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When is Humphries going to fuck the fuck off and keep fucking off?

Mornings are so much more pleasant listening to a podcast instead of Today.

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Morning all. Nigeria and the UK. It doesn't make pretty reading but this long piece is excellent (imho). The oil deal, the disgraced former minister, and $800m paid via a UK bank https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/mar/05/the-oil-deal-the-disgraced-minister-and-800m-paid-via-a-uk-bank" on...

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Oh bugger. Another added to my ignore list.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/03/wanted-strong-centrist-european-leaders-with-star-quality" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; After Brexit and Donald Trump’s shock victory, international attention is focused on the advance of comparable populist, nativist and nati...

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Thanks AK.

As for Akehurst, well...

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:He should look like he's up to the big league. Gordo did.

Osborne would've run rings around Merkel and Putin? How about May? Hammond? Leanne Wood? I'm assuming you think yes because they've not been criticised in the same manner.

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From having his rant published on Monday to "Mandelson made a wonderful speech, I'd like to meet with him" on Thursday. I'm sure he'll run rings about Putin and Merkel with that sort of skill. Also offers Owen Jones a formal advisory post. Amateurs. Can you explain your Putin and Merkel c...

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Is it a coincidence that Champion and McGovern have been highlighting the total debt run up by the Tories since they took over? Hopefully not, more of this please. Contrary to some (the majority?) here, I thought there was plenty in McDonnell's speech. Everything on a wishlist? Of course not, but pu...

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From having his rant published on Monday to "Mandelson made a wonderful speech, I'd like to meet with him" on Thursday. I'm sure he'll run rings about Putin and Merkel with that sort of skill. Also offers Owen Jones a formal advisory post. Amateurs. Can you explain your Putin and Merkel c...

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If McDonnell does sit down with Progress, he could do worse than discuss this.

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Sessions was under oath when he gave evidence to his confirmation hearing. Sessions was specifically questioned by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minnesota, during his confirmation hearing about the alleged ties between Trump's campaign and Russia. "If there is any evidence that anyone affiliated with the...

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Morning all.

Tubby, any improvement to the fairness of the tax system is a good start. Like every area that a party should target it doesn't have to be done all at once.

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citizenJA wrote:Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA

Night cja, night all.

StephenDolan

HindleA wrote:Putting this smartmeter thingy away I panic when it goes to 2p an hour.Chastising various plugged in items,and the kettle is on its last warning.

I shudder to think what my electric car plugged in looks like

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Nasty dig? Hmm. If you say so.

The unification of the entire party when Corbyn is replaced has to be led by the PLP. We, the members, can't go through this again.

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So I can see that my opening post was a waste. Anyway. Owen Jones made plenty of good points imho in his latest piece at the G. I'm sure plenty will disagree here. I'm hoping (naively) that there'll be a discussion that follows. 'Corbyn is a decent, honourable and principled man. He has to make a de...

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/01/no-liverpool-lime-street-trains-after-wall-collapses-on-to-tracks No Liverpool Lime Street trains after wall collapses on to tracks Passengers face several days of major disruption in city after wall loaded with concrete and cabins falls across lines ...

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Sorry H, I realise I stopped you posting a dozen in a row, my bad

Any predictions for
a) what will be the subject of Corbyn's questions
b) what will be the awful jokes attempted by May
c) How many coughs and splutters there'll be at the dispatch box.

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Tempted to get the t-shirt.

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I doubt a Guardian paywall is imminent. People won't pay for this https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/28/dont-blame-corbyn-sins-blair-brown-new-labour" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; What is the limitation period on blaming Blair? When I pay a monthly subscri...

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Morning all. Inheritance tax threshold talk in the Conservative Party. It must be approaching budget time. Good on Reeves highlighting this. I haven't seen any stats on how much this will cost the Treasury? Where this shortfall is going to be filled? How many JAMs does May anticipate will benefit fr...

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From the G live blog: In the debate Lady Hayter of Kentish Town, the shadow Brexit minister, explained why Labour was not supporting Hain’s move. She said accepting the amendment would mean acting “as if the referendum hadn’t happened” and effectively “asking the prime minister to eat her own words...

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I reckon Hammond will neutralise anyway. But there's a missed chance of political capital. I can't see how Hammond can. In words maybe, but not practice. Osborne has stitched him up, delaying a few years ago. (cJA edit/bold) It's a galling thing the public in general don't know to blame needless au...

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https://www.gov.uk/government/news/drop-in-poor-childrens-progress-at-secondary-school Press release Drop in poor children's progress at secondary school Wilshaw said about KS3 being the big issue in secondary schools - I've read of KS4 i.e. GCSEs being extended to 3 years, thus squeezing KS down t...

