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HindleA wrote:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-h ... nuary-2017

UK House Price Index (HPI) for January 2017

Thanks for the info.

Volume is dropping quite sharpish, new builds (help to buy?) the exception.

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Inflation on the move. Just in time for the April pay changes.

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Morning all.

I'm expecting plenty of IRA referencing on TV, radio and postings today. Not so much about the good Friday agreement, lots of Corbyn.

Anyway. Hope you all have a good day.

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That clip makes me think of back to the future...

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Evening all.

First chance to check in here over the weekend.

Good to see you around AK. Others. Not so much.

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Don't you see that some of us want to see Labour politicians attacking Tories in the same way they do... Of course but he can leave that to MPs and had several have a go at him already. As I said, I reckon that SK will be quietly pleased with this appointment as it neutralises all ES attacks on his...

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I have little doubt he fantasises about such a phoenix-style comeback - the Churchill of our age, no less! Fantasy is all it is, however :) I hope he does stay around for a while. Nicky Morgan is doing a bit of the old regime criticism of the new. Osborne could be a useful gatherer of those ditched...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Whatever he says now, it is inconcievable he can remain an MP for very long in such a role.

Boundary changes hit that area hard?

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Morning. You can always rely on Laura: https://twitter.com/bbclaurak/status/842273792462327808" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "Mistakes". Oh yes. Journalist of the Year, apparently. Pat on the head for Laura. Glad to hear the BBC giving this story the full 8.10 p...

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Cue smug, satisfied, self-employed political journalists. This is not a win for the left. Edited to add - because the universal credit cuts previously announced by Osborne that will hammer the low paid self-employed still stand. This was always the danger of confusing the progressive tax rise of Ha...

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From the G PLblog 'Sir Keir Starmer the shadow Brexit secretary, has put out this statement in response to David Davis’s admission that there has been no assessment of the economic impact of leaving the EU without a deal. Starmer said: The government is recklessly talking up the idea of crashing out...

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South Thanet on the BBC news at 8am? Interesting. Speaking of which, given that Farage has been very reticent to go on the attack over this, limiting himself to saying he'd probably stand there again, and Arron Banks has cut ties with Ukip, can we expect the odd skeleton to appear?

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Morning. https://twitter.com/IanDunt/status/841930542794866689" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 1) I still wouldn't vote Lib Dem in an armlock. But 2) I suspect SpinningHugo will have a few things to say about this, and I suspect I'll be thanking his comments. Sorry. The Lib...

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Morning. https://twitter.com/IanDunt/status/841930542794866689" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 1) I still wouldn't vote Lib Dem in an armlock. But 2) I suspect SpinningHugo will have a few things to say about this, and I suspect I'll be thanking his comments. Sorry. Catnip....

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:She's going to fall flat on her arse. Give it a year. Will be compromise on immigration emerging.

I hope so. The only way I can believe it's likely is if SH announces they've placed a bet that it's not.

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May intends to get the best deal possible.

Right, that's all sorted.

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GetYou wrote:Just been on the BBC news website (briefly) - I didn't realise the target audience was 8 year olds.

There's only so many crappy clickbait/BBC3 style headlines I can take.

But the singles chart. Will no-one think of the singles chart!!

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Claims he has resigned from the party, UKIP claimed he wasn't a member anyway. What larks!

Apologies to squash clubs

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It's worth looking at peter Walker's tweets right now from the Brexit Committee where Sadiq Khan must be wondering what on earth some people are on... https://twitter.com/peterwalker99" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Peter Walker‏Verified account @peterwalker99 50m50 minute...

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Morning all.

Another good day for exporters again I see. Parity with the euro here we come.

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Guildford UTC becomes latest university technical college project to be abandoned https://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/guildford-utc-becomes-latest-university-technical-college-project-be Two years ago, Lord Nash said the proposed Guildford UTC would “provide Surrey with generations o...

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Sam Coates has some interesting posts regarding scotref2.

Remember when 2015 seemed like a terrible year? 2017,18,19 aren't looking great.

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PorFavor wrote:
Sturgeon says she will asks Scottish parliament to vote next week for second independence referendum (Politics Live, Guardian)

Has she just hung the Westminster SNP MPs out to dry? Tory rule beyond 2030 apparently. A week is no longer a long time in politics.

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http://newsthump.com/2017/03/13/bbc-viewers-never-more-than-six-hours-away-from-nigel-farage/ BBC viewers never more than six hours away from Nigel Farage “There have been times when I’ve turned on Question Time and Nigel hasn’t been on,” fumed one UKIP councillor. “I shouldn’t have to wait until T...

