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Tubby Isaacs

Worth a retweet if anyone on twitter at the mo https://twitter.com/SharonsRedShoes/status/509083687615733760" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Note to self, learn how to put twitter piccy's in post!) Always worth quoting Harry Leslie Smith on why the welfare state is worth f...

Tubby Isaacs

Cameron's going to face more awkward questions about Lynton Crosby, I'm sure.

Questions about links to UKIP, by the look of the polls.

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Christ almighty, what a scumfest, about Rotherham's Chief Executive (from 2009). http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/sep/08/rotherham-child-abuse-council-leader-martin-kimber-quits" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Given that he had only operational control of the council,...

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George Galloway on an independent Scotland, a race to the bottom against a Tory England, and on being told ''to get back to England'' ''I will go wherever I want'' too bloody right. :clap: https://twitter.com/AmareshMisraFC/status/509004691955408896" onclick="window.open(this.href);return...

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As I recall it didn't end too well for the Irish Republic. As much as people try to tell me this is a whole different ballgame I can't see the difference. Let us assume Alex wins the vote 51 - 49. Then six months down the line it becomes rapidly apparent that this is going to be really difficult, t...

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http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/cristinaodone/100285549/labour-has-turned-charities-into-a-political-weapon-we-must-reclaim-it-from-the-left/ Know your enemy. From the article: Cristina Odone is a journalist, novelist and broadcaster specialising in the relationship between society, families and ...

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Duncan Stephen ‏@DuncanBSS · 5h Easy to see why Rupert Murdoch is a yes man. Alex Salmond's white paper promises the break up of the BBC. Murdoch's dream. #nothanks https://twitter.com/DuncanBSS/status/508652017968226304" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Think more generally ...

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I think the apparent panic to offer more powers is very silly.

Keep your nerve.

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Maybe Ephie or any other Yes supporters know the answer to whether banks like Nat West will be affected by independence ? RBS is 81% tax payer owned, with their headquarters in Scotland. Will they move HQ to somewhere else in the UK ? Will it make any difference to Nat West account holders or pose ...

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Guardian have Crosby way down the front page.

Good reporting, feeble editorial.

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Crosby, July 2013. : "At no time have I had any conversation or discussion with or lobbied the prime minister, or indeed the health secretary or the health minister, on plain packaging or tobacco issues. " Fuck off, liar. (sorry) Or dissembler. Surely that level of non-candour has to be a ...

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Schools forced to buy pizza as meal firm fails http://schoolsimprovement.net/schools-forced-to-buy-pizza-as-meal-firm-fails/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Sorry to be so annoying tonight - the golf is on and MrAAW has the TV totally hogged) Are they the pizzas made by Go...

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Tory election guru Lynton Crosby lobbied minister for tobacco firm Documents reveal that Lynton Crosby wrote to close friend Lord Marland after being approached by maker of Marlboro cigarettes Chickens / roost anyone?] http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/06/lynton-crosby-lobbied-for-tobacc...

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Nick Sutton ‏@suttonnick 1m
Mail on Sunday front page - "Miliband: We'll put guards on Scottish border" #tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers #indyref

Presumably in the case of Scotland joining Schengen?

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AngryAsWell wrote:
Tubby Isaacs wrote:Talking of Hunt, I might be the only one regularly watching London Live at the moment.
Are you Beta testing ?

I'm not anything now. Noticed that it's the same episode of Coupling I watched last night.

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Talking of Hunt, I might be the only one regularly watching London Live at the moment.

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rebeccariots2 wrote:
Tubby Isaacs wrote:You're proving his point! Touchy!

He actually says that in his piece.
Touchy? ME? Tell me where you'll be at 7pm tomorra .... and I'll be there to duff you up and prove my point!

Can I send Toby?

Tubby Isaacs

You're proving his point! Touchy!

He actually says that in his piece.

Tubby Isaacs

Watching Inspector Morse, and reminded of how Greek people used to be considered incredibly exotic and different from us. That was the early 90s. God knows what they'd have made of all the New Commonwealth communities who were already very well established then in Britain. Majority of school childre...

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Today's astonishing fact. Putin is a loon, and threatens the Baltics. Spending on Defence in 2013: Estonia: 2.3% Latvia: 0.9% Lithuania: 0.8% Putin isn't a loon, he is quite rational. He just wants different things to the west. As for the Baltics Latvia has some nasty little racist policies (IIRC)....

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Today's astonishing fact. Putin is a loon, and threatens the Baltics. Spending on Defence in 2013: Estonia: 2.3% Latvia: 0.9% Lithuania: 0.8% Putin isn't a loon, he is quite rational. He just wants different things to the west. As for the Baltics Latvia has some nasty little racist policies (IIRC)....

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If Rupes thinks boosting UKIP is a good idea for him, his figure isn't very near the pulse.

Tubby Isaacs

Today's astonishing fact. Putin is a loon, and threatens the Baltics.

Spending on Defence in 2013:

Estonia: 2.3%
Latvia: 0.9%
Lithuania: 0.8%

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Do you reckon on the 18th of this month all campaigning will cease, like it does on the day of the GE? If so, 11 days, and counting down. ;) Officially speaking that is the case, yes. Though I hear that some are now worried about intimidation and harassment outside polling stations by "yes&quo...

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Does anyone really care about Len McCluskey holding the purse strings?

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I see Philip Hollobone wants migrants "stopped before they enter Britain".
Surely, that wouldn't violate anyone's sovereignty.

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Aimlessly following incidental links as you do on a Saturday afternoon, I came across this beauty... http://insidecroydon.com/2014/09/03/tory-leader-fisher-is-caught-red-handed-with-10000-pay-hike/ Well done that local paper. What makes me think they don't like the Tories :clap: Should have added. ...

