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That's exactly what they'll be thinking, because that's how Tories think. When I had the misfortune to have to work with the Kent County Council Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee in 2008-10, the Tory councillors were emphatically not small government. The leader of the council wanted to take o...

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I'm guessing that after his meeting - and after the Cabinet Secretary has had a word and told not to be so damn silly - Cameron will come over all Prime Ministerial and say "Of course, we are always going to have all party talks on this. That was never in doubt". It depends on whether the...

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Talking of which that Cameron summit has gone quiet. This from the BBC may explain why. Coffee questions So that is the position, at least for now. Scottish devolution is not dependent on English devolution. But that is not what many Conservative MPs believed on Friday and believe now is the case. ...

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Just heard Tim Farron fielding don't you agree with EV4EL shit from Tory wanker Peter Allen on five live. He basically said fine, but only after we devolve power to the regions. Said it wasn't acceptable that a bunch of Tories in the South East got to rule the North. Christ - I find myself agreeing...

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I can't face the Graun just lately,my blood pressure shoots up and it makes me so depressed. I have been diving in here instead. Glad to hear it (the diving in here bit, not the Graun being depressing (which it is)). Welcome to FTN by the way. There's a cold buffet next door and bar's currently ope...

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Just thought I'd post regarding family political leanings. My family are Tories. Every single fucking one of them. My middle brother was the archetypal angry young man, until he met and married a woman from Sussex whose dad had been a Liberal councillor. Now he's a Tory. My parents and grandparents...

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Just thought I'd post regarding family political leanings. My family are Tories. Every single fucking one of them. My middle brother was the archetypal angry young man, until he met and married a woman from Sussex whose dad had been a Liberal councillor. Now he's a Tory. My parents and grandparents ...

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Thoughts on this? Totally agree. Is this something that the Hannah Mitchell foundation (or whatever it is) is working on? Not as far as I know, but I can't see much wrong with it, other than the fucking Taxpayers Alliance (run from France, I note) bleating on about bureaucracy and cost. Well, if th...

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Good morning to all on another day of childishness in our political world..... I am getting really angry at those Tories and how they cannot do anything for the good of the country, but are alway focused on what is in it for them and how they maintain their grip , to them their right, on power The ...

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Good morning everyone. Looks like Scotland has spoken - for now. If Cameron fudges or reneges on his promises, I expect the separatists to be back. Whilst I'm happy it was a no vote, pro independence FTNers have my sympathy. It is down to the rest of us to badger our representatives to fulfill the p...

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And yourself Mr Remarx have been following ftn for the last couple of days - gearing self up for tonight Many thanks clangs - it's going to be an interesting night, but for reasons I posted above, I foresee very choppy waters ahead if the Scots decide they're better off on their tod. It's too close...

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Hi TC, lovely to see you.

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I think this has the European problem neatly encapsulated. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/11104624/Scottish-referendum-Scotland-will-find-few-friends-and-allies-in-Europe.html If Scotland leaves the EU will screw them for two reasons: 1. It will put a lid on a dozen uppity Euro...

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TechnicalEphemera wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:Spammers having fun on here again, I see......
Bizarre isn't it.

I miss the Russian escorts

Hi TE, I'm going to have a root round the admin control panel to see if we can ban IP addresses. I'll wager that all our 'new members' share the same IP. We'll try to put a permanent stop to it.

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So who's up for the declarations? Who's up early to check? Anyone staying up till 5am and the results from the big cities?

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A difficult task. I've had to think about this for over a day. Here's my list, in no particular order, I hope people enjoy my choices: Soft Machine - Triple Echo My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians Genesis - Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Portishead - Dummy Brian Eno - A...

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A difficult task. I've had to think about this for over a day. Here's my list, in no particular order, I hope people enjoy my choices: Soft Machine - Triple Echo My Bloody Valentine - Loveless Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians Genesis - Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Portishead - Dummy Brian Eno - Ap...

