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- Sun 12 Oct, 2014 11:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
"5 Billion wasted annually on overpaying for supplies,out of date drugs,agency staff and empty buildings"
- Sun 12 Oct, 2014 11:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
"PM and Chancellor failed to realise the explosive extent of Lansley's plan,described as "unintelligible gobbledygook" by one insider An ally of GO states "George kicks himself for not spotting it and stopping it"
- Sun 12 Oct, 2014 10:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
Cheers refitman
- Sun 12 Oct, 2014 9:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
Survation online poll on behalf of Unite regarding NHS workers action.
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e17 ... 15b5669641" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e17 ... 15b5669641" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Sun 12 Oct, 2014 2:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
Unless,I misheard Watt in the Sunday Politics repeating the "unions got Miliband in" lie.No,an electioral college which included individual members of unions voting as I did.
- Sun 12 Oct, 2014 9:40 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
're Keir Hardie
http://labourlist.org/2014/04/keir-hard ... full-text/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://labourlist.org/2014/04/keir-hard ... full-text/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Sat 11 Oct, 2014 9:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
Miliband article in the Observer
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Sat 11 Oct, 2014 8:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
David Cameron’s election guru faces new attack over tobacco lobbying
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... CMP=twt_gu" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Sat 11 Oct, 2014 7:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
- Replies: 304
- Views: 88622
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th October 2014
Let me put it like this so people understand my direction of travel. I left the Labour party in 94 and disengaged from politics. for sixteen years I barely voted, but came out in 2010 because the prospect of Cameron was awful and re-engaged. I then spent two years praying that Labour would offer me...
- Fri 10 Oct, 2014 3:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
Thanks for company and info anybody still up and good night.
- Fri 10 Oct, 2014 1:47 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
LadyCentauria wrote:Angela Eagle just said that Labour have taken a Council seat from UKIP tonight.
In Crawley.
- Fri 10 Oct, 2014 1:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
TechnicalEphemera wrote:Did the Lib Dems get any votes?
1,457 Just saved their deposit.
- Fri 10 Oct, 2014 1:23 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
Now there saying it's only a bundle count-confused you will be.
- Fri 10 Oct, 2014 12:18 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
"Labour are now briefing that we expect to win Heywood and Middleton, with a voteshare up on 2010 general and 2014 locals"
- Thu 09 Oct, 2014 8:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
I am now officially furious. I posted a comment on the Kate Green article on Labour List - yes, it was critical, along the lines of what I have posted here today. It was not abusive, and it was no more rude than any of the others there. It has been removed. I won't bother with LL again. Just made a...
- Thu 09 Oct, 2014 6:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
The odious Mr.Shelbrooke.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/we ... it-4408436" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/we ... it-4408436" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Thu 09 Oct, 2014 6:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
North Tyneside Council abandons prepaid benefit card trial.
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Council-cance ... rial/37384" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.localgov.co.uk/Council-cance ... rial/37384" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Thu 09 Oct, 2014 5:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
Kate Green speech . http://labourlist.org/2014/10/under-david-cameron-disabled-people-are-being-let-down-and-left-behind/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; http://www.kategreen.org/index.php/westminster-news/shadow-minister-for-disabled-people/790-labour-party-disability-benef...
- Thu 09 Oct, 2014 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
Double session on the dentists couch but have never had teeth out [two, a stitch in one of them] where I ended up in more pain than before. Don't know where to put myself. It's so bad it gave me the shakes. Now my ear is aching in sympathy and the pain killers aren't even taking the edge off. Sod g...
- Thu 09 Oct, 2014 1:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
"The new figures, uncovered as part of Labour’s Zero-Based Review of government spending, show that ministers are set to spend over £8 billion more than planned on Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) in this parliament (2010-2015)" "Uncovered" as in being able to read.Politici...
