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by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 28 Mar, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th March 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 34

Re: Thursday 28th March 2024

Its always someone else's fault with the far right. Always.
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 28 Mar, 2024 1:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28th March 2024
Replies: 5
Views: 34

Re: Thursday 28th March 2024

Good morefternoon, all.

Don't forget that tomorrow starts a four day weekend (in effect)
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 27 Mar, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 90

Re: Wednesday 27th March 2024

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.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 27 Mar, 2024 1:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Replies: 11
Views: 90

Re: Wednesday 27th March 2024

Though as with Putin, you do wonder what might happen after Orban goes.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 27 Mar, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 100

Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024

I aim to please.
by AnatolyKasparov
Tue 26 Mar, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 100

Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024

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...
by AnatolyKasparov
Tue 26 Mar, 2024 4:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 100

Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024

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...
by AnatolyKasparov
Tue 26 Mar, 2024 1:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 100

Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024

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...
by AnatolyKasparov
Mon 25 Mar, 2024 7:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 25th March 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 76

Re: Monday 25th March 2024

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.
by AnatolyKasparov
Mon 25 Mar, 2024 12:58 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 25th March 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 76

Re: Monday 25th March 2024

Good morefternoon, all.
by AnatolyKasparov
Sun 24 Mar, 2024 6:49 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
Replies: 16
Views: 230

Re: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024

Except that he was (probably) from modern day Turkey, as pointed out in the comments ;)
by AnatolyKasparov
Sun 24 Mar, 2024 3:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
Replies: 16
Views: 230

Re: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024

I assume that Sky is still on his hols then?
by AnatolyKasparov
Sat 23 Mar, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
Replies: 16
Views: 230

Re: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024

Russia on yesterday's terrorist atrocity - "it wasn't actually Ukraine who did it, but it was Ukraine's fault anyway" :roll: :D
by AnatolyKasparov
Fri 22 Mar, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 22nd March 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 186

Re: Friday 22nd March 2024

I think the words "involving Jews" was at least intended somewhere?
by AnatolyKasparov
Fri 22 Mar, 2024 10:57 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 22nd March 2024
Replies: 8
Views: 186

Re: Friday 22nd March 2024

I think that is three Reform PPCs dropped after dodgy social media stuff now. One safe prediction is that there will be at least a few more.
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 21 Mar, 2024 12:37 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 21st March 2024
Replies: 1
Views: 88

Re: Thursday 21st March 2024

Good morefternoon, all.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 20 Mar, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 275

Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024

Liddle has also got worse rather than better over time, back in the noughties he did have some redeeming features.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 20 Mar, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 275

Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024

Nah, I'm fine ;)

Actually, have remembered the PM's quip now - it was after the Mid Beds byelection and he commented that at least the new Labour MP would actually be more supportive of him than their predecessor for that seat had been. Even lots of the opposition benches found it genuinely funny.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 20 Mar, 2024 3:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 275

Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024

So he came out with a goodish joke, OK then.

I think even Sunak has managed that at least once.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 20 Mar, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 275

Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024

Short list, even so.

He is a charmless nerk, Blackford did it better whatever else you say about him.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 20 Mar, 2024 1:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 275

Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024

One of three PMs in Europe of indian extraction - the other (Costa) is about to step aside following the recent Portuguese election.

Which will just leave Sunak - but for how long?
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 20 Mar, 2024 12:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 275

Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024

Sunak seems to have grown fond of attacking Starmer for doing his actual job as a lawyer.
by AnatolyKasparov
Tue 19 Mar, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 224

Re: Tuesday 19th March 2024

If you say so, I haven't read the whole thing so can't comment. Hughes (whose Twitter account I do look at) aren't exactly the most disinterested observer themselves, though. And the Labour "iron chancellor" isn't exactly a new thing is it. Apart from the almost mythical Snowden, some stil...
by AnatolyKasparov
Tue 19 Mar, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 19th March 2024
Replies: 10
Views: 224

Re: Tuesday 19th March 2024

George Eaton had a rather different interpretation of her speech, interestingly.
by AnatolyKasparov
Mon 18 Mar, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 18th March 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 226

Re: Monday 18th March 2024

Labour is generally not in favour, dismissing them as fundamentally gimmicks with few positive features.

Stuff like the above is why I would have voted for Miles if I had a say in that election.
by AnatolyKasparov
Mon 18 Mar, 2024 3:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 18th March 2024
Replies: 12
Views: 226

Re: Monday 18th March 2024

Quiet today innit?
by AnatolyKasparov
Sun 17 Mar, 2024 6:52 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 410

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024

Watch them lose to Coventry in the semi now :mrgreen:
by AnatolyKasparov
Sun 17 Mar, 2024 3:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 410

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024

Jason Cowley taking a break from making the Staggers well nigh unreadable, then.
by AnatolyKasparov
Sun 17 Mar, 2024 12:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 410

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024

Just realised it was a Reform Party bus, all makes sense now ;)
by AnatolyKasparov
Sat 16 Mar, 2024 10:41 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 410

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024

Brilliant, wasn't it.

