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15:47 Jeremy Corbyn plans to relaunch Labour national campaigning with a speech on Friday, PoliticsHome’s Kevin Schofield reports. Kevin Schofield (@PolhomeEditor) BREAKING Jeremy Corbyn tells staff at Labour HQ that local campaigning will resume tomorrow, with the national campaign re-starting Fri...

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Still waiting for you to justify why agreeing with a universal definition of genocide and wanting that definition to be applied universally is genocide denial. And you will be waiting a very long time indeed, not least because it has no relevance to anything. However as a courtesy to the rest of th...

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Even our resident anti-Corbynites would struggle to say that Labour Unhinged "analysis" is anything other than risible. Ignore it, but not before you have had a good laugh at it first :D Oh come on you are better than that. For some time I have been curious as to why Labour strategists ar...

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You mean the undoubted media bias, so overt that commentators from other nations are able to observe it and wonder where the famed British sense of fairness has gone. That you call " the usual excuse". Forgive me for saying so but these are very unusual times. We have a prime minister who...

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And I see some wriggle room in that from Starmer - as in what actually constitutes a "substantially" increased majority? Come to think of it, if Labour increased their share significantly (eg to 33-34%, not much less than their last victorious election in 2005) then I expect Jez could mak...

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Meanwhile away from the UK election, the EU starts a process that will one day see London eclipsed as the major financial centre in Europe.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/busin ... 42051.html

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I agree with not being nice to fascists, Tem. But however wrong headed they can be, SH is not a fascist. Nor are the other Corbyn(ism) critics on this board. Pretending otherwise does us no favours. Casting phrases like genocide denial at Chomsky? That's just bullshit. And it has sod all to do with...

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I notice there's a distinct lack of regular posters commenting on the Tories manifesto that regularly criticise the Labour shadow cabinet. Why is that? I'm trying to find a way to put this that isn't critical, because it's not a criticism of you at all,so please bear with me. If you are referring t...

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It's bizarrely accepting one of the Dilnot recommendations but I suspect in a way not remotely intended by Dilnot. Certainly the lifetime cap on contributions of £35,000 hasn't been mentioned. And I don't trust this one bit: The Conservatives will attempt to soften the blow by promising that pensio...

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Theresa May to unveil policy of making older people pay for social care Tory leader hopes strong lead in polls will allow her to get away with ‘difficult but necessary’ measure to tackle growing crisis (Guardian) Glad I got up again to receive that piece of good news. And ordinary people actually v...

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StephenDolan wrote:Morning all.

The lack of a Lib Dems 'surge' as predicted immediately after the EU referendum is a bit of a worry when it comes to the south / south west.

It is, and I am surprised at their fairly poor showing. DCI Farron is struggling to crack the case.

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citizenJA wrote:Goodnight, everyone
love,
cJA

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You know these £gotcha" numbers questions that have been asked of McDonnell, Thornberry and now Burgon today. Journos never tried these with Brown and Balls. Have a guess why not? (Clue: not because the MSM used to be pro-Labour). To be fair Burgon is thick, asking him the time of day is going...

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tinyclanger2 wrote:
@George_Osborne
Today's @EveningStandard take on the Labour Manifesto - and the first look at the new M&S collection
He's like a new Shakespeare

Genius. Best one liner of the day.

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When I read stuff like the comments on this Twitter feed, I start to worry that 200 seats is wildly over-optimistic. What the hell is wrong with people? https://mobile.twitter.com/BethRigby/status/864503595957456896" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That is because 200 seats ...

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Len being helpful http://www.politico.eu/article/len-mccluskey-jeremy-corbyn-labour-general-election-2017/amp/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Realistic, really. Minimising losses to under 50 is the best I'm hoping for myself. Mind you, people keep saying how Kinnock got an...

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Peter Wilby's description of Oliver Kamm Because of Kamm's position on war and terrorism, the commentator Peter Wilby asserted that while he claims "to be left-wing" Kamm" holds "no discernible left-wing views" Remind you of anyone? ;) Yeah the people who put an S in NSDAP....

