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So sorry to read the sad news about HindleA. He will be sorely missed. Condolences to his family and friends, including all here.

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Thanks pk1. I'm glad my fears were unfounded. I can watch it now. :) I posted earlier in the week to highlight he was going to be on the programme, but feared that it wouldn't go well. Not because of Ed. More because of how people have been 'taught' to view him via our hateful media. PfY has also in...

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Sir Michael Fallon, the defence secretary, also used robust language. “We’re going to look after Gibraltar. Gibraltar is going to be protected all the way because the sovereignty cannot be changed without the agreement of the people of Gibraltar ,” he said. You could argue that the best way to look...

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http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/eu-brexit-trade-unions-employment-rights-recruitment-a7661846.html The UK track record on worker rights is not so good since access to justice in the employment tribunals was largely destroyed in 2013 for most individual claimants by introduction of excessive tri...

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Oh by the way (TC2 mentioning Ed above). He's on 'The Last Leg' this coming Friday. Apparently invited because of his 'entertaining twitter feed.' I say apparently as I only catch bits of the show when hubby watches it. They are asking viewers to send in questions to put to him. I'm not confident i...

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/01/tampon-tax-anti-abortion-group-anger Anger as tampon tax is used to help fund anti-abortion group Women’s groups and politicians condemn £250,000 grant to Life charity from cash meant for disadvantaged women Yeah, it's one of the larger grants too, b...

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Oh by the way (TC2 mentioning Ed above). He's on 'The Last Leg' this coming Friday. Apparently invited because of his 'entertaining twitter feed.' I say apparently as I only catch bits of the show when hubby watches it. They are asking viewers to send in questions to put to him. I'm not confident it...

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/apr/01/dark-money-threat-to-uk-elections-integrity ‘Dark money’ is threat to integrity of UK elections, say leading academics Call to reform electoral law as new fears emerge over role of foreign donations in referendum campaign Damian Tambini, director of ...

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But when the respondents were asked who they would blame if the Brexit process didn’t go as smoothly as the government hoped, many gave the same answer – “Theresa May”. This underlines that the political stakes for the prime minister could barely be higher. And as she prepares to enter tough negoti...

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:( http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-39466502 A teenage asylum seeker is fighting for his life after a "brutal attack" by a gang in south London in what police are treating as a hate crime. The 17-year-old was waiting at a bus stop with two friends in Croydon, when he was set upo...

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I don't think they'll be able to get away with that. If, say, Goldman Sachs or Nissan take jobs away because of Brexit, they'll say so. They won't sugar coat it for David Davis' benefit. Oh, I know Tubby. Just saying how I think they'll (Gov) attempt to deflect blame. After all, they'll never accep...

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I don't dig it either cJA. This is exactly what'll happen. I'll tell you what else will happen too. If we end up with a poor/bad deal (highly likely) the EU will cop for all the blame. The Tories and their masters in the MSM will be working overtime to blame the EU and the "enemy within" (...

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/apr/01/great-repeal-bill-henry-viii-britain-eu-government?CMP=share_btn_tw Most concerning of all, it is not clear that any of this is necessary. The white paper lists several proposed “technical amendments”, including (for example) a requirement for t...

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39453338 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39448444 It is clear that the UK will face a tough divorce from the European Union after European Council President Donald Tusk characterised the forthcoming talks as "difficult, complex" and possibly &...

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Hi all,

Linking in with TC2's post re: premier league football and Brexit.
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No surprises from Mr Lydon Former Sex Pistols frontman John Lydon has revealed himself to be a supporter of Brexit and defender of Donald Trump, saying the US President was definitely not racist and could even be a “possible friend”. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/john-lydon-trump-b...

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How the Trump presidency is succeeding. :( https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/03/27/daily-202-how-trump-s-presidency-is-succeeding/58d88409e9b69b72b2551039/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_daily202-1150a%3Ahomepage%2Fstory&utm_term=.34bd3c8d6a99 Despite the chaos and t...

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Hi all :) Don't often post, but still read most days. Here's a woman who believed Trump when he said he'd only deport the "bad hombres." Her husband is being deported Friday. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/03/25/she-thought-trump-would-deport-bad-hombres-instead-he...

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Nice to be here AAW.

Having said that, I'm leaving again. Time for

Night all.

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Hi all. Happy New Year to all (past and present FTN's). @AAW - So sorry you've had to say goodbye to your cat. :hug: RE: the current discussion on a universal citizens income (and by extension the future of work), here's a link to a piece I found interesting. It's American, so the stats obviously do...

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I'd be interested in reading/hearing Ed Miliband's recent comments regarding freedom of movement mentioned here today. I've been unable to locate the source. Does anyone have the link? Agree Citizen, Everyone keeps mentioning it, but no link. We might have to look ourselves. Starting with the obvio...

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yahyah wrote:I am not, and never have been, a climate change denier. So it is bollox to pull that one.

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He doesn't mean you Yahyah. He means the pollsters.

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Genuine question: do people advocating for a 2nd referendum think that the level of debate this time around would be any better or more informative than last ? Both side's trump cards have been played (more money for the NHS/economic Armageddon after the vote). Both have proven laughably false. Wha...

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Thanks daydreamer. That's an interesting read. Thanks Yahyah, :) it is interesting. Worrying though. I know. But I'm having a day off pessimism because it is Sunday. It was interesting to hear something from a person with an anthropology/archaeology academic background rather than a politics person...

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yahyah wrote:Thanks daydreamer. That's an interesting read.

Thanks Yahyah,

it is interesting. Worrying though.

