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yahyah

Looks like the Guardian is using a random phrase generator.

'Abandoned truck dripping rancid chicken juice' is one of their current Breaking News banner headlines.

yahyah

It's official, Nigel Farage is weirder than Ed.

What is bizarre is that only 9% think Cameron is weird.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 55345.html

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Thanks for the reply. Let'sskiptotheleft leaves near Neath, maybe near you ?

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Digital radio sales fall to six-year low Consecutive quarterly growth in digital’s share of listening comes to a halt despite cross-industry marketing campaign http://www.theguardian.com/media/2014/sep/25/digital-radio-sales-dab Digital radio’s share of total radio listening, including DAB, mobile,...

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RobertSnozers wrote:Did I make that post about 'boots on the ground' and it was considered offensive, or did I not get round to pressing 'submit'?

Didn't see one appear Rob.

yahyah

Seeing how many Bake Off fans there are, maybe Salmond should have demanded a bake off with Alastair Darling to settle the indy referendum outcome ?

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Latest top story on the Indie, hope FTN will be ok ? Shellshock: Bash bug 'bigger than Heartbleed' could undermine security of millions of websites http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/shell-shock-bash-bug-bigger-than-heartbleed-could--undermine-security-of-millions-of-websites-9...

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Dan. it's just a thought but would one of those Capcha? apps. [copying letters and numbers into a box before you can register] help? It cuts out the robotic spam at least. I like your thinking Ohso. I set one up a couple of weeks ago and they're still getting through. Will be looking at other versi...

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Have just completed a political poll for Opinium and some questions were asked about Labour & the economy. One of the statements I was asked to respond to was: 'The Labour Party has learnt the lessons on the economy from its time in government' Sounds like a push/poll question, as you could eit...

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Same story, two different reports: Vince Cable admits Funding for Lending failure Business secretary Vince Cable has conceded defeat over the government’s Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), as net lending to SMEs fell in the first two quarters of 2014 http://economia.icaew.com/news/september-2014/vin...

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Have just completed a political poll for Opinium and some questions were asked about Labour & the economy. One of the statements I was asked to respond to was: 'The Labour Party has learnt the lessons on the economy from its time in government' Sounds like a push/poll question, as you could eith...

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& how about using reverse psychology? Smile as sweetly as a baby after a good feed, that might disarm them completely. No! Never play that game. You are on camera from the moment you arrive. The stress sends muggins into quivering wreck mode, so no faking here. But trying to act happy is not a ...

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Sky'sGoneOut wrote:You're right of course Yahyah. Reason should always prevail.

But that was the hardest political kick in the balls I've ever experienced...and I've had a few.

Must admit reason isn't always the thing that springs into my mind first when it comes to politics.

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Our Year 7 kids have been given homework by their spanish teacher to greet 10 teachers in spanish and get them to sign their planners as evidence, so I am surrounded by 11 year olds shouting 'Hola!'. I went to see one of the other spanish teachers today to ask her to teach me something filthy but s...

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I've no idea what comments were made nor by whom but whatever they were, I hope the air has been cleared & we can get back to being the alternative to the Graun as was the original intention of setting up this haven. The debate yesterday just highlighted for me how Labour have a coalition of so...

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At all of you - responses so far. If yahyah is right - pathetic - and I'd hoped that wasn't it. How it came across to me was the kind of lazy casual sniping for saying something positive about fellow FTNers - or for actually being committed to something - the kind of comment I hate about the Guardi...

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Sorry, Good morning! As I've written on the Sparrow thread this morning, it's a stunning day here in Stoke. It rained last night & the sunny, clear, clean air is delightful. It's one of those days it's good to be alive. My spouse is in an equally good mood. May you all be having good mornings, ...

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Morning all. Second RR2's appreciation of last night's debate, I really enoyed the posts and thanks to OneButtonMonkey for dipping in. From the Welsh press - a new post referendum poll for BBC Wales shows enthusiasm for Welsh independence, already low, has dropped since the Yes/No vote. 3% want Wels...

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Thanks OhSo, if you can get me some hot pokers and brimstone by Friday I'd gladly give them Hell otherwise all I can offer is a pissed off scowl making them aware I'm not happy to be there. Is that evil enough? Just wishing you all the very best for Friday. Fingers crossed for success! More fingers...

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Cameron's also posing for the cameras as he walks along. What a twit.
Bragging and swaggering. Embarrassing.

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Thought Peter Jukes knew all there was to know about phone hacking, but he didn't know this: Peter Jukes ‏@peterjukes News to me: Guardian 2006: Foreign Sec David Miliband a phone hacking victim http://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/nov/30/pressandpublishing.themonarchy" onclick="window.op...

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Somebody actually got paid for writing this rubbish ?

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... ence-world" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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I must admit that I didn't think Ed's speech was as strong as last year.
There, I've said it.
Maybe it's because I felt more of an emotional connection to it last year.

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JackPranker wrote:
ohsocynical wrote:
JackPranker wrote:Ed Balls
Where, where?
Trying to get Nick Robinson involved in a game of football...

