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Oh dear: Conservatives attacked for sending leaflets featuring quotes from The Sun to Merseyside homes Mayor of Liverpool accuses Tories of being 'out of touch' after leaflets distributed in Wirral South feature headlines from paper widely reviled for its coverage Hillsborough disaster coverage http...

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Nice bloke. He and May aren't far apart in the likeability stakes :toss: Donald Trump has been criticised for tweeting out unconfirmed information about the London Bridge terrorist attack and using the incident to argue in favour of his so-called Muslim travel ban. The President re-tweeted a headlin...

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Good morfternoon. And, if you're looking in (and even if you're not), happy birthday Eric_WLothian . Thankyou. Everybody have a piece of Sainsbury's "happy emoticon" birthday cake. :D (They had a "sad emoticon" with a best-by date beyond Thursday. I wonder who they'll sell it to).

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The Guardian view on our vote: it’s Labour Jeremy Corbyn has shown that the party might be the start of something big rather than the last gasp of something small https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2017/jun/02/the-guardian-view-on-our-vote-its-labour" onclick="window...

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I read something saying it wasn't the power going off that was the problem, it was it coming back on on an uncontrolled manner. Maybe it automatically switched to a backup system, then switched back to a now compromised, primary system which could then replicate some.corrupted files onto the standb...

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/british-airways-system-outage-it-worker-power-supply-switch-off-accident-flights-delayed-cancelled-a7768581.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; British Airways system outage 'caused by IT worker accidentally switching off pow...

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Looks like some of the more prominent SNP MPs may be on shaky ground (although the headline is too definite): General Election Poll: Angus Robertson set to lose Moray seat http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/general-election/general-election-poll-angus-robertson-set-to-lose-moray-seat-1-4464050&qu...

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[quote="AnatolyKasparov <pedant mode on> There is no such thing as an MP at the moment <pedant mode off> Now, as you were ;) <super pedant mode on> He was Craig Mackinlay MP when interviewed under caution in March. <super pedant mode off> :) I think I said that (above). Well, alright, not the ...

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Conservative MP Craig Mackinlay, who was interviewed under caution over election expenses in South Thanet, has been charged. (Sky News) <pedant mode on> There is no such thing as an MP at the moment <pedant mode off> Now, as you were ;) <super pedant mode on> He was Craig Mackinlay MP when intervie...

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Ballsy move to attend tonight. It'll be interesting to see how Sturgeon plays it. Edit: Robertson, not Sturgeon. Even this morning, the speculation was that Labour would be sending Emily Thornberry instead. Yes, a risk from JC but maybe one worth taking. I'm not a fan of Emily Thornberry so I see i...

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That Boris Johnson walked within five feet of me the other day, and Sid James ' fnnarrr imagine him naked kerluck kerluck kerluck' drove past me this afternoon. Sadly I failed to express my feelings to either of them beyond just ignoring them. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2017/...

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The Tories have been accused of being “utter hypocrites” after it emerged that they want to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners in England but not in Scotland I'm trying to think of the right word, but I can't quite get it: gall; chutzpah; audacity; brass neck or just good, old fashioned hubris...

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/conservative-manifesto-general-election-2017-voter-id-laws-racist-voters-poll-latest-a7742666.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The Conservatives are to stop people from voting if they don't own a passport or a driving licenc...

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The Scottish Labour leader, Kezia Dugdale, has suspended every Labour councillor in Aberdeen after they ignored orders to abandon a power-sharing deal with the Conservatives. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/17/labour-suspends-aberdeen-councillors-over-coalition-with-tories" oncli...

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Don't know whether this has escaped over the border: Scottish Labour was plunged into civil war last night after the party suspended its group of councillors in Aberdeen for agreeing to form a coalition with the Conservatives on the city council. In an open challenge to Kezia Dugdale’s authority as...

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Don't know whether this has escaped over the border: Scottish Labour was plunged into civil war last night after the party suspended its group of councillors in Aberdeen for agreeing to form a coalition with the Conservatives on the city council. In an open challenge to Kezia Dugdale’s authority as ...

