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- Tue 07 Apr, 2015 10:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th April 2015
- Replies: 251
- Views: 37700
Re: Tuesday 7th April 2015
Thanks for the SNP link Wolfie. Was just saying yesterday to my other half, if only an SNPer would be brave enough to tell the truth. Have put the link on AS's blog, will probably get major 45-er verbal abuse for it, but at the moment it's swear at Blair time over there. With the Stalinist approach...
- Tue 07 Apr, 2015 9:42 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th April 2015
- Replies: 251
- Views: 37700
Re: Tuesday 7th April 2015
I've no idea why nobody (in the MSM) has the slightest interest in repeating/publicising this - although, as has always been the case, the threat of losing your livelihood by producing balanced, well-thought out reporting (that is in direct opposition to the unspoken 'party line') focuses the mind s...
- Tue 07 Apr, 2015 8:41 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th April 2015
- Replies: 251
- Views: 37700
- Tue 07 Apr, 2015 8:39 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th April 2015
- Replies: 251
- Views: 37700
Re: Tuesday 7th April 2015
Moraftinevenoon.... #hotdoggate seems to be the Tory version of the bacon sandwich....in that OGRFG has been photographed eating a hot dog...but he's so much more switched on and clever than nasty weak Mr Ed, he used a knife and fork, just like Nanny taught him, to avoid any 'unflattering' images. ....
- Mon 06 Apr, 2015 10:27 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Fri 3rd, Sat 4th, Sun 5th & Mon 6th April - Easter edition
- Replies: 830
- Views: 112408
Re: Fri 3rd, Sat 4th, Sun 5th & Mon 6th April - Easter editi
Aftermorneveninoon! Blimey - it's been busy in here the past few days :D ...let me see if I've got this right...SNP/Sturgeon (Green/Plaid/UKIP) 'We're breaking 'the 2 party Westmonster system'...umm...the coalition is 2 parties and Labour are a party...my adding up makes that 3 parties (but what do ...
- Wed 01 Apr, 2015 8:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 1st April 2015
- Replies: 185
- Views: 27740
Re: Wednesday 1st April 2015
I started at the beginning with the Green King boss...one site says little is known about his personal life. Bannantyne used to be more for Labour didn't he ? What really irks is all those right wingers complaining about the power of the unions, yet here, a small group of probably naturally right w...
- Sun 29 Mar, 2015 11:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
- Replies: 379
- Views: 76282
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
Sorry about the repeated post. The site is playing up again. On Twitter its started to be said that Grant Shapp's office is behind the Tory thug attack on Ed. If so it's deeply worrying. Just who or what has been in charge of our lives for the past five years? Tim Smith, the press officer the Sunda...
- Sun 29 Mar, 2015 11:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
- Replies: 379
- Views: 76282
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
Yesterday Cameron described a proportion of the population as "sneering socialists" (badge of honour eh?) and this morning Iain Duncan Smith called the person who leaked the 12 billion cuts and where they would come from as "some bitter individual" has others have remarked they ...
- Sun 29 Mar, 2015 10:47 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
- Replies: 379
- Views: 76282
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th March 2015
''A Sunday Mirror investigation has found the protest was organised by Tim Smith, a press officer at Conservative HQ, which is headed by party chairman Grant Shapps under PM David Cameron.'' So the Tories lied then ? Quelle surprise. A few days ago they were denying that Tories were involved. Will ...
- Fri 27 Mar, 2015 9:18 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 27th March 2015
- Replies: 154
- Views: 39375
Re: Friday 27th March 2015
I've woken up feeling angry and hopeless... Umm - I feel I should say something about living in hope (just north of Peterborough and rapidly approaching Landslide) but time is against me...I believe the light (can't use Sun or Sky) is starting to pierce the Murkydochian Mist and hope is getting bri...
- Fri 27 Mar, 2015 9:05 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 27th March 2015
- Replies: 154
- Views: 39375
Re: Friday 27th March 2015
Morneveaft... Just dropping in quickly (much busyness today) to say... Watched the 'interviews/audience questions' with a sinking heart - 'oooh, that nice Mr Cameron, he looks so nice and sounds great and he's obviously born to lead' fawn fawn genuflect (although Paxo gave a (very light) stuffing (s...
- Thu 26 Mar, 2015 9:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26th March
- Replies: 297
- Views: 91330
Re: Thursday 26th March
Picked this up yesterday.... A complaint to the United Nations was today launched on behalf of disabled people in the UK whose rights have been breached by the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF). The ILF, which is the subject of an on-going and desperate battle between disabled people and ...