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I wonder is this how revolution begins? When the run on Northern Rock happened way back when, my late father texted me with the words 'Marx was right! This is the end of Capitalism.' Today is one of the aftershocks of that banking crisis which has never really gone away. Whatever the vote, we are s...

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Jeez... the Guardian really has lost the plot. I posted twice about the fact that they haven't put an AS blog for today - both posts disappeared. The last one said that the previous one got pulled because it complained that the blog hadn't appeared...and that's gone now too. Sensitive little souls ...

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Sorry but I'm baffled. I have seen very little of these accusations articulated here, on this board. I have seen them over at the Guardian and indeed have been subjected to it myself. Are we saying that posters on this board cannot express their feelings? I'm upset and angry that the Scots are jeop...

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Good morning all. How nice it would be if there was no more nonsense here about how the Yes campaigners are "violent" (to quote one poster from the other day) now that the Scottish police have (for the second time) censured the No campaign for indulging in inflammatory language and wastin...

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Good morning all. How nice it would be if there was no more nonsense here about how the Yes campaigners are "violent" (to quote one poster from the other day) now that the Scottish police have (for the second time) censured the No campaign for indulging in inflammatory language and wastin...

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AngryAsWell wrote:roadto326 ‏@roadto326 · 46m
YouGov - Labour lead of 3 - CON (33%) LAB (36%) LD (8%) UKIP (13%)...like anyone cares...

Well, I do, and I suspect that the next YG poll will be rather more harsh towards the Tories, particularly if the indyref vote is yes.

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Shetland may reconsider its place in Scotland after yes vote, says Carmichael Scotland secretary says if the islands were to vote no but national vote was a yes, Shetland would consider its options Now that would be a bit ...errm, sort of difficult for Salmond, remind me again where the oil fields ...

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Great article from Larry Elliot lays out the economic points regarding independence:

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Wow! That was a hell of a speech, wasn't it? It was my kind of speech too - quoting Marx, and unashamedly standing up for the NHS and the welfare state. Why couldn't we have seen that Gordon Brown a little more in 2007-10?? Indeed. The biggest tragedy of Gordon Brown was attempting to be something ...

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Hmm... Not necessarily in this order: 1) Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced (original US issue) 2) Genesis: Foxtrot 3) Judas Priest: Painkiller 4) Phil Thornton: Initiation (used to use this, or Minute By Minute , for sound-checking the P.A. Love Steve Cragg's digeridu work on this, too!)...

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Oh well, the jawing stops tonight - or should - and we'll know Friday morning one way or the other. Were I a Scot my heart would say yes, but my head would be screaming no at me, for all the reasons I've outlined on here over the last few days and weeks. Good luck to them either way. A vote for yes...

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Oh well, the jawing stops tonight - or should - and we'll know Friday morning one way or the other. Were I a Scot my heart would say yes, but my head would be screaming no at me, for all the reasons I've outlined on here over the last few days and weeks. Good luck to them either way.

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Birmingham city council leader warns of 'ticking timebomb' of financial cuts Sir Albert Bore says cuts over next four years will lead to more job losses and leave council unable to provide some services http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/16/birmingham-city-council-leader-ticking-timebomb-f...

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rebeccariots2 wrote:Just thanked you for that tour de force, Ernst.

What fuel are you on .... rocket fuel?

A heady brew of sausages and Stella, augmented by chocolate. The Breakfast of Champions.

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I see that twit Craig Murray has been blaming it all on Ed & the media, and proudly saying he shouted 'war criminal' at Ed :toss: And of course all the Yes frothers grisling about it too. One complaining that Ed Miliband dared to turn up at a shopping centre and block the way. :roll: The same t...

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Here we go. In other news.... http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/heywood-middleton-by-election-main-candidates-7780830" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; H&M is probably a Labour keeper, and MsRemarx (who should know) has been in touch with Liz McInnes (they go bac...

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Liz McInnes selected for Heywood & Middleton. Look how quick this one has been, my seats selection has been going on for months.. On the face of it looks like a good choice. Reasonably local and good credentials on Health. Ernst will no doubt put me right later ;-) No I won't. MsRemarx went dow...