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...the back to the seventies thing not actually backward at all,so you can pooh pooh all you want but as I am concerned a move back to some basic decency,respect and humanity is to be welcomed. Well, I hope so, Blackadder. You know, if there's one thing I've learnt from being in the Army, it's neve...

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Willow904 wrote:SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon and Lib Dem Tim Farron will appear on 4 June.

Well, they'll get turned away. That's my birthday and they're not invited.

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Hospital parking fees. Again, a decent policy. Speaking from previous personal experience, spending nights and going there and back multiple times a day it's sickening. Pun absolutely intended ;) A decent policy - yes, but it's not as simple as it appears. The SG made the same move years ago. First...

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HindleA wrote:Helped that I voted twenty four times in various disguises.

You are Prince Ludwig the Indestructible and I claim my £5.

( http://blackadder.wikia.com/wiki/Prince ... structible" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; )

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/may/05/venice-bans-kebab-shops-preserve-decorum-traditions-city" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Venice bans kebab shops to ‘preserve decorum and traditions' of city Authorities say new measures will stop proliferation of fast-food rest...

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https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LQ7F14A/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp_t2_wQKbzbDCZKD9P Worth it for the reviews. A comedy goldmine - follow the links to the Corbyn and Farage equivalents and look at the reviews. :lol: (For those of a nervous disposition, the Corbyn reviews are mainly quite complimentary). ...an...

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https://stv.tv/news/politics/1387400-ruth-davidson-on-rape-clause-all-they-do-is-tick-a-box/ Ruth Davidson on rape clause: All they do is tick a box Shocking, maybe one day she will see what a gigantic arse she is being. I'm not defending Ruth Davidson but imo the SNP (who have been going on about ...

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Theresa May is in Helston in Cornwall today. But my counterparts at Cornwall Live, who are trying to cover the visit on a blog, are having some difficulty. Here are some excerpts from their rather spiky account. Having covered several high-profile politicians’ and royal visits over the years, the l...

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The 2016-17 Parliamentary session has been brought to a close with a 'prorogation' announcement on Thursday 27 April 2017. Parliament will be dissolved on Wednesday 3 May for the 2017 General Election on 8 June. New legislation The following Bills received Royal Assent on Thursday 27 April 2017: Br...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:I know, it was actually one of the handful of seats I expected them to win.

Scouser Paul isn't exactly a local lad though, is he?

He's probably bought/buying a house there - but doesn't live in it yet... or does he...

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Bit deceptive/misleading Scottish Government only have powers over PIP not ESA.(think,from my understanding,sit to be corrected) At the moment [July last year] the Scottish government has limited powers over welfare. They are: the Scottish Welfare Fund, which includes crisis and community care paym...

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Can somebody confirm? The policies on private school fees and preferential award of contracts to firms with collective bargaining- are these only allowed because we'll be leaving the Single Market? If so, then they need cancelling sharpish. The money and jobs at stake in the Single Market are way m...

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Still making the rest of us look good http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-executive-order-signing-ceremony-storms-out-michael-flynn-russia-questions-oval-office-a7661406.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Donald Trump storms out of ex...

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/apr/01/far-right-demonstration-falls-flat-as-only-300-turn-up-to-london-march Fewer than 300 members of the far-right groups Britain First and the English Defence League turned up for their “march against terrorism”, a turnout castigated by opponents as a lame...

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Any good April Fools this morning? Or has reality overtaken satire here as with much else?? This one's rather good - it's credible in the land of the SNP. The flagship news programme on the BBC’s new dedicated Scottish television channel will include at least ten minutes of reports in Gaelic, with ...

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Why is Kate Hoey defending Brexit on Newsnight and not a Tory MP?
(Or this could be a legitimate time to get Farage)

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I think the flag eyesore problem had more to do with aesthetics, sincerely like the people keeping Christmas lights/decorations up all year 'round tacky Or leaving multiple England flags draped all over one's house even though there's no football tournament on... You wouldn't dare - not up here any...

