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Lonewolfie

A guy off the street. https://www.politicshome.com/news/world/news/80624/bill-clinton-labour-chose-jeremy-corbyn-he-was-maddest-person-room" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Took you some time today to get a bit of Corbyn-bashing in...that's the 'guy off the street' who has s...

Lonewolfie

A genuine question... If the European Union has a internal trading agreement called the 'Internal Market' (I believe (TM) it's only referred to as the 'Single Market' in Britain) which contains the member states of the European Union, how can a member state that leaves still be part of the Internal ...

Lonewolfie

martinson wrote:Good morning.
Just to say beware the shy trumper.

Is it because they're silent but deadly?

(I'll get my coat again and won't be put out if the Mods think this is a stink too far

)

Lonewolfie

Trussell Trust to deliver more emergency food parcels than ever before - the guardian https://apple.news/A_e_EpOVBSjKTT57XlDgZSg" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The trust’s latest food bank figures came as charity campaigners revealed huge variations in the extent of child ...

Lonewolfie

...and who's that?...the 'outsourced cleaning provider' for John Lewis, I mean...Compass Group you say?...weren't they implicated in some other scandal....wasn't there a joke?...oh, yes... What cheese would you use to hide a horse? Mascarpone...with extra helpings on the Tesco Lasagne ...I'll get my...

Lonewolfie

Morfterbubble afterall... Not sure if this has been mentioned...(Canary again, so usual apologies to those who don't like it).... The disgraceful truth about John Lewis that the mainstream media is ignoring Second-class citizens John Lewis outsources the contract for cleaning to Compass Group. The c...

Lonewolfie

The polls simply demonstrate why media reform is urgently required IMO. And by 'reform' I assume you mean some kind of legal regulation? You and I are both old enough to recall that blaming the media is exactly what the Labour party resorted to in the 1980s to explain failure. "It isn't our fa...

Lonewolfie

...and while I'm at it....a reminder of what 'we the people' are up against....from 2 years ago... Central Government has more than 1,500 comms staff - 'and it's still impossible to get answers until after deadline' Guardian and Spectator writer Nick Cohen said the revelation was a sign that current...

Lonewolfie

Complaining about the media is no longer enough, I feel. There needs to be some sort of organised campaign to get them to report this stuff. Any ideas? Ha - make me king/emperor/president/omnipotent being for the day and I'll immediately replace James (Murkydochian) Harding with Richard Sambrook as...

Lonewolfie

Carney has played a blinder imho. Good luck recruiting someone to take over just before the Brexit Brown stuff really hits the fan and a GE. ...and yet...all of this is still true (and (again!) apologies, this time for the 'kool aid' reference in the title - I know that's quite a sensitive subject ...

Lonewolfie

If the amendment Labour are supporting is a recommendation made by Leveson, I would assume all the pros and cons would have been carefully weighed and the recommendation made for good reasons. As Labour supported this amendment in the Lords, it would be strange for them not to back up that support ...

Lonewolfie

Morfternoon all... ...and firstly, an apology for my post about the Yemen vote the other day - it seemed to stir up a bit of a hornets' nest, which was not the intention...I had also read the list of MPs involved and can't believe (TM) the likes of Yasmin Qureshi and Paul Flynn would have 'rebelled'...

Lonewolfie

Apologies in advance if this upsets anyone in here (and if it's been mentioned before) - I'm also aware that the Canary isn't particularly popular with some here - also apologies for mentioning the unmentionable terrible awful non-leading leader so early...but...over 100 Labour MPs effectively voted...

Lonewolfie

....on the seat vacated by Trustafarian Zac....the (possible) Lib-Dem candidate seems quite taken by The Mayhem... The probable Liberal Democrat candidate in the Richmond Park by-election has said she greeted the appointment of the new Conservative leader by saying: “Thank goodness Theresa May is go...

Lonewolfie

Morfternoon....you have got to be fracking kidding me....has the Idiot Dipped in Sh1t found a tiny shred of humanity? (Rhetorical, natch - there is no redemption for that particular excuse for a human - not even his much vaunted stupidity) Flabber...meet completely and totally ghasted... Mr Duncan S...

Lonewolfie

Bank of England governor Mark Carney warns Theresa May not to tell him how to do his job 'We are not going to take instruction on our policies from the political side' http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/bank-of-england-governor-mark-carney-theresa-may-job-a7362801.html" onclick=&quo...

