Holiday Weekend
- Replies: 60
- Views: 803
- Mon 06 May, 2024 9:37 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: May Bank Holiday Weekend
- Replies: 60
- Views: 803
Re: May Bank Holiday Weekend
PS Has anyone seen 'THE PLAN' ?
- Mon 06 May, 2024 9:35 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: May Bank Holiday Weekend
- Replies: 60
- Views: 803
- Sun 05 May, 2024 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: May Bank Holiday Weekend
- Replies: 60
- Views: 803
Re: May Bank Holiday Weekend
Oh dear, Dan Hodges has decided to pick a fight with Marina Purkiss and it's going about as badly for him as you would expect. I'm beginning to suspect he humiliates himself like this deliberately for the masochistic sexual thrill of it. I know little about DH, but I am really happy to see hm givin...