Effective filibustering is indeed an art.
by AnatolyKasparov
Sat 16 Mar, 2024 4:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 410

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024

Yes, in the seventies and eighties doing musical instruments at school was entirely normal - I know this as a former clarinet (Grade 5) player.
by AnatolyKasparov
Sat 16 Mar, 2024 11:36 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Replies: 28
Views: 410

Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024

Vaughan Gething is the new leader of Welsh Labour (and thus also first minister in the coming days)
by AnatolyKasparov
Fri 15 Mar, 2024 8:30 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 15th March 2024
Replies: 9
Views: 217

Re: Friday 15th March 2024

October 10th is the new rumoured election date, though I suspect Sunak might well find an excuse to push it back again.
by AnatolyKasparov
Fri 15 Mar, 2024 1:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 15th March 2024
Replies: 9
Views: 217

Re: Friday 15th March 2024

Last night it was in Liverpool, so you would expect the audience to be more anti-Tory than usual.

Even so, their standard bearer had a remarkably torrid time by all accounts.
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 11:00 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 294

Re: Thursday 14th March 2024

Its not blackmail if she decides to quit because of her poor health. Please be serious for once - instead of seeing the blackest, most nefarious conspiracy behind literally EVERYTHING all the time. Not following so many total cranks on Twitter might help. AK, go back and reread your post. I was res...
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 8:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 294

Re: Thursday 14th March 2024

Its not blackmail if she decides to quit because of her poor health.

Please be serious for once - instead of seeing the blackest, most nefarious conspiracy behind literally EVERYTHING all the time.

Not following so many total cranks on Twitter might help.
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 6:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 294

Re: Thursday 14th March 2024

It is being claimed that Sunak has said there will *not* be a May GE, in an interview on regional TV.
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 294

Re: Thursday 14th March 2024

You're assuming that she hasn't at least been semi-authorised.

I said a few days go when this all blew up, I can see her getting the whip back as a quid pro quo for her retiring at the coming election.

(which would be the best thing anyway, given Abbott's well known health issues)
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 4:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 294

Re: Thursday 14th March 2024

It might be worth it if the rest of the panel cite her past ravings at her. But will they?
by AnatolyKasparov
Thu 14 Mar, 2024 1:48 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
Replies: 17
Views: 294

Re: Thursday 14th March 2024

Good morefternoon, all.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 13 Mar, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Replies: 14
Views: 277

Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024

Too long. And that applies more generally, not just to DA.

But that doesn't alter the fact there *is* such a process, which many on the left called for.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 13 Mar, 2024 5:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Replies: 14
Views: 277

Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024

You do know that there is an independent process with these things, right?

OJ and yourself may choose to interpret Starmer's words unsympathetically. Others may not.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 13 Mar, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Replies: 14
Views: 277

Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024

Depressingly, wanting to get back into the good books of some Tory MPs may well have been at least part of Hoyle's decision.
by AnatolyKasparov
Wed 13 Mar, 2024 2:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Replies: 14
Views: 277

Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024

Poor stuff from Hoyle, no question.

Though in not totally unrelated news, it does seem that Andy McDonald has had the Labour whip restored.
by AnatolyKasparov
Tue 12 Mar, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Replies: 15
Views: 275

Re: Tuesday 12th March 2024

We'll see about Abbott - I can see her getting the whip back after this, certainly if she issues an apology for her earlier comments.

(and tbh she should also say she is retiring at the coming GE, her health has not been great in recent years)
by AnatolyKasparov
Tue 12 Mar, 2024 12:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Replies: 15
Views: 275

Re: Tuesday 12th March 2024

So some of the most racist comments you will ever hear, are not actually racist according to senior Tories. Gaslighting, much?
by AnatolyKasparov
Mon 11 Mar, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 11th March 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 166

Re: Monday 11th March 2024

Labour briefing that Sunak will call a GE this week, though I remain sceptical.
by AnatolyKasparov
Mon 11 Mar, 2024 11:35 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 11th March 2024
Replies: 6
Views: 166

Re: Monday 11th March 2024

Lee Anderson has defected to Reform.
by AnatolyKasparov
Mon 11 Mar, 2024 12:56 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th March 2024
Replies: 25
Views: 443

Re: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th March 2024

More than that, she announced she no longer supported Labour on at least three separate occasions. Impressive stuff.
by AnatolyKasparov
Sun 10 Mar, 2024 11:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th March 2024
Replies: 25
Views: 443

Re: Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th March 2024

Anyway......are *you* a Kate Middleton pic troofer?