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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. F...

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I don't know if anyone else has mentioned this, but Scotland has just been rather embarrassingly begged to stay in the Union by Cameron. No mention there of Scottish MPs losing powers. How can he now reduce those powers? It is the equivalent of hiding in the girls toilets from a gang of big angry b...

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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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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.

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That's just what would suit him,his own little dictatorship. It would. He's concocting it over luncheon at Chequers today. Decades of difficulty on our constitution can be solved over a spot of lunch and by the time they get to tiffin it'll be sorted. Bonnie Greer Tweeted earlier that there is only...

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Balls is still the weak link though. Borrowing to invest in housing really should be a Labour policy. Zero risk investment and a significant money saver. Probably too late to ditch him now. True. He winds up Cameron and Osborne in the Commons, anyway. With any luck Miliband will replace him with Da...

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Balls is still the weak link though.

Borrowing to invest in housing really should be a Labour policy. Zero risk investment and a significant money saver.

Probably too late to ditch him now.

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Oh I know all that - was thinking more of all the "CAMERON HAS JUST WON THE ELECTION!!!!!!" hackery since Friday morning :) The hacks seem to get distracted by the big Westminster story of the day, whereas the reality is - It is the Economy and the NHS Stupid. Labour's biggest problem thi...

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Labour maintaining its lead in the latest Populus poll - EVEL not working its electoral magic yet? Eton Votes 4 English Laws is unlikely to be a significant issue for the UK electorate, compared to say the NHS, economy and immigration. But a devolution message for the regions and London is importan...

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Well I think Empty Dave should send out a breathless tweet about his exciting new initiative.

Something like.

Really excited to be hosting a summit on my EV4EL proposal. Eton Votes 4 English Laws.

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Alex Salmond says No voters were 'tricked' The First Minister goes back on his promise to accept the referendum result and raises the prospect of Scotland unilaterally declaring independence. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scottish-independence/11111705/Alex-Salmond-says-No-voters-were-tric...

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I tend to agree, I think PR would shake up the south east considerably and re-enfranchise (if that is a word) people whose voices are largely ignored at present; in fact I think you would see a lot more independents standing who though conservative by nature would not be Conservative by allegiance....

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Nah. Dressed for the arctic as long as I'm carrying a plate of home made sausage rolls...That does it every time :lol: It is much harder if you are a man. If you want to impress a woman, turn up smartly dressed, with wine.... And a horse. If you are wooing Catherine the Great, just send the horse. ...

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Really good of the media to report this :roll: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kim-kardashian-nude-pictures-leaked-on-4chan-in-new-celebrity-hacking-attack-weeks-after-jennifer-lawrence-scandal-9746534.html Wouldn't want to think the British public were missing out on their opportunity to ...

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No 10 states David Cameron will deliver on Scottish devolution promise Downing Street moves to clarify intent after Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling challenge PM on voting rights for Scottish MPs No 10 moved to clarify its thinking after Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling challenged the prime minis...

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Really good of the media to report this :roll: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/kim-kardashian-nude-pictures-leaked-on-4chan-in-new-celebrity-hacking-attack-weeks-after-jennifer-lawrence-scandal-9746534.html Wouldn't want to think the British public were missing out on their opportunity to d...

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No 10 states David Cameron will deliver on Scottish devolution promise Downing Street moves to clarify intent after Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling challenge PM on voting rights for Scottish MPs No 10 moved to clarify its thinking after Alex Salmond and Alistair Darling challenged the prime minis...

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Has Nick Clegg said anything yet about David Cameron's attempted stitch-up, and reneging on, the "Pledge" to Scotland? I haven't seen anything. (I've seen Paddy Ashdown's comments which are over on Andrew Sparrow's blog in the Guardian - but Nick Clegg is conspicuous by his absence (I thi...