- Thu 09 Oct, 2014 11:30 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
- Replies: 173
- Views: 77558
Re: Thursday 9th October 2014 - Dave's bumper birthday
Morning.
http://press.labour.org.uk/post/9953321 ... erspend-on" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Labour's plan to turn around 8 Billion overspend on disability benefits"
http://press.labour.org.uk/post/9953321 ... erspend-on" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Labour's plan to turn around 8 Billion overspend on disability benefits"
- Wed 08 Oct, 2014 8:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th October 2014
- Replies: 184
- Views: 93184
Re: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Congratulations to Ernst and Letsskip. There was a mini tornado near us this,afternoon.I didn't particularly notice the weather,then again I've "missed" an Eartquake before now. http://www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk/news/grassroots/alfreton-tornado-i-thought-we-were-in-the-eye-of-a-hurricane-ey...
- Wed 08 Oct, 2014 10:29 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th October 2014
- Replies: 184
- Views: 93184
Re: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Morning.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-29459754" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Lesser known things about being a wheelchair user"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-ouch-29459754" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"Lesser known things about being a wheelchair user"
- Wed 08 Oct, 2014 12:18 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Clegg promises Mental Health boost with 120 million funding. http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/oct/08/mental-health-care-120m-funding-waiting-time-targets-nick-clegg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Burnham response http://press.labour.org.uk/post/99438676119/response-t...
- Tue 07 Oct, 2014 11:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Another disasterous poll for Miliband as Populus gives 37/31 split. Smithson thinks it's just effects of the Conference season,time will tell. To be fair Populus have been consistent, to them conference season has had no impact whatsoever. You are correct,sorry.Smithson was referring to Yougov.
- Tue 07 Oct, 2014 11:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Another disasterous poll for Miliband as Populus gives 37/31 split.
Smithson thinks it's just effects of the Conference season,time will tell.
Smithson thinks it's just effects of the Conference season,time will tell.
- Tue 07 Oct, 2014 10:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Goodnight.AngryAsWell wrote:Night all
- Tue 07 Oct, 2014 10:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
AngryAsWell wrote:My time says 9.32 for both of us! Snap!HindleA wrote:FWIW Yougov has Labour with a two point lead 34/32
(No idea why my time is at 9.32 when its 22.34.... )
It's 1987 here .
- Tue 07 Oct, 2014 10:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
FWIW Yougov has Labour with a two point lead 34/32
- Tue 07 Oct, 2014 9:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Barbara Keeley bringing forward a Ten Minute Rule Bill next Tuesday that exempts Carers from the Bedroom Tax.
- Tue 07 Oct, 2014 1:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th October 2014
- Replies: 140
- Views: 57494
Re: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Afternoon.Lib Dems vote to keep the bedroom tax.Wilful ignorance.
- Mon 06 Oct, 2014 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 6th October 2014
- Replies: 151
- Views: 45969
Re: Monday 6th October 2014
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-29502817?utm_content=buffer83c5e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer I wonder what slant they'll put on this? Yes so do I. With some trepidation, I have to admit. Having heard a Radio 4 'profile' of White Dee the other evening .... w...
- Mon 06 Oct, 2014 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 6th October 2014
- Replies: 151
- Views: 45969
Re: Monday 6th October 2014
Transmission break :"Potter's Wheel"
- Sun 05 Oct, 2014 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
rebeccariots2 wrote:Just had our second short power cut of the evening.
Expect 'weather' to be with you soon wherever you are. It's very wild and windy here.
Same here,but that might have been the curry.
- Sun 05 Oct, 2014 10:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
Wow even Ian Birrell… Ian Birrell @ianbirrell 1m1 minute ago Surely this crazed suggestion to tax disability benefits cannot be for real? http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/iain-duncan-smith-wants-to-tax-disability-benefits-9775338.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return...
- Sun 05 Oct, 2014 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
letsskiptotheleft wrote:http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2014/10/da ... ard-trick/
Some good stuff on this blog.
Agree.I have been following it for some years.
- Sun 05 Oct, 2014 11:57 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
Q.