That would be worth watching.

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JackPranker wrote:Ed Balls

Part of your post is missing.

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PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Who would have thought he would have thought he would turn Better Together into his slogan?

Quite remarkable really.

It'll be a red rag to some though.

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Watching Ed talking without a script to a massive room filled with people & finding it hard to reconcile the person I'm watching with the common perception of him being awkward, inept & unable to lead a country. What he's doing takes balls far bigger than any of his detractors possess. Agre...

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Sound synch seems to have glitched - strangely, so it makes Ed seem slightly off.
BBC should be able to get that right.

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He's going to be talking for 80 minutes, if I heard Neil correctly, so there'll be plenty more to hear.

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BBC Parliament has flipped to covering the Scottish Parliament. So I assume Ed Miliband's speech is to be broadcast on BBC News24 (which means there's no escape from Andrew Neil). I'm confused. BBC2, but still no escape from Andrew Neil I'm afraid. He hasn't been as bad as Jo Coburn so far. Did any...

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Anyone who has been sent a long political survey from YouGov this morning-

Don't do it yet as there seem to be problems.
Have finished it but cannot log the points as the site is stuck.

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Did I just hallucinate all the people supporting Yes that I heard on the BBC then ?

On everything from Radio 4 science programmes to early morning farming there were both Yes & No people given similar airtime to discuss/debate their views.

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Morning all. BBC Breakfast first item on local South West news "Labour party delegates are defending Ed Miliband today" :fire: :wall: Maybe we should take a leaf out of the uber-Yessers strategy book and demonstrate outside the BBC & Guardian buildings :x Uber-Yessers? Are they the sa...

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Did we have this last night ? Haven't caught up yet.

New: Ashcroft National Poll: Con 27%, Lab 33%, Lib Dem 9%, UKIP 17%, Green 6%

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danesclose wrote:Morning all. BBC Breakfast first item on local South West news "Labour party delegates are defending Ed Miliband today"

Maybe we should take a leaf out of the uber-Yessers strategy book and demonstrate outside the BBC & Guardian buildings

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Another bash Labour headline: ''Labour councils spend most with private suppliers New analysis of local government spending dispels myths about Labour being anti-private sector'' http://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2014/sep/23/labour-councils-spend-more-private-suppliers-conservative&q...

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Morning. Plaid Cymru has announced that Dafydd Wigley [remember him ?] will be running their general election 2015 campaign, and are aiming for a balance of power holding bloc with the SNP. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/dafydd-wigley-run-plaids-general-7812320" onclick="wind...

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frightful_oik wrote:Yep, Sarah Montague is another who I'd like to see sacked.

I switch off when it's her and John Humphreys.

Am a fan of Michel Hussain, think she's very good and with none of the Fiona Bruce-ish posh gal amateur dramatics that Montagu goes for.

yahyah

Live near Aberaeron/Lampeter in Ceredigion, Wales.

Born in London to mum & dad both with Italian born parents from Northern Italy.

Moved to Cirencester with Yorkshire born husband, then downsized and retired early to Wales.

That's why I consider myself British, not English.

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Ah, Ed Balls followed by Nick Robinson, because we can't possibly understand the words that Balls says ourselves & did you hear the business piece at about 7.20am ? Sarah Montague's intro & Digby Jones suggesting Labour are not business friendly because of the pledge to raise the minimum wa...

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Was going to start a Books/Writing thread, and OhSo's mentioned she's been writing a novel too. Like you I've got background research/back story/plot outlines and quite a few scenes and chapters based on partisans in Northern Italy in 1943 -45. [It may come as a shock to some as my online postings ...

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If Yes had won there would have been many people who would have woken up feeling angry and betrayed too. That's the nature of politics particularly when you have a referendum with no shade of grey for people to actively vote for on the ballot. Cameron & Salmond take the blame for that. At least ...

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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. No use whatsoever my horse is a mare. Unless she wants to be peed on Catherine is out of luck. :lol: :lol:

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Or in my husband's case, turn up naked - with Captain Beefheart records. 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.... ...

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gilsey wrote:Cute pic of Ed and Justine at the top of AS blog at the G.

How phony would it look if it was CallMe and Sam?

Sorry for the trivia but constitutional matters make my brain hurt.

Don't apologise. It's been a heavy couple of weeks.
They do look rather nice together don't they.

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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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I've been sort of enjoying this thread / exchange today - in an appalled kind of way. Jim Sillars ‏@NaeFear Let Yes assert new indy rule – no more ref – majority votes and seats at Holyrood 2016 enough #the45 Kevin Schofield ‏@schofieldkevin 2h Spoken like a true democrat .... https://twitter.com/n...

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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 Gordo...

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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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It's a name I came up with for a character in a book I never wrote – 'though I've still got some plot outlines, character sketches, and location notes somewhere so there's a bit of a chance it'll get revived. I've used it on a couple of forums, over the years. Anyway, here goes: Lady Centauria was ...

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