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Has Nick Clegg said anything yet about David Cameron's attempted stitch-up, and reneging on, the "Pledge" to Scotland? I haven't seen anything. (I've seen Paddy Ashdown's comments which are over on Andrew Sparrow's blog in the Guardian - but Nick Clegg is conspicuous by his absence (I thi...

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I know I moaned about sweary posting recently but feel an 'Oh ****' moment myself on reading this. Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB · 1h SNP take 16% lead in post-IndyRef 2016 Holyrood election (const) from Survation has %:- SNP 49.2 LAB 32.7 CON 13.4 LD 3.4 UKIP 0.2 GRN 0.6 There was me dreaming of Gord...

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Spacedone wrote:
TechnicalEphemera wrote:Essex votes for Essex laws.
Would you mind if I steal this line?

Why not.

Do with it what you will.

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So looking at the press Cameron has unleashed the headbangers on constitutional reform. Very quickly he will lose control of the agenda and be left with a complete mess. Tactics before strategy is always fatal. Labour needs to keep the conference itself simple. NHS, Living standards, keeping profit ...

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Bizarre situation this morning seeing Labour being kicked on Twitter by some prominent left-wingers (Artist Taxi Driver for example) for pledging to increase the minimum wage to something close to the Living Wage (accounting for inflation) by 2020. Reaction is "£8? Is that all? We want £10! NO...

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As I say, genuine question. If there are good reasons why tackling the orchestrated anti-Miliband campaign BTL will help, I'll happily reconsider my views . It needs to be fought by Labour reframing the political dialogue, by it expanding the ways that it communicates, by understanding that differe...

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The provocative move came as a Mail on Sunday poll showed big support in England for Mr Cameron’s home rule measures . http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2763710/Don-t-sell-England-Cameron-warns-Miliband-Labour-accuse-PM-s-plan-block-Scottish-MPs-Tory-trap.html#ixzz3DtYNC5lR" onclick=&quo...

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If you really want your blood pressure to rise he read what that tosser Jenkin (nepotism, non-entity loaded stooge) has written in the G.

If Miliband is smart he can secure devolved government and paint the Tories as corrupt despots.

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Good to see Labour are opposing the potential AET outsourcing. olivercoppard ‏@olivercoppard So @nick_clegg, if you're serious about opposing privatisation of schools, will you work with me to oppose this... http://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/sep/20/academy-school-chain-outsource-jobs-privat...

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http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/sep/20/scottish-independence-lord-ashcroft-poll 74% of yes voters "disaffected with Westminster politics". And still Cameron continues as normal and the Scots buy into Ed being the root of all evil. :wall: A small minority on social media are not t...

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Has anyone else noticed TobyLatimer is posting and re-Tweeting a lot of anti Ed, anti Labour stuff? Puzzling. Does he want more of what we have right now? I've given up trying to understand what is going through their heads - Toby, Ron, T&C, Waxy ..... they seem determined to make it easy for t...

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Is that the same Ed M who was pretty much permanently camped in Scotland for the last week of the campaign? :?: We know the Tories want to make it all about Ed Miliband but fact remains that a fair number of Labour MP have been working tirelessly for the Better Together campaign and party members w...

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Not quite sure what to make of this. :?: Toby Young ‏@toadmeister 56s Just got a hotel room in Birmingham city centre for nights of Sept 29th and 30th. Spare bed in room. Anyone want to share? £154 for 2 nights Tory Party conference. Rustinpeace is there too so he tells us. Ironic really since he's...

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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:The Tory Conference is in Brum then btw

I must remember to avoid the place, wouldn't want to get arrested for shouting obscenities.

I wonder if you could put a big enough PA system on top of the library so when Dave speaks the words Knob Head are broadcast live on the BBC.

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Apologies if already stated but according to Ashcroft approximately 37 % Labour and 39 % LD voters,(2011)voted for independence. Rubbish if you think about it. SNP had a large percentage of the vote, they will overwhelmingly vote for independence. There are no Tories in Scotland. With those percent...