- Thu 26 Mar, 2015 8:30 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26th March
- Replies: 297
- Views: 91330
Re: Tuesday 26th March 2015
Mafterevenoon all... UKIP revolution anyone? (Predictions based on opinion polls from 08 Mar 2015 to 25 Mar 2015, sampling 11,242 people.) ukipproj0.GIF ...and isn't Farridge standing in Thanet South? ukipproj2.GIF I'm absolutely totally convinced that the BBC and SKY and everyone will be rushing t...
- Thu 26 Mar, 2015 8:01 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26th March
- Replies: 297
- Views: 91330
Re: Tuesday 26th March 2015
Mafterevenoon all... UKIP revolution anyone? (Predictions based on opinion polls from 08 Mar 2015 to 25 Mar 2015, sampling 11,242 people.) ukipproj0.GIF ...and isn't Farridge standing in Thanet South? ukipproj2.GIF I'm absolutely totally convinced that the BBC and SKY and everyone will be rushing to...
- Wed 25 Mar, 2015 11:40 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 25th March 2015
- Replies: 158
- Views: 45478
Re: Wednesday 25th March 2015
WRT OGRFGs' presentational style (as discussed yesterday)... I've always seen the Empty Chicken as a bit of a 'low-rent' Tory Bliar - in that there was some sort of direct input into Bliars 'stage presence' (when his elbows mysteriously started to hang slightly further away from his body and the ba...
- Wed 25 Mar, 2015 10:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 25th March 2015
- Replies: 158
- Views: 45478
Re: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Tories blaming Labour for Lynton no show. Matthew Lawrence @xMATTxLAWx 15m15 minutes ago #LyntonCrosby's 'secret breakfast' cancelled at eleventh hour after Labour hijack rumour http://www.totalpolitics.com/blog/448396/lynton-crosbyand39s-and39secret-breakfastand39-cancelled-at-eleventh-hour-after...
- Wed 25 Mar, 2015 9:55 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 25th March 2015
- Replies: 158
- Views: 45478
Re: Wednesday 25th March 2015
WRT OGRFGs' presentational style (as discussed yesterday)... I've always seen the Empty Chicken as a bit of a 'low-rent' Tory Bliar - in that there was some sort of direct input into Bliars 'stage presence' (when his elbows mysteriously started to hang slightly further away from his body and the bac...
- Wed 25 Mar, 2015 8:23 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 25th March 2015
- Replies: 158
- Views: 45478
Re: Wednesday 25th March 2015
Maftinmorntingeve all... ...hmmm....smell bacon....we got any Reggae Reggae to go with it?...or brown?...or HP? (and please don't try and tell me that any self respecting member would for that sickly sweet red gloop known as 'tomato catsick' :sick: ) Speaking of 'smoked' foodstuffs, OGRFGs antics/ep...
- Tue 24 Mar, 2015 10:47 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 24th March 2015
- Replies: 196
- Views: 45865
Re: Tuesday 24th March 2015
... Doesn't look like they'll be a Green candidate though, so it could hinge on what Ukip does. 'And therein lies some of the problem, Willow904. There are traditional Labour voters in this area who have switched to UKIP against my every effort to educate them accordingly. Personally I do lean a li...
- Tue 24 Mar, 2015 10:09 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 24th March 2015
- Replies: 196
- Views: 45865
Re: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Trust a cartoonist to be so concise: Kremlinology of the Kindergarten Sums it up nicely. Trouble is it's working quite well. Loads of Tories being invited to speculate on what it all means and being given carte blanche to get plenty of digs in at Labour. 'The mess we inherited/finishing the job on ...
- Mon 23 Mar, 2015 9:20 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 23rd March 2015
- Replies: 180
- Views: 38382
Re: Monday 23rd March 2015
Another little thought (that's what you have when you have a little brain like mine :lol: ) WRT the debate debacle.....so am I right in thinking, after all OGRFGs a-ducking and a-diving, a-bobbin and a -weavin, we're reduced to a pointless exercise? The '5-way' opposition debate for example...will f...
- Mon 23 Mar, 2015 8:58 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 23rd March 2015
- Replies: 180
- Views: 38382
Re: Monday 23rd March 2015
These allegations aren't new, but BBC & Welsh press reporting today- Police investigate abuse claims against late Labour MPs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32009589" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; but they're LABOUR Yah Yah... LABOUR ...so they'll (Westmonster MSM/TPTB in...
- Mon 23 Mar, 2015 8:43 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 23rd March 2015
- Replies: 180
- Views: 38382
Re: Monday 23rd March 2015
Evetimornington all Firstly - @AAW - yes, yes, OK....that's fine (sorry - makes me a little uncomfortable seeing a 'is that OK, Wolfie' every time I read your (excellent) posts and am suitably embarrassed about hope (which is where I live, just North of Peterborough and getting closer to Landslide) ...