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Middleton & Heywood short list http://labourlist.org/2014/09/shortlist-announced-for-heywood-and-middleton-selection/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Whilst I have no idea where Miriam O’Reilly comes from and Byron Taylor seems to be from Basildon, the other two are (to...

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Middleton & Heywood short list http://labourlist.org/2014/09/shortlist-announced-for-heywood-and-middleton-selection/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Whilst I have no idea where Miriam O’Reilly comes from and Byron Taylor seems to be from Basildon, the other two are (to...

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Is that it then? God. I really hate it when this happens. Who gets to clean out the pans in the cafe? Me. I've got to clear all the FTN tables and get rid of the crisp packets and discarded tourist information brochures. FFS, just pop them in the recycling bin. It's over there. I've tilled up and I ...

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Evening,well after being reasonably confident about Scotland rejecting independence,Now I'm not so sure.The Scottish side of my family,living in Scotland are,I have been informed solidly behind a Yes,that this a shock is very much an understatement as they voted against devolution.What has changed ...

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Evening,well after being reasonably confident about Scotland rejecting independence,Now I'm not so sure.The Scottish side of my family,living in Scotland are,I have been informed solidly behind a Yes,that this a shock is very much an understatement as they voted against devolution.What has changed ...

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Is that it then? God. I really hate it when this happens. Who gets to clean out the pans in the cafe? Me. I've got to clear all the FTN tables and get rid of the crisp packets and discarded tourist information brochures. FFS, just pop them in the recycling bin. It's over there. I've tilled up and I ...

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Evening,well after being reasonably confident about Scotland rejecting independence,Now I'm not so sure.The Scottish side of my family,living in Scotland are,I have been informed solidly behind a Yes,that this a shock is very much an understatement as they voted against devolution.What has changed ...

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I'd have thought it was pretty obvious that if the vote is Yes, then that makes Scotland a foreign country, and the Beeb won't let anyone but UK license payers watch their programmes. A good example is BBC America where they won't show anything that involves UK licence payers money too deeply. I th...

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Should rUK consumers decide to source their products from non-Scottish areas, that would make a considerable dent in the Scottish economy, as 70% of Scottish exports/business is sent or performed south of the border. It is a sign of the bitterness stirred up by the campaign that people should be co...

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I watched this last night, very balanced and compared to some of the stuff very sane. [youtube]AB7XMxCkorI[/youtube] That's very good. A little of his detail isn't quite right, but he's ticked all the boxes when it comes to the economic arguments against independence in the form offered by Salmond....

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Should rUK consumers decide to source their products from non-Scottish areas, that would make a considerable dent in the Scottish economy, as 70% of Scottish exports/business is sent or performed south of the border. It is a sign of the bitterness stirred up by the campaign that people should be con...

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Talks about the team that negotiate the terms after a Yes vote, all inclusive seems to be the mantra. The currency, the usual stuff off Salmond, it's in everyone's interest to come to an agreement, the Scottish economy and the rUK, very much what he has said in the past, he talks about agreements w...

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Sun Politics @Sun_Politics · 35m YouGov/Sun poll tonight: Labour have six point lead, Lib Dems equal lowest YouGov polling: CON 32% LAB 38% LD 6% UKIP 14% GRN 5% - Nick, things are pretty bad for the Lib Dems. - Well, they always knew they'd take a hit from being in government. Ask people in here, ...

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I suspect, and it's no more than that, that the unionists will creep over the line with about 51%-52% of the poll. High turnout in any case.

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Ernst, have pm'ed you but message seems to be in my "out" box with no indication to say if its been sent....and no way of resending. ack. Worry not, it was received, it's simply that the PM system is as poor as the last site for FTN. I'd encourage you and others to share email addresses w...

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From the Graun, a note from Buckhucklebuck to cbonn: "But hey, thanks for bringing down the last properly left-wing government we had! Ushering in 18 years of Thatcher and Major, and for gifting us Tony "Educted at Fettes, Edinburgh" Blair. Liked Gordon, but hey, otherwise it was 26 y...

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