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Morning all. Thought Corbyn came across perfectly well on Today. The lack of a punchy line phrase doesn't help those that only hear the headlines etc. Glad to hear the pushback on the apples and oranges Marr comparison of Tory V Labour tax costs. I'm still disappointed that the acceptance of the que...

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Jack Monroe wins twitter libel case against Katie Hopkins Food writer and campaigner wins £24,000 from Mail Online columnist in row over tweets about damage to war memorial ETA the full judgement is here . Such good news :D This case should finally caution people to keep within the law even on twit...

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Is it cynical to wonder about the sudden referencing of the police, Rahman and electoral fraud by the BBC?

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HindleA wrote:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-39226133

Surrey County Council 'sweetheart deal' row escalates

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ty-council" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

How's Jonathan Lord not getting battered in the press about this?

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Sion Simon, the Midlands City Mayor candidate, is going hard against it. 145,000 self-employed in his region, he reckons. Get the impression between the regular referencing of the Midlands in PMQs (Fabricant this week), the Northern Powerhouse being ditched to cover the Midlands and Hammond making ...

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I've seen the proposed self-employed NIC rise described as progressive. And Rees-Mogg seems unhappy about it. Kind of makes me wonder why Labour are opposing it, tbh. Could Labour not have focused today on some of the bigger injustices, such as ongoing cuts to families and disabled alongside cuts t...

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Thanks for the France info folks.

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I've seen the proposed self-employed NIC rise described as progressive. And Rees-Mogg seems unhappy about it. Kind of makes me wonder why Labour are opposing it, tbh. Could Labour not have focused today on some of the bigger injustices, such as ongoing cuts to families and disabled alongside cuts t...

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HindleA wrote:France, Harris poll:

Macron (EM-NI): 26% ↑
Le Pen (FN-ENF): 25%
Fillon (LR-EPP): 20% ↓
Hamon (PS-S&D): 13% ↓
Melenchon (FG-Left) 12%

Wow, that's tight. What's the format used to get through / eliminate?

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The below is from the Resolution foundation (quoted in the Guardian) who, to be fair, seem be a little isolated in welcoming this change. This is a welcome and progressive change that will mean the bottom 54 per cent of self-employed earners pay less national insurance, or none at all. Those earnin...

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:Hadn't seen this.

Deficit to rise by £7bn next year.

Yes, that's what the 3 ticks, one cross graphic indicated. They should be constantly hammered on that.

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:
StephenDolan wrote:What's the typical format for voting through the budget? Plain sailing, opposed, unopposed?
Very rare to be defeated on a core part of it. Happened with VAT on fuel under Major.

Do the opposition trad abstain?

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PARLY‏ @ParlyApp

Chancellor shouts "rubbish" as @andyburnhammp says #waspi women weren't properly informed about changes to state pension age #Budget2017

Anyone see that?

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What's the typical format for voting through the budget? Plain sailing, opposed, unopposed?

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It's amazing how you can pretend that something isn't in your manifesto when you like, with minimal fuss.

Single market, NIC, what'll be next?

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Don't forget your Budget Buzzword Bingo Bets https://sports.ladbrokes.com/en-gb/betting/politics/budget-specials/2017-budget-specials/223409042/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I played it safe this year ;) I think that, these days, Philip Hammond refers to "gas" ...

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pk1 wrote:Don't forget your Budget Buzzword Bingo Bets

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I played it safe this year

You didn't fancy the Ken Clarke special? :lol!:

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Morning all. Hezza finds out that you're either with or against Supreme Leader May.

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Conservative Lords talking in terms of dictatorship. Interesting times.

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@pk1 Thanks for the link yesterday to May's publication of her tax return during the leadership contest. It explains the lack of interest in the topic, if she's already published a pretty boring, modest return quite recently. I note that her extra money as a cabinet minister is simply lumped in wit...

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Morning all.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... l-election" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Lots I can nod along to, and yet...

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'These media barons have tax questions of their own to answer. Tax avoidance and evasion deprive the public purse of billions in revenue for vital services and is unfair on those with much lower earnings who pay a higher proportion of their income in tax.' Quite like the linking of the two sentences...

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Thanks Tubby and adam for the info.

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From the New York Times. The F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, asked the Justice Department this weekend to publicly reject President Trump’s assertion that President Barack Obama ordered the tapping of Mr. Trump’s phones, senior American officials said on Sunday. Mr. Comey has argued that the highl...

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SpinningHugo wrote:
StephenDolan wrote:Morning all missed out earlier. Very poor form from me.

The JC tax return feeding frenzy is interesting.

Is it?

Looks like the usual incompetence.

Indeed. The self described moderates and their cheerleaders have outdone themselves.

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Morning all missed out earlier. Very poor form from me.

The JC tax return feeding frenzy is interesting.

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