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citizenJA wrote:@daydreamer
Good to read you!

Thanks.

daydreamer · Re: Sat 12 and Sun 13 November 2016 Morning, Citizen.

Morning, Citizen.

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@tinyclanger2

Yeah, sorry to post something with so little hope, but I agree it definitely feels like it's time to get a grip and do something. Not sure what. But, stop funding hate and the safety pin initiative give me a flicker of hope.

But anyway

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Hi all, Long time no post. It's all so depressing. If you're not depressed enough read this. It's from the summer before Trump's election and gives a broader historical perspective. But, be warned it's quite fatalistic. It show's how with each step society takes you don't realise where you're headin...

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Night all,

Thanks for being here on what has proved to be another shit day in our nations history.

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citizenJA wrote:Goodnight, everyone.
I love you.
cJA

Goodnight

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I blame the thick North East,indeed it serves them right if catastrophe strikes,that'll teach 'em-even if they didn't vote the correct way,they most have done something wrong in a previous life-the Hoddlean Kharmic Principle of just retribution-let us in turn justify our superiority,after all we DI...

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Chris Bryant wouldn't be happy. He was threatening to punch Ed in the early hours. Why Yahyah? It was something about blaming Ed for leaving the party in a parlous state. I've avoided the Guardian since it is full of crowing Brexit fans, so haven't got to the real nub of it. Radio 4 mentioned it. I...

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citizenJA wrote:
ohsocynical wrote:From that Guardian article about Cameron.

I like

"He was never that good, he was just cocky. It was never luck, it was just Teflon. And now it’s worn off."
Like a cheap saucepan, Cameron

That's a bit harsh, cJA. Saucepan's can be useful, even cheap ones.

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General Election in November I think, in the midst of a recession. I wonder if Boris could end up as the shortest time ever for a sitting prime minister? I don't want to heap depression on depression, but I think a quick general election could be a disaster. Just been food shopping. Overheard three...

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Hi all, So, sorry to hear about Lady C. I will miss her wonderfully warm and insightful posts. RIP good lady. I have been avoiding politics (even FTN and the news - well right wing news anyway, which lets face it is most of the news outlets in this benighted country) since May last year. Ever since...

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Morning all. Thanks for all the comments last night, I've just about caught up. Bristol solid for "remain" as expected so, with a Bristol postcode, at least I don't have to feel like a fish out of water. No doubt Somerset was big for "leave", I haven't had time to check yet. Hat...

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A lot of people have been saying they didn't expect Leave to win, it was just a protest vote. As someone here said after the 2015 election, if people want to send politicians a message, why don't they just send a postcard ? There'd be a lot less nasty consequences. :smack: What the bloody hell do t...

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Willow904 wrote:Join the single market on same terms as Norway. It's the only way. If they'll have us, of course. A change of government would help. I suspect much of Europe is pretty fed up of the current one by now.

Like you say, it's probably the only way. But, I really doubt it'll happen.

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Maybe there'll be a very loud noise sweeping the country soon. The sound of millions of Brexit voters sucking their teeth and saying 'Oh ****, did I do that ?'. Well, I live in hopes. Some may do that. However more will, I fear, simply double down on blaming "immigruntz" and the rest. (so...

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http://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/business/nissan-says-no-comment-on-future-of-sunderland-plant-after-brexit-1-7980813 Nissan says ‘no comment’ on future of Sunderland plant after Brexit Sunderland Leave voters may get a harsh lesson in the karmic laws of cause and effect. They'd be too thick to m...

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Ciaran Jenkins Verified account ‏@C4Ciaran Been standing here five minutes. Three different people have shouted "send them home". (EU Blog thing, Guardian) (He's in Barnsley just for information) :( F**K. I'd just like to say that not everyone from Barnsley thinks this way. Not me, not Hu...

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Will Britain's European workers get the boot? http://money.cnn.com/2016/06/24/news/economy/uk-european-workers-jobs-brexit/index.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; My sister in law works with a lot of Eastern Europeans and she reports they were worried today. Asking what ...

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PorFavor wrote:Yes - we should have hung onto Ed Miliband.

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PorFavor wrote:@ScarletGas

Happy birthday!

Yes, Happy birthday SG

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Alex Andreou is as bitter as I feel. ' ''Principled'' lefties up and down the land voting for #Lexit have to be worth 2% right ? Prime Minister Boris thanks you in particular.'' I'm sorry, but I feel as aggrieved as when the so called progressive parties targeted Labour and Ed M last year. Principl...

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So,Tuesday I will leave the labour party.Because I have a lot of confidence in Jeremy Corbyn and not much in any of the others. Hey, the PLP can't actually depose him. No but their utter, utter stupidity is the final straw. We need every decent politician there is finding out what's going to happen...

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So,Tuesday I will leave the labour party.Because I have a lot of confidence in Jeremy Corbyn and not much in any of the others. I forgot, there is an outstanding candidate. Is this enough of a crisis for him to have a rethink? Come back Ed, all is forgiven. Chris Bryant wouldn't be happy. He was th...

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So,Tuesday I will leave the labour party.Because I have a lot of confidence in Jeremy Corbyn and not much in any of the others. Hey, the PLP can't actually depose him. No but their utter, utter stupidity is the final straw. We need every decent politician there is finding out what's going to happen...

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What shall I say to this guy on the way to work? "At least you knew how to hold a referendum and get the result you wanted?" The clue is in the massive support for "leave" just a few years ago during the Euro crisis, something Cameron should have considered when deciding to hold...

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