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I think Johnson's going for some kind of record of how many things he can say in one sitting that makes me want to thump him. Like this little gem: Johnson says it is wrong for the government to be spending so much money on landlords. Like duh, why does he think the rest of us are so against selling...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote: ↑Mon 06 Jun, 2022 9:32 pm Rumours that he wants to call a snap GE still aren't going away.....

So he can take the rest of them down with him? One can only hope.

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Anyway back to the matter at hand. A Johnson win with a decent vote against him (say about 150), he carries on dragging his wretched carcass and sorry excuse for a party through the gutter, the public become increasingly incensed that he won't leave, until somewhere down the road he's forced out ki...

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Another letter. They're quite damning, aren't they?

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I'll just say that trans isn't an "ideology". It's just people. They aren't trying to convert people. They aren't trying to groom children. They are just trying to exist and be accepted. Gender is a concept, though, an idea, hence "ideology". Sex isn't an idea. It exists regardl...

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I get (and have always got) that we are all on multiple spectra. I also get, logically, that if you want to label everything on any one spectrum, you potentially end up with an infinite number of labels or compartments and all the in- out-group stuff that this entails. But perhaps this (if somewhat...

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Insulin is a medical treatment for a physical medical condition, it makes someone physically better. What I hsve a problem with is drugs and surgeries where there is no physical medical condition, just a feeling someone has that it might make them happier. It's long been the perceived wisdom that ch...

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I come from a place where I want everyone to feel happy with the way they are - whether that's black, white, male, female, heterosexual, homosexual. I don't see how trans fits in with that basic outlook, though, because it doesn't seem to be about accepting yourself as you are - male or female - but...

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Btw it's the second time in two days I've seen a photo of Carrie next to Boris with a hat angled in such a way that it almost creates a barrier between the two of them. Some interesting psychology at work there.

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Yep. Michael Rosen summed it up beautifully:

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And far from being left wing the windfall tax appears to actively encourage investment away from renewables and into fossil fuels. If true, it's utterly shocking: https://mobile.twitter.com/DrSimEvans/status/1529795087395442688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1529795087395442688...

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Well, appearing to be outflanked.

Labour, of course, very strongly opposed the withdrawal of the £20 uplift, so their offer would have been on top of the £1,000 pa that was worth, but the Tories count on that being too complicated for most people to figure out and the media not bothering to.

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Rather than resign or hold a snap election I see Boris has gone for option c - buy popularity with money. I probably should have seen that one coming. All smoke and mirrors, of course - the £20 uplift they just took away given back in a different form leaves the poorest standing still in reality, th...

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gilsey wrote: ↑Thu 26 May, 2022 12:02 pm Braverman in the Commons.

[Thornberry] wants us to be run by Brussels and wants to scrap Trident. My heroes are Churchill and Thatcher, hers are Lenin and Corbyn.
News to the rest of us.

Not Attlee or Blair then?

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I'm among the 7% of people who think Johnson will resign. I'm not entirely sure why, just a gut feeling that ultimately everyone crumbles under pressure and although Boris is shameless and able to shrug off a lot of negative comment there will be a point at which even he will find his situation too...

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https://mobile.twitter.com/YouGov/status/1529453755447627777 I'm among the 7% of people who think Johnson will resign. I'm not entirely sure why, just a gut feeling that ultimately everyone crumbles under pressure and although Boris is shameless and able to shrug off a lot of negative comment there ...

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A simple, but good point made in this thread. We are truly down the rabbit hole.

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So it seems that the Abba party in the No 10 flat wasn't investigated by either Sue Gray or the police plus the criteria for being fined was filling out a questionnaire and only some people were asked/volunteered to fill out questionnaires. Presumably the reason Boris got his single fine was because...

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The Tory benches are looking a bit sparse. Lack of support or can't bear to witness their beloved Boris getting a deserved drubbing?

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https://mobile.twitter.com/PippaCrerar/status/1527232398638862336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1527232398638862336%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fpolitics%2Flive%2F2022%2Fmay%2F19%2Fboris-johnson-news-uk-politics-live-cost-of-living-la...

