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by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 09 Jun, 2017 2:01 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 8th June 2017
Replies: 424
Views: 147449

Re: Thursday 8th June 2017

Phillip Davies out! Britain Elects confirmed..
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 27 Feb, 2017 11:13 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 27th February 2017
Replies: 160
Views: 40446

Re: Monday 27th February 2017

McDonnell disowns his own article. This is like a director sending out an email to the staff pissed. Incredibly amateurish. Should be sacked. But Labour were miles ahead before the soft coup. I blame the Bitterites. https://mobile.twitter.com/TheCanarySays/status/836165232489807873" onclick=&q...
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 2:38 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

https://mobile.twitter.com/theobertram/status/835068828157640704/photo/2 May as well blame Brown, everyone else has been blamed, hey where's chopsy McCluskey today, gone a bit quiet hasn't he? That quote is following the Norwich North byelection in........2009. Yep, well aware that it is a previous...
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 2:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

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May as well blame Brown, everyone else has been blamed, hey where's chopsy McCluskey today, gone a bit quiet hasn't he?
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 11:25 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

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That all folks, before my 'ead goes!
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 11:18 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

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New way of doing politics!
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 11:03 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

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Had to happen didn't it?!

Greece done something to his head.
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 10:37 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

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Effing 'ell, even George Osborne feels sorry for us.
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 10:33 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

Tories had a 7% swing in Copeland, make no mistake that will be replicated in dozens of seats across the country, many good MPs will face defeat because of leadership ineptitude, and yet all I hear this morning in interviews whinges about a column in a little read publication.
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 9:51 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

.... To continue.

Corbyn also apportioned blame on the political class, the establishment, Jesus, doesn't he realise he's part of it, his political judgement and naivety at times are jaw dropping.
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Feb, 2017 9:31 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24 February 2017
Replies: 132
Views: 52297

Re: Friday 24 February 2017

Copeland's former MP being helpful https://twitter.com/JamieFonzarelli/status/835045681542889473" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I don't think there'll be a challenge this year. What would be the possible point? Depends on whether some MPs think the mood among members has c...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sun 29 Jan, 2017 4:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Replies: 510
Views: 115354

Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017

I'm pretty sure leftists are more outraged over this ban than they were about recent terrorist attacks. Whose side are they on? Just goes to say, THEY CANNOT BE TRUSTED. Part of me hates social media. Me also, it's basically soul destroying bile spewed up repeatedly, I avoid, today I spent an hour ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sun 29 Jan, 2017 4:18 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Replies: 510
Views: 115354

Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/2017/01/th ... s-britain/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Theresa May has been tangoed, well that's one way of looking at it, another is that she has so few options she has to to grovel to a despot.
by letsskiptotheleft
Sun 29 Jan, 2017 4:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Replies: 510
Views: 115354

Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017

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United Kingdoms unofficial leader of the opposition.
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 20 Jan, 2017 5:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 20th January 2017
Replies: 182
Views: 49520

Re: Friday 20th January 2017

"Buy American, hire American"

Brexit loons want to negotiate with that lot, we are indeed fucked.
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 20 Jan, 2017 1:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 20th January 2017
Replies: 182
Views: 49520

Re: Friday 20th January 2017

As onebuttonmonkey says, we are living in very strange times. Thanks for the above post onebuttonmonkey, you put succinctly the thoughts that have been taking me days to try to formulate into words. Agree with every word. Agreed 100%. It seems everyday brings another botched job, wasted opportunity...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 16 Nov, 2016 3:58 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 15th November 2016
Replies: 139
Views: 29425

Re: Tuesday 15th November 2016

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A more succinct summing up of Farage, the cuddly face of a racist.
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 14 Nov, 2016 6:03 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 14th November 2016
Replies: 134
Views: 35971

Re: Monday 14th November 2016

It's not so much Trump, who is scary enough, it's the racists, borderline fascists and downright evil that he is surrounding himself with.

There's been a lot of talk this weekend that this administration must not be normalised, it isn't, and that must never be forgotten.
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 14 Nov, 2016 1:36 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 14th November 2016
Replies: 134
Views: 35971

Re: Monday 14th November 2016

I am no longer a member of Labour, I have given a fair chunk of the years, when able to, but I would join Welsh Labour if I was able to, chiefly because Carwyn Jones mostly gets it right. https://mobile.twitter.com/jimwaterson/status/798129312377475072/photo/1" onclick="window.open(this.hr...
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 08 Nov, 2016 9:39 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 8th November
Replies: 276
Views: 61064

Re: Tuesday 8th November

@ LetsSkip Is that ok ? Thanks for the New York Times link yesterday, and for telling us it has free access at the moment. It looks a good paper, am thinking it might be worth the cost of a basic subscription. That's great, thank you! NYT is a great read, recommend Washington Post too, we may laugh...
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 08 Nov, 2016 9:09 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 8th November
Replies: 276
Views: 61064

Re: Tuesday 8th November

Someone far cleverer than I please post this correctly!

