Funny how Labour are so strong in Nottinghamshire. Bassetlaw is a large constituency, and Sherwood quite large. Are the Labour voters all in the towns, or are there some lefty countryfolk out there. I only thought you got those in County Durham in England. And Stroud, obviously. Ex-mining communiti...

On the subject of Sue Marsh & her decision to work for Maximus ... I think it's very naive of her to think she can change this company's practice from within in the way I think she believes is possible. Customer service is all about setting standards which show the organisation in a good light w...

Judicial review proceedings start tomorrow -'re Sanctuary rooms and bedroom tax http://www.doughtystreet.co.uk/news/article/high-court-to-hear-legal-challenge-to-bedroom-tax-for-domestic-violence-vic" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Apparently this one - benefit cap & lo...

Haven’t had time to read through everything, but that Ukip candidate’s campaign poster upthread doesn’t meet Electoral Commission guidelines, imho: 2.33 Campaign publicity material is subject to a number of restrictions under electoral law. For example, no campaign publicity material may resemble a ...

Morning.
My ‘do not feed the troll’ post on politics live has been modded. Sheesh.

And when Ed's had a chance to outline what he plans for the regions, which sounds a good idea, then I reckon people will start coming round. A read just a single line the other day saying: Ken Clarke warns: changing the constitution is an extremely lengthy process. It’s come to something when you f...

More on "the bad day for Grayling" for those interested http://www.legalactiongroupnews.org.uk/judicial-review-pontoon/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Has anyone kept count of the times this government has been challenged in court? It has to be one for the record...

Birmingham city council leader warns of 'ticking timebomb' of financial cuts Sir Albert Bore says cuts over next four years will lead to more job losses and leave council unable to provide some services http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/sep/16/birmingham-city-council-leader-ticking-timebomb-f...

The "let's form a feminist political party like in Sweden" piece in the Graun is good for a laugh, if not much else ;) I’m taking it as an opportunity to point up that only one party has made any progress wrt to women elected to Parliament and that the same party when in govt enacted the ...

Is this a joke? Greg Stone ‏@gm_stone 47m Lib Dems block Tory plan to privatise Channel 4 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/media/11093533/Ministers-blocked-bid-to-privatise-Channel-4.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; They seem to...

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Panelbase tonight has "no" narrowly ahead - but for that ICM bombshell, I would be feeling fairly confident now......

Have you seen the Observer editorial on the inde ref yet?

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfre ... ndum-union

Judicial Review into the BT set for the 19/20th November.Concerning domestic violence victims and sanctuary rooms.Background here: http://www.hmbsolicitors.co.uk/news/category/item/?asset_id=1580" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Thanks for the info. I really find it difficul...

Christ almighy, this is incredible. Even for Louise Mensch. Afzal Nazir takes over as head of CPS in NW. Re-opens prosecution file into Rochdale groomers, who get successfully prosecuted. Mensch not only holds him responsible for previous reluctance to prosecute, but blames him for Rotherham which ...

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...

You have absolutely lost me with that post TE - have to admit I don't understand a word of it. But I do hope Grim Squeaker doesn't quit posting here. There's quite a diverse range of sense of humours on FTN ... You can google NFN. As for the other one, it is a reference to the two Yorkshire men ske...

so there we have it, PCC's are untouchable !! Yes, it’s looking that way, even the Police & Crime Panels don’t seem to have any powers to dismiss the PCC. There was also a damning report from HMIC wrt SY police earlier this year, on their response to domestic violence. In fairness, I believe Wr...

I’ve managed to log in - success! There’s some horrendous stuff being posted on the Rotherham abuse threads. Plus multiple complaints about being moderated (presumably for posting unsavoury crap). Old rusty over on politics live is almost a breath of fresh air in comparison. Assuming Shaun Wright st...