If prepaid benefit cards won't apply to the disabled why is North Tyneside including ESA/IB/SDA in their trials?
If prepaid benefit cards won't apply to the disabled why is North Tyneside including ESA/IB/SDA in their trials?
- Sun 05 Oct, 2014 11:05 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
Eph. There are so many philosophical,social and economic objections to making DLA/PIP taxable(or indeed means tested) ;some of which you touch on.The mere fact that IDS ,however sketchy,is attempting to render it non Universal equally applied (by whatever means)goes against the whole concept on whic...
- Sun 05 Oct, 2014 2:04 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
Thanks for link LC.Makes the visage of IDS on the Sunday papers and sycophantic coverage all the more sickening.
- Sun 05 Oct, 2014 1:54 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
Sorry don't understand. He's increasing payments? But then going to tax them? Will that affect many? Making DLA taxable,but promises to increase payments to poorer claimants.He's an arse. Ie it counts as taxable income. Surely that can only work in households where there is another income, such as ...
- Sat 04 Oct, 2014 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
AngryAsWell wrote:Sorry don't understand.HindleA wrote:IDS planning to make DLA/PIP taxable/increase for lower incomed.
He's increasing payments? But then going to tax them?
Will that affect many?
Making DLA taxable,but promises to increase payments to poorer claimants.He's an arse.
Ie it counts as taxable income.
- Sat 04 Oct, 2014 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
IDS planning to make DLA/PIP taxable/increase for lower incomed.
- Sat 04 Oct, 2014 9:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
- Replies: 337
- Views: 110545
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th October 2014
Evening. "Vince Cable slams excessive Tory cuts to the working poor" http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/oct/04/vince-cable-excessive-tory-cuts-working-poor" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; @wightpaint doesn't post comments very often but when he is does,let's ...
- Fri 03 Oct, 2014 7:53 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 3rd October
- Replies: 230
- Views: 76375
Re: Friday 3rd October
Morning.
Some analysis here
http://www.headoflegal.com/2014/10/03/f ... an-rights/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Some analysis here
http://www.headoflegal.com/2014/10/03/f ... an-rights/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Fri 03 Oct, 2014 12:23 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd October
- Replies: 191
- Views: 82000
Re: Thursday 2nd October
Full document
http://www.headoflegal.com/2014/10/03/p ... ghts-plan/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.headoflegal.com/2014/10/03/p ... ghts-plan/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Fri 03 Oct, 2014 12:05 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd October
- Replies: 191
- Views: 82000
Re: Thursday 2nd October
Sadiq Khan's response to the Tories human rights plan http://press.labour.org.uk/post/99005690214/there-are-so-many-contradictions-inaccuracies-and" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and an even more brief response from Liberty https://www.liberty-human-rights.org.uk/news/press...
- Thu 02 Oct, 2014 11:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd October
- Replies: 191
- Views: 82000
Re: Thursday 2nd October
frightful_oik wrote:UKIP woman being given lots of time. She's spoken more than any of the panellists.
It was Farage in drag(I'm not watching so that not might not quite "work")
- Thu 02 Oct, 2014 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd October
- Replies: 191
- Views: 82000
Re: Thursday 2nd October
Ed Miliband visits Middleton to support Liz McInnes [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa24N57zSeg&feature=youtu.be[/youtube] We were in front and to the left (looking at the screen) of ED. Press in front of us. (I'll bet the embed doesn't work so here's the link https://www.youtube.com/w...
- Thu 02 Oct, 2014 7:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd October
- Replies: 191
- Views: 82000
Re: Thursday 2nd October
Francesca "this is a morally disabled Government"Martinez has a segment on This Week tonight on the proposed benefit freeze.
- Thu 02 Oct, 2014 6:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd October
- Replies: 191
- Views: 82000
Re: Thursday 2nd October
David Cameron's Three Card Trick
http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2014/10/da ... ard-trick/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://touchstoneblog.org.uk/2014/10/da ... ard-trick/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;