- Thu 19 Mar, 2015 9:56 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 19th March 2015
- Replies: 219
- Views: 49640
Re: Thursday 19th March 2015
Morning all. Believe it or not I have very little to say about yesterday's budget. I may be drawn but needless to say am unimpressed. One of the things I've found interesting on visits to this site has been the accounts of doorstep canvassing. RebaccaRiots (isn't it?) and ErnstRemarx' contributions...
- Thu 19 Mar, 2015 9:12 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 19th March 2015
- Replies: 219
- Views: 49640
Re: Thursday 19th March 2015
Morning all. Believe it or not I have very little to say about yesterday's budget. I may be drawn but needless to say am unimpressed. One of the things I've found interesting on visits to this site has been the accounts of doorstep canvassing. RebaccaRiots (isn't it?) and ErnstRemarx' contributions...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 11:34 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
If Reeves genuinely said that then she is irredeemably stupid, but I'm still suspicious as the Guardian have serious form with misquoting her words. I tend to agree with Lonewolfie, possibly best to say nothing if you know what you do say will get twisted. But I'm close to giving up anyway, I think...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 10:49 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
Also - Happy St.Patrick's Day. Happy Commonwealth Day. And I wish Rachel Reeves would just be quiet. Pleeeeeaaase, Rachel. The disability Bloggers and Tweeters are up in arms this morning. With reason. As I've said before, I'm not Reeves biggest fan, but are you sure she is being quoted accurately?...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 10:32 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
...and speaking of the boys in blue, I apologise now for the nature of this link so early, but I'm not sure that this was mentioned yesterday.... http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/16/police-watchdog-investigate-claims-met-covered-up-child-abuse ...but Empty Dave says it's a conspiracy the...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 10:04 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
I have a question for our IT specialists: Why is it that sometimes I can click on a link in a post & it opens in a new tab & at other times, I'm directed there from this tab ? Today, I have clicked on yahyah's post to Wales Online & it opened a new tab but all of Lonewolfies links open ...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 9:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
There is, as they say, much more to come....the PIE Office in Queen Annes Gate (a Home Office building) from 1979...who was in the Home Office again?
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/po ... 89051.html
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- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 8:57 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
Talking of whistleblowers; the BBC story about police officers allegedly being threatened with the Official Secrets Act if they did spilled the beans about Cyril Smith & his pals sick and illegal activities... Why has Cameron not made any move to officially remove the legal threat against ex an...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 8:46 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
...and speaking of the boys in blue, I apologise now for the nature of this link so early, but I'm not sure that this was mentioned yesterday.... http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/mar/16/police-watchdog-investigate-claims-met-covered-up-child-abuse ...but Empty Dave says it's a conspiracy theo...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 8:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
Apart from the issue of drip feeding Tory budget plans to the media (whatever happened to a tight lipped Chancellor and his red box, the Budget first revealed to the country in the House ?) Osborne's help the rich plan is just so obvious, so depressing. ''George Osborne has drawn up plans that woul...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 8:32 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
Morning ! Leanne Wood's been moaning that Ed's in "danger of handing the keys to power to a Tory-Ukip government" because he ruled out a coalition with the SNP. Wood needs to consider that voting SNP, Plaid or Green in seats that Labour could win risks handing the keys of power to the Tor...
- Tue 17 Mar, 2015 8:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
- Replies: 209
- Views: 50671
Re: Tuesday 17th.March 2015
Morftingeveninooningtoningtonington all. Are you sure it's not this Michael Green, Ephie? Another (powerful) broadcaster supporting and influencing Thatcher...and employing someone highly qualified in pointing at fish. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Green_%28television_magnate%29 ...after all,...
- Fri 13 Mar, 2015 10:06 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 13th March 2015
- Replies: 181
- Views: 42684
Re: Friday 13th March 2015
@ Wolfie The Dalai Lama has said: “as far as sociopolitical beliefs are concerned, I consider myself a Marxist.” In 'Beyond Dogma: Dialogues and Discourses' ''Of all the modern economic theories, the economic system of Marxism is founded on moral principles, while capitalism is concerned with only ...
- Fri 13 Mar, 2015 9:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 13th March 2015
- Replies: 181
- Views: 42684
Re: Friday 13th March 2015
Good aftmornevetinoonington Well...that was interesting....had one of my very (and increasingly) infrequent visits to Radio 4 Toady Tory PPB this morning. Justin (for I think it was he): "Go on - admit it - if ED MILIBAND and LABOUR hadn't introduced the price freeze pledge, energy prices would...