Made me laugh, only want it to be correct now.

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by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 08 Nov, 2016 7:35 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 8th November
Replies: 276
Views: 61064

Re: Tuesday 8th November

Where to begin?

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by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 07 Nov, 2016 11:48 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 7th November 2016
Replies: 149
Views: 34999

Re: Monday 7th November 2016

It's been a rather tumultuous year to say the least, and it's not over yet, for late night election watchers the NYT is a free wall for the next three days.

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by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 21 Oct, 2016 7:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 21st October 2016
Replies: 134
Views: 30194

Re: Friday 21st October 2016

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/neath-byelection-corbyn-hain-lost-12060920 Hain's response is not surprising. That's LetsSkip's neck of the woods, maybe if she pops in again she may have some local knowledge ? Hiya yahyah, it's actually the seat I reside in, contrary to what was written ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 19 Oct, 2016 4:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 19th October 2016
Replies: 184
Views: 39529

Re: Wednesday 19th October 2016

https://mobile.twitter.com/Jack_Blanchard_/status/788746406160961537" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Wish I could find it amusing, but I struggle to do so. Those polling figures, largest Tory lead for 30 years equate roughly to around 132 seats, and that's on the current bou...
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 13 Oct, 2016 12:19 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 12th October 2016
Replies: 268
Views: 47475

Re: Wednesday 12th October 2016

https://mobile.twitter.com/StephenKing? ... r%5Eauthor" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Amen to that.
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 07 Oct, 2016 5:07 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 7th October 2016
Replies: 132
Views: 25927

Re: Friday 7th October 2016

How many pigs ears can be made out of this then?!

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by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 04 Oct, 2016 7:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Replies: 190
Views: 39882

Re: Tuesday 4th October 2016

Morning. A former Trump aide has tweeted ''Wednesday @Hillary Clinton is done #wikileaks'' Why is Wikileaks trying to help Trump win? Wouldn't a better time to reveal anything they had on Clinton be when the Democrats still had time to select someone else for their nominee? Exposing wrong doing is ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 28 Sep, 2016 11:32 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Replies: 165
Views: 39026

Re: Wednesday 28th September 2016

As for the impact of immigration on areas Brown had already covered it, only for Pickles to scrap it in 2010, still, good that the old bear is still having an impact on Labour's policies. http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/national/article/Corbyn-to-pledge-to-restore-fund-to-help-communities-deal-wit...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 28 Sep, 2016 11:21 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Replies: 165
Views: 39026

Re: Wednesday 28th September 2016

Angela Rayner bemoaning "communities let down by previous governments" completely dismissing any good that Brown achieved.

This is where I lose it with the new order, glib statements which don't have the intelligence or nuance to look back and consider the broader picture.
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 29 Aug, 2016 11:49 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Bank holiday weekend: 27th, 28th & 29th August
Replies: 124
Views: 30816

Re: Bank holiday weekend: 27th, 28th & 29th August

My buddleia is swarming with butterflies, up to 10 at a time, red admirals, painted ladies, tortoishells, and a few cabbage whites, no peacocks, sadly.
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 23 Aug, 2016 7:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Replies: 196
Views: 47044

Re: Tuesday 23rd August 2016

Congrats Roger, much admiration for your endeavour, and all round bloody hard work!

I'm so in awe I have just opened a stumpy bottle of French lager to you.
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 23 Aug, 2016 9:05 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Replies: 196
Views: 47044

Re: Tuesday 23rd August 2016

To be straight I have no interest in getting people's backs up, with regards to the leadership election. I find myself veering between anger, sadness, finding it all too incredulous and dark amusement at it all. Milne brings out all those reactions, he has no place in Labour, he hasn't it's best int...
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 23 Aug, 2016 8:28 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Replies: 196
Views: 47044

Re: Tuesday 23rd August 2016

While Labour is out of power and unelectable this goes on, May in her maiden speech promised one thing, she is doing quite another. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/23/priti-patel-foreign-aid-world-poverty?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by letsskiptotheleft
Sun 21 Aug, 2016 11:47 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016
Replies: 291
Views: 59405

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

Tim Montgomerie ن ‏@montie 13h13 hours ago He nominated him. Traded on his popularity to beat @TessaJowell. And now turns on him. Such an opportunist Crikey! Some scathing stuff about Khan this morning. Worth remembering Montgomerie joined in with some of the most odious politicking during the mayo...
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 09 Aug, 2016 11:13 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday, 9th August 2016
Replies: 183
Views: 42826