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Worth having a look at Smithson's Twitter feed. A couple of interesting snippets in two areas. First off Labour's local campaign approach to offset Corbyn appears to be working a little, might save a seat or two. Secondly a suggestion seats without a standing Kipper isn't necessarily a huge boost f...

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And this is why you (and people like you) need to vote Labour next month - whatever your feelings about Corbyn. It isn't that easy, IMO https://capx.co/corbyns-campaign-chief-is-an-apologist-for-tyranny/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Yep that guy is a complete and utter w...

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Apparently the UKIP thing is Simpson's Paradox.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simpson's_paradox

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Worth having a look at Smithson's Twitter feed. A couple of interesting snippets in two areas. First off Labour's local campaign approach to offset Corbyn appears to be working a little, might save a seat or two. Secondly a suggestion seats without a standing Kipper isn't necessarily a huge boost fo...

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Something Trump shares with a certain historical figure who shall not be named (especially by Ken), obsessive and incompetent micro-management of military equipment. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/11/digital-digital-donald-trump-tells-navy-use-goddamned-steam/ I imagine the US Navy has file...

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Not what I am seeing, mate. I don't know where your influences lie. I am well and truly incapacitated, with a lot of time on my hands. The people I know are not like that at all. See my post re Hugo. With a media as bent as ours, how else do we judge the mood except through the evidence of lived ex...

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Stop trying to delegitimise,belittle others people,situation and views,cheers. Not a fucking game to all of us. statement. It most certainly isn't a game. Which is why anecdotes that are contrary to the overwhelming evidence need to be challenged. If we want to effect change in a democracy we need ...

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I think that when you have had your arse comprehensively handed to you on a plate by Emily Thornberry, you probably need to consider alternative careers.

Given Fallons only obvious talent, fluffer would be perfect for him.

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While the current ransomeware attack is about extortion, they only bolted that on to the NSA hacking kit. The kit could equally be used to execute code aimed at retrieving patient records. In fact combining the two would be an excellent way to cover your tracks. Steal stuff, encrypt all the logs. M...

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Its not mandatory for a leader to resign IMMEDIATELY after losing an election, both Foot and Kinnock carried on for a bit. Losing might mean a lot of different things this time. Corbyn could easily lose but win, if you see what I mean. My best hope (I still don't think Labour can win outright) is t...

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PorFavor wrote:Any sign of Jeremy Hunt, yet?

No, but Captain Teflon is about somewhere and I have noticed you never see Captain Teflon and Jeremy at the same time.

Come to think of it, Superman used a telephone booth to change (good luck with that now matey), I have always wondered why Captain Teflon uses trees.

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Right, I have to get up at silly o'clock to get to the airport on time. And as i said I won't be seeking out an internet cafe in Italy, I hope everyone has a good week. Just think...a week with no electioneering, no polls, no strong and stable leadership... As long as you stay away from the Interne...

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Further on the hacking, it is clear that the NSA and GCHQ need to have their missions changed. Right now they seem to view identifying vulnerabilities and launching attack tools as a legitimate weapon, but they are not. The west is hugely more vulnerable to IT attacks than its opponents. Therefore ...

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Its not mandatory for a leader to resign IMMEDIATELY after losing an election, both Foot and Kinnock carried on for a bit. Losing might mean a lot of different things this time. Corbyn could easily lose but win, if you see what I mean. My best hope (I still don't think Labour can win outright) is t...

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Further on the hacking, it is clear that the NSA and GCHQ need to have their missions changed. Right now they seem to view identifying vulnerabilities and launching attack tools as a legitimate weapon, but they are not. The west is hugely more vulnerable to IT attacks than its opponents. Therefore i...

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Microsoft is a lovely operating system, the elegance and ease of it is luxurious after using a Linux system I leave Microsoft alone, too much temptation Mr citizen uses both systems Linux itself has vulnerabilities that need constant patching, DirtyCow being the most recent I noticed (but probably ...