- Wed 11 Mar, 2015 9:24 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 11th March 2015
- Replies: 222
- Views: 46667
Re: Wednesday 11th March 2015
ScreenShot00320.jpg However .... ScreenShot00321.jpg Maybe we should petition Parliament to get a select committee to investigate the select committees. My (oft repeated) position is that we need a full public inquiry into all the laws/legislation/sell-offs/re-organisation of public services that h...
- Wed 11 Mar, 2015 8:48 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 11th March 2015
- Replies: 222
- Views: 46667
Re: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Morning all! http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-31814662 Children in care "get a raw deal" and the government is not doing enough to help them, MPs have said in a report. In particular the Department for Education shows "alarming reluctance to play an active role" in improving ...
- Wed 11 Mar, 2015 8:36 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 11th March 2015
- Replies: 222
- Views: 46667
Re: Wednesday 11th March 2015
Apparently HSBC bigwigs have friends at the Indy. This piece appeared yesterday, a fabulous piece of one sided character assassination. I have no clue as to the truth of the story the guy is bringing up. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/with-a-past-like-hers-margaret-hodge-might-show-a-b...
- Mon 09 Mar, 2015 11:05 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 9th March 2015
- Replies: 187
- Views: 50841
Re: Monday 9th March 2015
I thought that the number of Free Schools that David Cameron was supposedly intending to open was in the high 200s (that was what I read yesterday). What's going on? The long-anticipated, long-overdue total meltdown of the Tories (including Tory Blur) and their anti-human neo-liberal Thatcherite st...
- Mon 09 Mar, 2015 11:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 9th March 2015
- Replies: 187
- Views: 50841
Re: Monday 9th March 2015
Talking of language, I noticed that Empty was 'challenging' EM to rule out a deal with the Nats. Well Dave, if you were to turn up to the debates, you'd have the perfect opportunity to do just that. But you won't because you're a craven poltroon aren't you. Tough talk, weak man. Go and have a cobra...
- Mon 09 Mar, 2015 10:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 9th March 2015
- Replies: 187
- Views: 50841
Re: Monday 9th March 2015
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-31793683 Cameron promises 500 more Free Schools Is he losing the plot? Now PfY - it's a 'plan', not a 'plot'....didn't you get the memo? Apols (as ever) if this has been posted before....it's quite long, but interesting all the same... Recent reporting on illegal...
- Wed 04 Mar, 2015 9:56 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 4th March 2015
- Replies: 203
- Views: 67616
Re: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Morning. Osborne crowing on Today - what a horrid breakfast soundtrack. Yes - he concedes - the poorest have suffered from the mistakes made before the 'Great Recession' - he makes it sound as though that's quite understandable and right. And then he goes on to say the IFS report lays the lie to pe...
- Tue 03 Mar, 2015 5:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
- Replies: 183
- Views: 43677
Re: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/mar/03/tory-minister-inhuman-inflexibility-benefit-sanctions Nick Boles, a business and education minister, told constituents the way sanctions were used in some cases did need to be looked at but acknowledged that change was not likely until after the gener...
- Tue 03 Mar, 2015 1:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
- Replies: 183
- Views: 43677
Re: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Morftereveninoon :) I can't help feeling slightly downhearted here in Hope (just North of Peterborough). It seems Osborne is in fact the 'evil genius' many claim him to be and not just an elitist over-privileged sack of Bullingdon Bullshit - the 'DevoManc' NHS furore has panned out exactly as I sus...
- Tue 03 Mar, 2015 12:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
- Replies: 183
- Views: 43677
Re: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
It all seems to be unraveling for the Dodgy Dimwit....so is child abuse a conspiracy or not? (rhetorical) Teachers, social workers who work with children and councillors could face up to five years in prison if they turn a blind eye to child abuse under proposals to be set out on Tuesday by David Ca...
- Tue 03 Mar, 2015 9:34 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
- Replies: 183
- Views: 43677
Re: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
This is a good piece about living with Autism in the family...I just wonder why a contribution from an American has been selected - within the Autistic community there are many British parents who could've written exactly the same thing... http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/as-a-parent-of-a...
- Tue 03 Mar, 2015 8:51 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
- Replies: 183
- Views: 43677
Re: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Hello and good morning UN ET AL ........ Well this all pretty much started off really as just a simple question I was going to ask Ernst via PM last night about homelessness in Bury. See I might have mentioned before that I live in Manchester and you know I’ve been homeless. I was just very concern...
- Tue 03 Mar, 2015 8:12 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
- Replies: 183
- Views: 43677
Re: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Morftereveninoon :) I can't help feeling slightly downhearted here in Hope (just North of Peterborough). It seems Osborne is in fact the 'evil genius' many claim him to be and not just an elitist over-privileged sack of Bullingdon Bullshit - the 'DevoManc' NHS furore has panned out exactly as I susp...