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I'm guessing the Labour speeches and meetings on the Business rates changes will be overshadowed by John McDonnell questions. I reckon Hammond will neutralise anyway. But there's a missed chance of political capital. I can't see how Hammond can. In words maybe, but not practice. Osborne has stitche...

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I'm guessing the Labour speeches and meetings on the Business rates changes will be overshadowed by John McDonnell questions.

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A fast and dirty question.

For each of the shadow cabinet, what mark out ten would you give them?

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Bore Da, I have been a bit of a masochist today and watched BBC News. Seems the major news is someone opening the wrong envelope somewhere in the USA.That and the England rugby teams inability to deal with the Italian tactics. Nothing else happening. No Grandmothers being deported,£ not under press...

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Morning all NHS accused of covering up huge data loss that put thousands at risk https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/26/nhs-accused-of-covering-up-huge-data-loss-that-put-thousands-at-risk Thousands of patients are feared to have been harmed after the NHS lost more than half a million piec...

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Morning all.

Prezza on Jezza and Labour. Hard to disagree with any of what he says.

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Another good article by McGovern. She can be a bit too 'wordy' when it comes to interviews imho, but her pieces are usually worth reflecting upon. http://www.newstatesman.com/politics/staggers/2017/02/forget-universal-basic-income-how-we-can-include-voters-economic-growth" onclick="window....

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HMS Brexit still has a rocky journey ahead.

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Wowser.

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The report in the Mirror may or may not be 'fake news' but someone is paying money to ask whether Corbyn being replaced would affect Labour positively or negatively. The Opinium poll I was sent yesterday asked a question - can't remember the exact wording, 'would you be more /less likely to vote La...

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May visiting Stoke? Blimey. Is this to push Ukip into third or deflect from Nuttall?

If the pm visits a constituency I'm guessing this leads the local news?

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PorFavor wrote:I'm surprised that Kraft have retreated into the undergrowth.

Indeed. The irony being that the swift withdrawal has hit the Unilever share price hard. Makes it even more tempting.

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How are the kippers going to square the circle of complaining about Liverpool moaners using Hillsborough as a weapon and having a leader from Bootle that's used Hillsborough as a shield?

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Morning all.

Interesting that comments from the HJC etc regarding Nuttall's Hillsborough comments didn't get Norman Smith interested but a couple of fellow kippers resigning did.

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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-923X.12285/full" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; polling data released only weeks before the referendum and which suggested that nearly one in two Labour voters were unaware that Labour was advocating a Remain position. Not-lea...

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Alison McGovern placing her tanks firmly on Frank Field's lawn. And good on her for saying this. 'Take a walk down any high street in a Labour town like Birkenhead, and you’ll see the Osborne legacy. Opportunities everywhere, not taken because of a lack of cash in the right places. Insufficient deve...

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Always the "unexpectedly" and the one possible explanation as to the 'why'.

Retail sales fall unexpectedly in January - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-39002325" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Morning all.

What do we think of this?

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:I don't think he dominates the news agenda for a week nowadays, or that even he thinks he does.

He led most of the news outlets today.

Consider what this government could've been getting pressured over today, tomorrow etc. But hey, how's the news coverage going to be acquired?

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/17/labour-mps-challenge-tony-blair-over-brexit-comments Returning from a day of campaigning in Stoke, Caroline Flint, the Labour MP for Don Valley and a former minister under Blair, said: “It’s not about whether Tony Blair is entitled to an opinion or w...

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' Facing his first crisis in the Oval Office, he was unbowed in demonstrating his bare-knuckled intention to fight back. He did it his way. Certainly no other president, and few politicians at any level in any time, would dare put on a show like that. In front of cameras, and using the assembled pr...

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' Facing his first crisis in the Oval Office, he was unbowed in demonstrating his bare-knuckled intention to fight back. He did it his way. Certainly no other president, and few politicians at any level in any time, would dare put on a show like that. In front of cameras, and using the assembled pre...

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Two questions.

1) can someone please provide the Blair quotes they consider 'good'.
2) can someone please provide a sensible reason why Blair had to speak out on Brexit this week.

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I'd cry too if I was Paul Nuttall.

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That the by-elections are in the balance is, in my opinion, Jeremy Corbyn's fault. That Tony Blair has chosen (as he must have known he was doing) to risk tipping that balance (against Labour) is irresponsible. He should have waited, for what only needed to be a short while. If only for the sake of...

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You did notice my previous post Tubby, right? Corbyn does bear much of the blame. But one of the many stupidities of this is that his camp now have a ready made excuse if the worst has transpired a week from now. Why couldn't Blair just keep his mouth shut for that long?? Most other former PM's wou...

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