Re: Tuesday, 9th August 2016

Interesting on the Momentum takeover of the NEC http://labourlist.org/2016/08/what-did-we-learn-from-the-nec-results/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Pessimism from S W-L who seems to accept Corbyn will win https://mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/brexit-battle-lost-but-w...
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 02 Aug, 2016 9:22 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Replies: 148
Views: 28508

Re: Tuesday 2nd August 2016

Nathan Gill has been told by the Ukip executive council that he can't be both a member of the Welsh Assembly and an MEP. He's threatened with having the party whip removed if he continues ''double-jobbing''. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politics/ukips-ruling-body-voted-kick-11690212" oncl...
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 22 Jul, 2016 8:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
Replies: 219
Views: 38337

Re: Friday 22 July 2016

Tubby or Toby? (given Toby's earlier post) Fixed it now - thank you :rock: Very kind of you to offer CJA, I think I will be OK for a while, my sister has dropped off one that she had as part of a phone contract a few months ago. Hardly been touched, she let me have it for a while as she already has...
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 22 Jul, 2016 7:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 22 July 2016
Replies: 219
Views: 38337

Re: Friday 22 July 2016

Question, can anyone in the last 6 odd years think of anything good happening politically, socially, that feeling oh-so-fleeting feeling of good being done, justice being served, Hillsborough is the only thing to my tired mind I can think of. I did blub when Wales beat Belguim to reach the semi fina...
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 21 Jul, 2016 2:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 21st July 2016
Replies: 223
Views: 36344

Re: Thursday 21st July 2016

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Eoin Clarke does have a tendency to get over-excitable (shall we say) and this looks like it may have been another of those occasions.

Indeed he does, you're being far too polite AK.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 20 Jul, 2016 11:54 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th July 2016
Replies: 213
Views: 31684

Re: Wednesday 20th July 2016

Sorry. Am just finding it all a bit silly at the moment. If we don't want Corbyn picked apart, and things dug up or manipulated about every aspect of his life, words, beliefs, then isn't it wrong to do the same to his rivals ? Indeed yahyah, it is the silly season, read a tweet, shouldn't really bo...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 16 Jul, 2016 4:34 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016
Replies: 324
Views: 58908

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th July 2016

https://mobile.twitter.com/DylanStrain/status/753849228405813249" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Perfect example here of how a lie on social media can propagate and grow pretty fast. Please read the whole thread, admittedly there's great faults on both sides, but I find it s...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 09 Jul, 2016 5:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Sat 9 and Sun 10 July 2016
Replies: 491
Views: 65958

Re: Sat 9 and Sun 10 July 2016

A Corbyn led Labour Party going into an election will make Neil Kinnock look good.

Kinnock, a man who showed more guts than Corbyn will ever have to, but hey never let history get in the way of a good narrative.
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 09 Jul, 2016 12:01 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 8th.July 2016
Replies: 214
Views: 33435

Re: Friday 8th.July 2016

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Doesn't get any better!
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 08 Jul, 2016 10:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 8th.July 2016
Replies: 214
Views: 33435

Re: Friday 8th.July 2016

Women who have had children can be as selfish, ignorant, pig shit thick as anyone else.

But hey I'm just someone who has no stake in the future.

Silly cow.
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 28 Jun, 2016 8:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Replies: 520
Views: 78520

Re: Tuesday 28th June 2016

Never fear, we have got our bloody country back!

http://news.sky.com/story/1718832/brexi ... giant-visa" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 28 Jun, 2016 7:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Replies: 520
Views: 78520

Re: Tuesday 28th June 2016

After voting for Brexit Sunderland now worries about its car industry. Believe me I am not getting any pleasure from these links, no told you so. Where were the big hitters in the debates, you'd have more chance of Tim Martin of weatherspoons than a big manufacturing firm in any debate, a guy sellin...
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 28 Jun, 2016 7:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Replies: 520
Views: 78520

Re: Tuesday 28th June 2016

Suppose most have seen this, off on a tangent a bit, football, bloody hell eh..

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by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 28 Jun, 2016 7:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Replies: 520
Views: 78520

Re: Tuesday 28th June 2016

Heartening that Europeans have more political intelligence than ours, Lithuanian president quite succinct when she says the EU became an hostage to a few politicians whims..

What a bloody mess..
by letsskiptotheleft
Tue 28 Jun, 2016 7:03 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 28th June 2016
Replies: 520
Views: 78520

Re: Tuesday 28th June 2016

Farage reckons the EU laughed at him 17 years, but they ain't laughing now.

Oh they will Nige, when we as a country accept whatever the EU demands.

He who laughs last laughs longest..