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AnatolyKasparov

Yes, that last paragraph certainly rings true.

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Israeli media also has a habit of publishing "polls" purportedly showing that the overwhelming majority of Gazans still back Hamas.

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"Damn, why oh WHY couldn't it have actually been a brown person??"

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John O'Farrell shui Laura K up about the Rayner non-story this morning. That's him not getting invited on there again for a while.

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Another one on so-called 'crime' is the proportion of the US electorate supposedly not voting for DJT IF he's convicted on any of the multiple counts , as though they can't make up their own minds ? Tbf some of them may not in reality inclined to vote for him anyway, but are still looking for some ...

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Its a complete non-story about Rayner, let's all remember that.

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gilsey wrote: ↑Fri 12 Apr, 2024 2:32 pm

And this is assuming James Daly's complaint to the police isn't mainly/wholly vexatious anyway.

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gilsey wrote: ↑Fri 12 Apr, 2024 2:11 pm Yes, and they're both wrong.

Maybe, but this has been the constant Labour position since the end of the 1980s. There probably aren't that many other things you can say the same about.

AnatolyKasparov

Neil Fletcher MP all but saying "Tories should vote for Lee Anderson" - as usual, don't expect weaker than p*** Rishi to take any action.

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Streeting is far too ambitious for his own good, the really successful politicians are better at hiding it too.

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Quite impressed that Sparrow is still going strong tbh, he must actually enjoy his job at the Graun!

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Was quite looking forward to PMQs today (well, a bit) but apparently MPs are still on recess! Nice work if you can get it.....

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Actually mental health issues *can* contribute to bad behaviour online - indeed it is a tell if someone suddenly starts being obnoxious or whatever on the net when they aren't normally. Yes it does look like a bit of an excuse in this instance, though.

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frog222 wrote: ↑Tue 09 Apr, 2024 6:06 pm
AnatolyKasparov wrote: ↑Tue 09 Apr, 2024 6:03 pm Many, perhaps most, people have now totally tuned out from anything the Tories say or do though.
AK -- remember that's how , IIRC, they won a by election on ULEZ propaganda ?

Most of which has now been disproved by events.

AnatolyKasparov

Many, perhaps most, people have now totally tuned out from anything the Tories say or do though.

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Nice to see PfY popping in here last night.

AnatolyKasparov

Certain people seem puzzled why the Rayner "story" isn't "getting more traction".

Isn't one important reason that not that many actually properly understand it??

SOFT CUSHIONS!!

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frog222 wrote: ↑Mon 08 Apr, 2024 2:12 pm How much poorer weaker etc because of her , surely ?

OK She had help !

She also had North Sea oil, something her predecessors mostly did not. And basically wasted it.

AnatolyKasparov

It is nice to have taken four points off Liverpool this season, given how crap United are.

If it turns out to mean them not getting number 20, even better.

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Its almost as if he learned nothing from beergate.

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Never mind Diane Abbott, its Angela Rayner who some on the right like to use as a distraction tactic just now.

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She has a point https://twitter.com/HackneyAbbott/status/1776504619423666178 wragg has been near the top of news bulletins since at least Friday morning, let's not exaggerate. And was there really that much "outrage" about Abbott's mojito? I know that Paul Staines tried to build it into a...

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Not *all* the Western left (or even "Left") tbf.

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Good morefternoon to anyone about.

AnatolyKasparov

He probably wasn't wise to name specific people, that always comes with a risk.

AnatolyKasparov

"LOTO and others" have already changed their line on this conflict a great deal since it started. That is just stating the facts.

AnatolyKasparov

Has finally stopped raining here now.

Should make the most of it as more of the previous same is promised for Thursday and Friday

AnatolyKasparov

Anyone about today?

AnatolyKasparov

We were discussing birthdays in the long weekend thread, its my sisters today and she is 56.

(almost exactly 20 years after our mum, and roughly 18 months younger than me)

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Good morefternoon to anyone who is about.

AnatolyKasparov

They did this just a week before nominations close for next months's elections? Not impressed tbh.

AnatolyKasparov

So I have now been on this planet 53 times as it has hurtled round that big fiery thing in the sky. A lot of people feel miserable about reaching such an age. I however feel fucking amazed that I've made it this far. Being in your fifties isn't so bad, and certainly on balance preferable to the alt...

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You do know one of the most famous Keynes sayings, right - "when the facts change, I change my mind"? What happened on October 7 was a horrific bestial depraved crime, and there was no way Israel was not going to significantly respond. Indeed, they had a right to - under international law,...

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Its another nice day today, I suppose that explains why it is so quiet here.

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But as I have said before - they are pitching this at a media-political class that is, for the most part, hugely economically illiterate.

(and because of that, so are an awful lot of voters)

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In practice, it will almost certainly turn out that "fiscal rules" turn out to be a bit more flexible when Labour is in office.

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So you haven't been on Twitter this morning and noted what is trending?

Have to be careful here, so will just note that a 61 year old man and his 57 year old wife have been arrested in connection with "historic sex offences".

No doubt people can join the dots from there if they wish.

AnatolyKasparov

Happy hols to all on here.

A rather startling rumour - though that's currently all it is - coming from Northern Ireland this morning.

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Its always someone else's fault with the far right. Always.

AnatolyKasparov

Good morefternoon, all.

Don't forget that tomorrow starts a four day weekend (in effect)

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frog222 wrote: ↑Wed 27 Mar, 2024 10:01 pm

They were "seriously considering" a May 2nd one as well.

If they do get curb stomped in the elections that are actually happening then, don't expect a GE before the winter.

AnatolyKasparov

Though as with Putin, you do wonder what might happen after Orban goes.

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I aim to please.

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Well its not really an "implication" given that one of the few things she has gone public with is strongly supporting Israel. Anyway it was given as one reason why her husband takes the line he does, and yes its a more credible one than "he takes his orders from the Israeli embassy&qu...

AnatolyKasparov

I am taking that as "I dislike the vibes of the previous post, but don't actually have an argument against it" ;) Again - and yes sometimes I like to play devil's advocate on here, but I mean this at least with total seriousness - your political tendency need to cut out all this "Star...

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Actually not quite, the only real difference is that the speaker referred to "Keir Starmer and his Israeli sponsors" and that "so many in the Labour party are supported and funded by Israel". Are you seriously saying that is significantly better? Genuinely, just stay off this stu...

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I don't think anyone has been suspended *just* for supporting an immediate ceasefire per se.

Some may have been for stuff like voting for opposition motions, after they were explicitly whipped not to.

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Good morefternoon, all.

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Except that he was (probably) from modern day Turkey, as pointed out in the comments

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I assume that Sky is still on his hols then?

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