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Its not mandatory for a leader to resign IMMEDIATELY after losing an election, both Foot and Kinnock carried on for a bit. He will be challenged immediately, even if he tries to hang on. The size of the defeat is going to be immense, and the anger and fury palpable. Pointing to a few percentage poi...

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Here is an example that under incessant questioning most people sound incompetent - even one who has been described on here as the best politician in Britain https://ayerightradio.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/ruth-davidson-car-crash-interview-radio-five-live/" onclick="window.open(this.href);...

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Here is an example that under incessant questioning most people sound incompetent - even one who has been described on here as the best politician in Britain https://ayerightradio.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/ruth-davidson-car-crash-interview-radio-five-live/" onclick="window.open(this.href);...

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There have been two people on here who have dismissed Corbyn's speech as being 'unmentionable' and 'dire' I just would ask what was deserving of such a response? It comes across as hopelessly naive at best and disingenuous at worst. A classic example is his stuff on Syria, where he goes after Trump...

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There have been two people on here who have dismissed Corbyn's speech as being 'unmentionable' and 'dire' I just would ask what was deserving of such a response? It comes across as hopelessly naive at best and disingenuous at worst. A classic example is his stuff on Syria, where he goes after Trump...

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Meanwhile over at Comedy Central The Donald appears to be having something of a don't mention the war moment over the Comey sacking.

You do start to wonder whether he is playing with a full deck.

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'it's a global attack, it's a global attack, it's a global attack, it's not our Tory fault!' Tory UK government 7 years letting the NHS get ransacked through negligence The first thing the creature does is protect Tory party Indeed further evidence that May is thick as shit. It is almost always a g...

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It isn't just XP that is vulnerable here. Pretty much any unpatched windows machine is vulnerable. I am however shocked by the casual way XP support was ended by UK government, with just a vague wave of the hand. 1. Was a full risk assesment carried out, and who by 2. What did it conclude. The whole...

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A dig through The Register link posted earlier takes you to this fascinating article, if you are in to this sort of thing.

https://www.dearbytes.com/blog/playing- ... ing-tools/

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The NHS attack (which probably wasn't actually aimed at the NHS) should be a wake up call to any government that the head in the sand approach to IT security has to end and central government is going to have to spend real money on properly patched and supported software. This stuff springs from the...

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The Tory coalition is by its nature unstable, probably more so than Blair's which lasted 97-08. You will have a government that promised what it knows it has no way of delivering and is heading towards the biggest economic shambles since forever. That coalition is going to fragment, the problem for...

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If Labour get bashed it will largely be because the Conservative party and their supporters have put huge amiunts of money and influence behind their efforts to remain in power by obscuring what they are really doing by claiming that Labour caused it all. It is a familiar pattern if you have observ...

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The IFS state it is more interventionist than anything seen since the 40s. I think this is caused by some unwise stuff around wage caps. We have moved beyond the point where such things and indeed collective bargaining are seen as desirable by the majority. However outside those areas it looks less ...

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Have actually seen some positive comments about the "leaked manifesto" from people who aren't tribally pro-Labour. Lots of people out there *do* want a genuine alternative - even if they don't trust Corbyn to deliver it. I can confirm this, though my meetings with other members of the ele...

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*head explodes as usual* https://twitter.com/giles_fraser/status/861860168266547200" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; If you thought the first two comments were appalling enough, the patronising prick even manages to get worse with his replies to someone with the temerity to ...

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Evening all. Had a long day in the library getting some local history stuff sorted - a lot makes sense now but it's a lot of checking one thing against t'other to get to the answer. This £250bn infrastructure spending...is that additional money or part of the £460bn which is already in the forecast...

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Actually the vision is this.

You voted for Brexit to change things.

You could vote for more of the same and endlessly bang on about Brexit, Boris and stables.

Or you could do this and actually shake things up.

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