Morning all. Is there a David Cameron random phrase generator on The Guardian site today?

letsskiptotheleft wrote:Iain Dale has been told, by a usually reliable source that another UKIP defection is imminent..

Apparently Chris Kelly has been pretty much incommunicado since Reckless:

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09 ... 96972.html

I've completely forgotten how to even put a link for an image off Twitter: But has anyone else seen the shot of Grant Shapps standing in front of Conservative Youth in their Union Jack T-shirts? Seriously disturbing. Someone on Twitter likened them to cult members. Which I thought was a good descri...

Thank you, Danesclose, for bringing the following article to my attention. Cameron’s remark about ‘effing Tories’ hints at what he really thinks The PR man understands people’s loathing. This is no surprise. His gift is for distraction – he doesn’t actually believe the stuff But the far larger dive...

This is a good piece about bombing IS http://newint.org/blog/2014/09/16/islamic-state-western-trap/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; islamic-state-western-trap Hard to argue with some of Peter Hitchen's points here too: http://hitchensblog.mailonsunday.co.uk/2014/09/hurry-th...

Good morning all. I've just posted my (hopefully temporary) farewell to Andrew Sparrow on his blog. I imagine the comment won't stay for long, so if you want to see it, best to look now. Such a shame. I'll miss it. But the banter has changed, thanks to certain individuals, and it's not a pleasant p...

Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has criticised Andy Burnham for not apologising for the Mid-Staffs hospital scandal in his conference speech. Hunt said: Once again at Labour conference the most important part of a speech was forgotten - Andy Burnham failed to apologise for, or even mention, the ...

Very, very good. Thanks Mrs TE. You could have read it when I posted it at 4:30 this afternoon ;) (Sorry if I'm sounding arsey but I've just watched my team lose the longest penalty shoot out in history) :fire: I did read it earlier, and enjoyed it, so your effort was not in vain. I'm glad Mr Gilse...

Tweet from David Schneider:

Tories. Feel better about Labour's mansion tax to pay for the NHS by referring to it as the "15 spare rooms subsidy".

Mrs TE sent me this link in shock. The Telegraph!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11109845/Why-arent-the-British-middle-classes-staging-a-revolution.html Very, very good. Thanks Mrs TE. You could have read it when I posted it at 4:30 this afternoon ;) (Sorry if I'm sounding arsey but I...

Christ on a bike. What have we done to be lumbered with such an idiot http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/queen-elizabeth-II/11116606/David-Cameron-Queen-purred-down-line-over-Scottish-Independence-vote.html Mr Cameron could now come under pressure to issue a formal apology to the Queen. :wall: :...

As an aside to the Labour conference, an interesting article from today's Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking ... ution.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

From the AS blog re Ed''s speech

For a party conference speech, this has an unusually coherent and logical structure.

Anyone who has been sent a long political survey from YouGov this morning- Don't do it yet as there seem to be problems. Have finished it but cannot log the points as the site is stuck. I received one yesterday. One of the questions was "Which animal does Ed Miliband most remind you of"

Morning all. BBC Breakfast first item on local South West news "Labour party delegates are defending Ed Miliband today"

Ignoring the rights or wrongs of English votes for English 'things' can anyone think of a single case where not allowing Scotish MPs to vote would have made any difference? Morning all. I think I read somewhere over the weekend that of 5,000+ Parliamentary votes since 1997, the votes of Scottish MP...

Off topic, but after a mild thunderstorm and a little rain last night the morning was overcast and misty. Now though the sun is blazing down and the temperature is in the mid to high seventies. I had socks on last week! We had sheet lightning last night, it was really uncomfortably humid. Didn't he...

I have said plenty of harsh things about Wee Eck recently - and totally justifiably - but it is hard not to feel a *little* for him right now. He turns 60 at the end of this year, and at the moment must feel that most of his adult life has been wasted. (people "in the know" have said that...

In the latest in a series of "Up is Down" and "Black is White" articles, Toby Young argues that Cameron has played a difficult hand very well. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/tobyyoung/100286847/why-cameron-was-right-not-to-include-devo-max-on-the-scottish-referendum-ballot/&qu...

The people of Scotland have spoken. It is a clear result. They have kept our country of four nations together. Like millions of other people, I'm delighted. It would have broken my heart to see our United Kingdom come to an end. And that sentiment was shared by people not just across our country, b...

Afternoon all. Quote of the day from our glorious leader:

“I have to say that after the events I have been facing over the last few days, assassination would be a welcome release.”

Please form an orderly queue

Evening all. If anyone is interested about what happened at PMQs today the transcript is available at
http://www.parliament.uk/business/publi ... nknown/93/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Be afraid Be very afraid


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Don't think that will happen - his "eminence grise" here Trevor Kavanagh remains as committed to the Tory cause as ever - but I do wonder if any endorsement of Dave by the Currant Bun will be anywhere near as fulsome as the PM hopes for? And the Times remains loyally pro-Tory with the lik...

Evening All.
Martin Rowson's latest take on Dave & COBRA

Don't know if this has been posted (had a quick look at yesterdays board & couldn't see anything) but apparently half of schools in UK’s biggest academy chain are officially failing their pupils http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/not-good-enough-ofsted-attacks-academy-cha...

Morning all. We can rest safe in our beds - Dave is chairing another meeting of COBRA

Evening all. At the Telegraph Peter Oborne suggests that Cameron should beg Boris to stand against Carswell in Clacton:

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peter ... n-calcton/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re the Carswell defection, I thought this tweet summed it up pretty well:

Carswell is getting lots of kudos on twitter from all political commentators (incl our own Kevin McGuire :roll:) for his actions. I think that might be because he's resigned his seat & is forcing a by-election, rather than just crossing the floor. BTW I have signed up for YouGov - how do I make...

pk1 wrote:

danesclose wrote:

AnatolyKasparov wrote: Hard to disagree, tbh.

Rotherham council is a basket case and has been for years. Needs to be a clearout of both officials and councillors IMO.

Morning all. Was it Rotherham which had the English Democrat mayor?

That was Doncaster IIRC

Thanks. I often get those Southern towns confused

Calls this morning for South Yorkshire PCC Shaun Wright to resign because he was in charge of Children's Services at Rotherham Council between 2005 and 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-28947707 Hard to disagree, tbh. Rotherham council is a basket case and has been for year...