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Boris Johnson now trying to take credit for crossrail

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@willow Don’t disagree at all. I suppose I can just about accept an incremental move away from no criticism at all to something much more robust - even though, as just suggested, I’d rather they waded in and let rip! Ed Miliband has already waded in and let rip, though. Labour's response has been p...

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Reeves did qualify her remarks by suggesting that negotiation was the way forward. Taken as a whole it was probably a sensible comment but needed also to point out as heavy- handedly as necessary the incompetence of those who want a trade war. The inept way this government is working(!) should be a...

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From the G liveblog: Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, told Times Radio this morning that she thought the EU was being “overzealous” in the checks it wanted on goods entering Northern Ireland from Britain under the Northern Ireland protocol Why is Rachel Reeves making the government's arguments ...

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It's GCSE season here. The first proper exams since Covid. I hope they all do well, they've experienced a lot of disruption.

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AnatolyKasparov wrote: ↑Sat 14 May, 2022 10:58 am Thank you for starting the thread Willow, however you might extend it to cover Sunday as well?

I tried to fix it but I'm not sure it worked. To be frank, I wasn't expecting to be first up on the weekend so wasn't properly prepared

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Morning All I forgot about Sebastian Vettel on QT last night. Strangely enough I was having a conversation with my husband just yesterday about the environmental impact of F1. The only option I could think of for greening it up was holding it entirely in Europe to reduce long haul flights between ra...

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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/12/world/europe/russian-money-uk-tories.html?unlocked_article_code=AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACEIPuomT1JKd6J17Vw1cRCfTTMQmqxCdw_PIxftm3iWka3DIDm8YiPsSGYyMvErQf617apwpwi-ARdZHdbooQvFji_JcelBqUQilud2EhJEBaW0TmL6EY1kXjdjLTKxqtnjjdHW4I-Nyg-Tg5hjYamjqRPHUhCI-IAdup49uIVisxSNYkquVEbEk2...

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I seem to have missed this. Has this come up before? https://bylinetimes.com/2022/03/08/government-refuses-to-reveal-taxpayer-cost-of-secret-covid-subsidy-for-its-wealthy-press-friends/ GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO REVEAL TAXPAYER COST of Secret COVID Subsidy for Its Wealthy Press Friends Brian Cathcart 8 ...

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Maybe trying to bring down Starmer with his specialist subject - the law - wasn't the smartest move from Johnson's cheerleaders. Things are starting to get interesting.

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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/may/09/queens-speech-what-bills-to-expect Queen’s speech: what bills to expect Measures expected to be announced include schools, levelling up and Brexit freedoms bills Not sure how good a guesstimate this is of what will be included but in amongst the usual ...

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I might have to tune into next weeks Question Time, could be interesting: https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/vettel-bbc-question-time-appearance-will-be-interesting-opportunity/10300878/ Vettel: BBC Question Time appearance will be "interesting opportunity" Sebastian Vettel believes his app...

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I'm not normally one to threaten to flounce but if Wes Streeting becomes leader of the Labour Party that's it, I'm off.

(Really not kidding)

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Why have the BBC got Labour up 34 seats while the Guardian have them up 87? Why the discrepancy? Anyone know? BBC are only counting councils where all the results are in, whilst the Graun count is more "live"? Ah, thank you. I thought there was probably a logical explanation but my fuzzy ...

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Why have the BBC got Labour up 34 seats while the Guardian have them up 87? Why the discrepancy? Anyone know?

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https://twitter.com/jamesjohnson252/status/1522379627175583744 I haven't read much about the results so far but have seen a bit about Labour not being on the road to power, normal midterm slump for the Tories etc yet at the same time I'm seeing stories of Tory councillors quittng in disgust, saying ...

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I've actually always been quite rubbish at dates gilsey, I used to cram them right before an exam along with quotes, but rarely retain them the rest of the time. Luckily I did GCSE history which was more about understanding stuff and being able to use source materials than about memorising facts and...

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I've got a 2:1 in Ancient & Medieval History. People were always asking me what I was going to do with my degree. On reflection I should have said "become Prime Minister". With my GCSE in Economics I reckon I'd ace it

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@gilsey @Porfavor Thanks for the responses regarding the £150 council tax rebate. Despite extensive googling I've found very little on it which I've been finding disproportionately annoying for some reason. I really want to know how many people got it within the original timescale, which was definit...

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