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Apologies if already stated but according to Ashcroft approximately 37 % Labour and 39 % LD voters,(2011)voted for independence. Rubbish if you think about it. SNP had a large percentage of the vote, they will overwhelmingly vote for independence. There are no Tories in Scotland. With those percent...

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Labour can ignore Cameron's bluster quite safely. 1. Cameron can't get it through parliament in this term. 2. Labour can claim in the GE that a vote for Cameron is a vote for a perpetual Southern Tory government. Instead they can offer the North, Midlands, London and South West genuine devolved powe...

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The best approach to counter Cameron's Tory Coup is point out it doesn't solve the problem that England is too big to be governed from Westminster. Devolve tax raising powers back to local government, give them real responsibility for housing and healthcare. It is the only sensible option. The Engli...

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Right - good luck to the hardened souls staying with it. I am done.

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What is this obsession with who wins a count - the concept of narrowly missing out? It isn't an electoral college all the votes get summed.

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Can anybody here confirm if this is indeed bad news for Ed Miliband? It is indeed bad news for Ed Miliband, TE. After all votes have been counted in two of the thirty-two areas voting in this Referendum I can confirm that there has not been one single vote either for Ed Miliband or , indeed, for th...

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Seriously?? This is the Leader of the Yes campaign is it not? Surely he could go to the count, thank the troops and declare victory by dint of having secured more powers for Scotland - plus he made Cameron look like a muppet. What is he playing at - it isn't like he wanted to win. The only thing th...

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Can anybody here confirm if this is indeed bad news for Ed Miliband?

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BBC Political Editor Nick Robinson: Aides to @AlexSalmond insist that he has not cancelled appearance at his count. They say he was not going in the first place Seriously?? This is the Leader of the Yes campaign is it not? Surely he could go to the count, thank the troops and declare victory by din...

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Eric_WLothian wrote:
Douglas Fraser
Business and economy editor, Scotland
Posted at 01:43

So it's a special congratulations to the 7 people in Clackmannanshire who voted both 'yes' and 'no'.

One of the few reliable ways of spoiling a ballot paper. That or leave it blank.

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Early days, but looking ok for the union. Cameron of course is screwed either way. Expect a non announcement on a policy that will rapidly become an ambition in the Tory party manifesto (when Clegg tells him to piss off).

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Here we go: (from the Scotsman) Ten papers apparently..... Not likely to swing it. Ah but if ballots have been fixed it depends were they no's or yes' because it will play into the narrative tomorrow. there are already crazy rumours about secret service fixing the vote. I think we can be pretty cer...

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Eric_WLothian wrote:Here we go:

Craig Fowler:
Police have asked counters in Glasgow to remove some ballot papers after allegations of electoral fraud.
(from the Scotsman)

Ten papers apparently.....

Not likely to swing it.

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Who deemed her the spokesperson for all things regarding Labour? :fire: I have no idea, Miliband needs to get a grip and replace her with somebody competent. Does he have any say? She is somebody who the Beeb loves to go to for the "Labour view" - for reasons best known to themselves. Yes...

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letsskiptotheleft wrote:
AnatolyKasparov wrote:John Redwood v Diane Abbott on the Beeb right now - gripping stuff (not)
Who deemed her the spokesperson for all things regarding Labour?

I have no idea, Miliband needs to get a grip and replace her with somebody competent.

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http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/18/labour-english-power-local-government definite hats off to Scotland for this kind of development. Except the guy making it is a tosser. Most people really aren't that bothered by the West Lothian question. You can't restrict voting rights of Scottish M...

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First (?) dramatic moments of tonight's count: Will the plane ferrying ballot boxes around the Western Isles be able to land at Stornoway – or anywhere else, for that matter? Fog may or may not clear... Hopefully they have got enough fuel for a diversion. A bit tricky to get FIDO working at this sh...

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