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James Simpson ‏@2ndary_Source 47m
@Samfr reveals that @EducEndowFoundn was a happy policy accident! We've got £100m to spend! Let's blow it on research! #rED14

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Ukip claims "mass exodus" of Tory party members http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/clacton_frinton_news/11450013.Ukip_claims__mass_exodus__of_Tory_party_members/?ref=var_0 Another interesting link! I have no doubt this is true. And it's appalling. The local Tories are going to...

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Sam Freedman's lecture sounds good. Apparently hard to get a ticket for it. Empty seats were though spotted for Nick Gibb. Remember when Gibb was made to look very silly by his fellow Tory (and ex-teacher) Andrew Percy who pointed out you couldn't just put an Eton curriculum in front of underprivile...

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Laura McInerney ‏@miss_mcinerney 35s
.@samfr reveals the Ebacc was prepped to give something to announce on the Andrew Marr show & name decided on a whim

Christ almighty.
That is awful.

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Laura McInerney ‏@miss_mcinerney 1m
Gove's King James' Bible was an example of "ministerial whim" says @samfr. (This is NOT perfect policy making, apparently).

Samfr (Sam Freedman) is an ex-advisor to Gove. Might be more to come.

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WiganCasinoPlaque.jpg Glad to see Paul Mason appreciating Wigan Casino (or where it was). I already rate him highly - and he has just gone up in my estimation. Paul Mason ‏@paulmasonnews 1h Just unveiled. Blue plaque to commemorate Wigan Casino, greatest dance club in world 1973-81 #ktf #northernso...

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This good on Scottish Independence (and on George Monbiot) by Simon Wren-Lewis: http://mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/2014/09/utopianism-and-scottish-independence.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This seems to me like utopianism at its worst. Why should we presume that an in...

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Brooks Newmark MP ✔ @TweetBrooks
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To clarify my answer at #pplhelpingppl Q&A - charities absolutely have right to campaign but should stay out of "realm of 'party' politics"

Because campaigning could never have anything to do with party politics.

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I suggested a while ago that they might deliberately fail to sort out stuff that could be linked with immigration. Sadly, the failure on net immigration has probably undone Lynton's brilliant strategy.

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Safe in their hands. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/05/accident-emergency-worst-performance-18-months?CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; 5,000 A&E patients waited over 4 hours in worst week for nearly 18 months After 59 consecutive weeks of failure t...

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Farage has been on Fox News. Farage fears that the EU is so politically correct that it will actively stymie British efforts to fight the ISIS threat. He flatly predicts, for example, that Cameron’s recently announced get-tough policy on Islamic radicalism will be invalidated by the European Convent...

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Good job we've lots of money sloshing around to spend on vanity schemes eh? Government forced to rethink £1.2m three bed house bought for free school http://academiesweek.co.uk/government-forced-to-rethink-1-2m-three-bed-house-bought-for-free-school/ :toss: Think OhSo was on to that before. You'd t...

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Good job we've lots of money sloshing around to spend on vanity schemes eh? Government forced to rethink £1.2m three bed house bought for free school http://academiesweek.co.uk/government-forced-to-rethink-1-2m-three-bed-house-bought-for-free-school/ A £1.2m “historic residence”, purchased for a ne...

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Cameron's hardballing in Europe going well. Lord Hill looking like he's going to get one of the lesser roles. Hill was lightweight enough to start with. Sending him in there on the back of a pointless diplomatic row was the icing on the cake. John Major nominated Neil Kinnock, an excellent non-parti...

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From one of my pals. Greg Ó Ceallaigh ‏@gregoceallaigh 9m Manchester is now left with no Law Centres. Four years ago there were three. Where's Henry Porter? As far as I know, Bury and Rochdale ones are still open and I think South Manchester is as well (although maybe with restricted service) web s...

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From one of my pals.

Greg Ó Ceallaigh ‏@gregoceallaigh 9m
Manchester is now left with no Law Centres. Four years ago there were three.

Where's Henry Porter?

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It's been pointed out that, as the school isn't ready, the parents might not have signed those strict behaviour contracts...

When Toby's school suspended a kid for having hair that was too short, she said "the parents accept the rules". Well hers probably haven't.

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Vince Cable ‏@vincecable 4h
Absolutely delighted that the bill from Lib Dem @AndrewGeorgeLD to fix the Tories' bedroom tax has passed thanks to Lib Dem and Labour MPs

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From Twitter: ExaroNews ‏@ExaroNews 5h Fiona Woolf’s background is not as an expert on #childsexabuse, but in energy markets. She is a magistrate and ex-president of Law Society Haven't read any approvals for May's choice yet. Is this another Tory cock-up? I think we're at the "pick anyone as ...

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I do wonder why Daisy Christodoulou and Harriet Sergeant have bailed out as governors even before the school starts - especially as Daisy was supposed to be their curriculum expert. Wouldn't you want to see it in action first?. Maybe they found they couldn't deal with her. It'll come out eventually...

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Happy Birthday, Roger.

You will be missed even for a week. Though my blood pressure could do without all the free school scandals you'd have been posting.

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Has anyone any idea how the LibDems, who attended voted? Going to find an old saucepan and that can be used as a spittoon as I read the list. Not seen a full list but, according to the BBC, Vince Cable and Simon Hughes voted for the Bill!! Yes, you're right. https://twitter.com/SimonHughesMP/status...

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Labour were in power for 13 long years - and under them, schools standards fell and youth unemployment rose.

Was there something that happened just before they left power that might have raised unemployment?

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