Lonewolfie

Morfternoon... I hope (where I live etc :) ) no-one minds me reposting a link from @YahYah yesterday.... Put trade unionists on Brexit negotiation team, TUC’s Frances O’Grady says http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-eu-referendum-tuc-frances-o-grady-trade-unionists-negotiating-team-...

Lonewolfie

Question number 3: (i) maintaining full membership of the Single Market, as at present; (ii) negotiating UK terms for membership of the European Economic Area; (iii) negotiating UK terms for membership of the European Free Trade Agreement; (iv) negotiating a Customs union with the EU; (v) negotiati...

Lonewolfie

JonnyT1234 wrote:Donald Trump told 14-year-old girls: ‘In a couple of years I’ll be dating you’ - The Independent
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'Such a comedian'

Not laughing. Not laughing at all.

Seconded...most definitely not laughing.

Lonewolfie

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/35-million-boost-for-ultra-low-emission-vehicles Remind me. How much has been wasted on Johnson vanity projects? This sum in comparison is pitifully low. Who better to select as the person to represent the whole country to the rest of the world :roll: I continue t...

Lonewolfie

well i was paraphrasing to be fair, the Normans being vikings (Danes?) with big houses in what's now france - or something along those lines ...and the English being Angles and Saxons from Denmark...so a turf war between lots of tribes, none of which were from round 'ere...or France. (I'm really no...

Lonewolfie

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/oct/14/lowell-goddard-child-abuse-inquiry-judge-denies-racism-claims Lowell Goddard, former UK child abuse inquiry judge, denies racism claims Goddard, who unexpectedly resigned as chair of the public inquiry into institutional child abuse, says she is consu...

Lonewolfie

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/us-uk-military-action-russia-syria-bombing-aleppo-a7360226.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; UK and US both consider military options amid warnings Russia will 'flatten' Aleppo We're too busy doing important things like fight...

Lonewolfie

Meanwhile, elsewhere (in the real world)...this could and should be good news...

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Lonewolfie

Labour does *not* favour hard Brexit, and to state otherwise is a lie. Simple as. My view (fwiw) is Labour seem to be saying 'OK then - you want Brexit - off you jolly well trot and come back with your plan and we'll see what we think'...thereby giving 'em enough rope? Do we think Gidiot will be su...

Lonewolfie

An interesting outside perspective on the UK government's motivation for pursuing a damaging "hard" Brexit: https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/hard-brexit-theresa-may-by-jacek-rostowski-2016-10" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; My personal belief is that i...

Lonewolfie

Oh dear. The guardian up to dirty tricks in trying to drive a wedge between Corbyn and Starmer where none exists. Read and spot the difference between Corbyn's prior statements and what Starmer is quoted as saying. Clue: there isn't one. Keir Starmer calls for immigration to be reduced - the guardi...

Lonewolfie

The only defence I have seen is "this is the Murdoch press out to get him." But but Hugo...what if the accusations are in fact baseless? Surely any bright legal mind would agree to an 'innocent until proven guilty' stance? Definitely ttfn this time Absolutely. Go read the documents, refle...

Lonewolfie

Or was the Murdoch press out to get him ? The only defence I have seen is "this is the Murdoch press out to get him." But but Hugo...what if the accusations are in fact baseless? Surely any bright legal mind would agree to an 'innocent until proven guilty' stance? Definitely ttfn this time

Lonewolfie

Just for a bit of balance re Lavery, I'm assuming you meant the accusations around the mortgage payments? Some info here (I'd link to his own 'setting the record straight' but would guess it would seem biased) For example, Ian Lavery MP bought his house with a loan from a fund set up by his union. H...

Lonewolfie

I also remember quite a few commenters stating a dislike for Corbyns' approach and that McDonnell would be a better bet - it seems he too is now 'useless/no good'. He would, of course, be the first Chancellor in a very long time (if ever) with previous (very successful) experience of running multi-...

Lonewolfie

"nd generally trying to actively pursue the goals of the majority who voted out, will alienate those outward looking people who celebrate multi-culturalism and are unconcerned about the growing number of Labour MPs from an ethnic background." The only ones I hear nakedly pivoting with the...

Lonewolfie

Is anyone here happy at Abbott's appointment or has a view to why it is a good decision from Corbyn ? That's a genuine question, not rhetorical. Happy's perhaps a bit of a stretch....however I did see some stuff last night stating how Abbott is particularly 'on the money' when it comes to the IPL B...