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I think the flag eyesore problem had more to do with aesthetics, sincerely like the people keeping Christmas lights/decorations up all year 'round tacky It's been there so long you can see it on Google maps. The closed pub is a bigger eyesore and it doesn't appear to be an area that tourists would ...

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Silvester has been getting some stick about this today - what a berk. Perfect. Seems upside-down flags are a serious problem for some people: Officials have moved to take down a Union flag in a North Ayrshire town after an MP’s complaint which described it as an “eyesore”. The flag has been in plac...

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Actually, the young people interviewed hit the nail on the head when they said that the old folk wanted to go back to when the steelworks was open and that immigration wasn't a problem - but fear of immigration was. Just going back to this re Farage. Why do they fear immigration? Because they were ...

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Yep, this is definitely priority number one for Jacob Ress-Mogg, IDS, Bill Cash and the Daily Mail's puppet: https://twitter.com/MirrorPolitics/status/847009088718417921" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Very Donald Trump. Ah - but the Donald has the edge here. He has clean c...

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Here are some things they really do want, apparently. https://twitter.com/JoeTwyman/status/847017907800412160" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Dark blue passports really winds me up for some reason. I know the death penalty is far worse, but at least there are rational argum...

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Newsnight last night was so depressing. All these old people moaning about how the EU had spent all this money on useless things in Ebwr Vale. Cut to Nick Clegg in front of one of the "useless" new buildings. Not a grey hair in sight, lots of young people milling about. Yep, the "use...

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Good morfternoon. Lately, I'm having to log in every day (although I'm not aware of having logged out the previous evening) despite having opted for "remain logged in". Any reason for that, please? I'm easily confused (don't quote me). Possibly because you've (inadvertently) deleted cooki...

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Formal request for second Scottish referendum passed in vote (with a good amendment by the Greens). Better if they'd honoured their manifesto pledge to press for another referendum only when there was a public appetite for it. It's not often I agree with May but she's right in saying now is not the...

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The sound of knives being sharpened? The European parliament will veto any Brexit deal that prevents EU citizens who move to the UK during the next two years from having the same rights to live and work in Britain as those already in the country. The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, and...

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/mar/27/dog-kennel-flats-barnet-house-smaller-than-travelodge-room 'Dog kennel' flats in Barnet will be 40% smaller than Travelodge room Homes converted from London council offices are permitted to be far below national minimum size due to deregulation of pla...

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Willow904 wrote:Ukip don't even have any MPs. Surely we should have the Greens' 6 tests first?

I'd be interested to see the Tories' 6 tests.

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Hello there. It's Nuttall v Starmer in the Six Tests Stakes: And here are Ukip leader Paul Nuttall’s six tests for Brexit. Parliament must resume its supremacy of law-making with no impediments, qualifications or restrictions on its future actions agreed in any leaving deal. Britain must resume ful...

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It's all held digitally. Search & replace; cut & paste - no problem. :lol: I would imagine the government's view will be that (1) The People Have Spoken and therefore (2) so all of this is just admin and should go through on the nod. I suspect they will find this doesn't happen. We have to ...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:
RogerOThornhill wrote:A Tory accusing Labour of having "no plan for Brexit and no plan for Britain"?

Well, they should know

Labour's Brexit stance means Labour's Brexit stance.

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There will also then be the herculean task of Parliament sorting through 5,000-odd smaller pieces of secondary legislation , or statutory instruments. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-theresa-may-article-50-laws-warning-tory-mps-a7648906.html" onclick="window.open(this...

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2017/mar/24/martin-rowson-on-patriotic-reactions-to-the-westminster-attack-cartoon Martin Rowson on 'patriotic' reactions to the Westminster attack (Considers name change) Interesting article on that other 'patriot' that saved the UK from the nasty ...

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No longer have a bath,so jumping up and down under shower as a substitute. I prefer star jumps but keep banging my arms. If you drink a pint of beer in the bath - or indeed while doing star jumps in the shower - you will become immortal :D : Drinking pint of beer a day linked to reduced risk of hea...

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