Lonewolfie

Summed up nicely... http://i68.tinypic.com/20uzv2e.jpg ...the ones cheering it on will all be right wingers living in London far away from the action I expect. ...and all those in charge of selling the site-licensing, members of the boards of the security companies (to stop the unwashed crusties ge...

Lonewolfie

Joan Smith being a comedian in the Guardian: Surely such allegations, indeed all issues raised by the case, demonstrate the urgent need for ministers to set up the second part of the Leveson inquiry, specifically to examine relationships between the police and the press and whether they work toward...

Lonewolfie

Morfterbubble afterall... Firstly - my apologies to @Hugo....the 'lower orders' comment did indeed 'cross the line'....however...it was based in the frustration at the continuous referral to those without the financial means to live comfortably as 'the poor'....speaking for myself personally now, I ...

Lonewolfie

But, but, but. Commentators spend too long on all this. The problem with Corbyn is not that he is right but unelectable. The latter is unprovable. The problem is he is wrong. Engage on the substance, on housing, or the £500bn investment pledge, or the random living wage figure, or University fundin...

Lonewolfie

That took longer than it should've :oops: so am now late....however, in the spirit of 'other opinions are available', this for balance regarding Labour and anti-Semitism... Stephane Savary, journalist for Scisco Media, met with Ariel Moshe and Yoni Higgsmith from Jewish Voice, a progressive and soci...

Lonewolfie

That well organised plot everyone around here believes in https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimwaterson/the-corbyn-supremacy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not necessarily everyone - however it came about, it had the effect of allowing Clouncy Funt to clounce off unscathed from his...

Lonewolfie

Morfternooningtons.... ...a little bit of link-monkeying... I find myself in the unusual position of agreeing with Mr O'Leary... The outspoken Remain campaigner said most of the Cabinet did not have a clue what Brexit will look like, and described predictions of positive agreements as "arrogant...

Lonewolfie

Libya seemed like a good idea at the time tbf. The overwhelming support from MPs was partly explained by a widespread assumption that *some* lessons had to have been learned from the disastrous post-conflict aftermath in Iraq - well you would think so, wouldn't you? The reality of course was that D...

Lonewolfie

...and whilst on the subject of good ol' Uncle Rupert, his workload has recently increased substantially.... Rupert Murdoch has taken control of Fox News after ousting embattled Roger Ailes amid claims of sexual harassment . The newspaper mogul , executive co-chairman of parent company 21st Century ...

Lonewolfie

Cameron's 'shock' resignation from Parliament put into some context ? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-37356873" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Dunno - I thought it might have something to do with this... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2750024/New-BBC-chief-su...

Lonewolfie

A little bit of anecdotal stuff... I met an 'Outer' of my acquaintance (who is actually a really nice chap - just seems to have a bee in his bonnet about 'immigruntz' and has been caustic about the EU for as long as I've known him) over the weekend at a party - said party attended by probably a mini...

Lonewolfie

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnJTOmtXEAAYPHb.jpg Is it only entryism when the left of the party do it ? If I may say - the tone of this is a bit patronising (the insert, not you Yah-Yah, natch :oops: ) - as though politically active people haven't seen or heard anything about Labours leadership unti...

Lonewolfie

i may not be right about many things, but one thing I am definitely right about. Richard Burgon is not a talented person. We have a Lord Chancellor who has no legal background whatsoever. Like the last one. I may be wrong but I don't recall you ever mentioning this. Yes, a case can be made that it ...

Lonewolfie

The most revealing remark from that anonymous Labour MP quoted in this morning's Telegraph is "they keep signing up members"...... Who, exactly, is "they"? Momentum, obviously. Do you think Corbyn should stay or go? You have said in the past that you expect him to quit before 20...

Lonewolfie

Blair has a lot on his conscience. But why is their no criticism of the soldiers who sign up to kill ? Without them there would be no war. The willing recruits who buy the macho myth about 'our heroes', and sign up, are the ones who fire the weapons. I know a lot of kids who have gone into the army...

Lonewolfie

Blair has a lot on his conscience. But why is their no criticism of the soldiers who sign up to kill ? Without them there would be no war. The willing recruits who buy the macho myth about 'our heroes', and sign up, are the ones who fire the weapons. I know a lot of kids who have gone into the army...

Lonewolfie

http://theconversation.com/what-brexit-means-for-the-commonwealth-61941" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Before the poll, the uniform message from the other leaders of the 53-member association had been a desire for Britain to remain a member of the EU. To the Commonwealth, ...

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