Both 2013 and 2014 were like that to some extent.RobertSnozers wrote:I'm reminded of a previous election where the pre-set narrative was about Labour's collapse, but the eventual results didn't bear that out at all - and yet the reporting continued in that vein anyway. Was it the local elections last year?
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- Fri 06 May, 2016 9:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 6th May 2016
- Replies: 413
- Views: 51636
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- Thu 05 May, 2016 7:51 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
It appears that the LabourList site is currently down - great timing there
- Thu 05 May, 2016 7:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
Labour "sources" allegedly briefing that they will have a net loss of "about 100" council seats. Actually slightly less than some have predicted......
- Thu 05 May, 2016 7:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
Isn't that rather a serious offence?Tubby Isaacs wrote:Talking of Tories and drugs, TRG, don't know if you saw it before but Toby Young coughed in the Observer to supplying Class A drugs.
He's got a school.
- Thu 05 May, 2016 6:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
I really missed the experience of going to a polling station, and making the mark on the ballot paper in the voting booth. Postal voting isn't the same at all. Done that three times today - once for myself and two proxy votes for my parents (on holiday) PCC elections only here - in neither polling ...
- Thu 05 May, 2016 6:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
Contesting elections legally can only happen after the result and is done by lodging what is called an election petition. The petition, which outlines why there should be a rerun of the election, can be submitted a candidate or by voters themselves if they are in a group of four or more. It is hand...
- Thu 05 May, 2016 5:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
There is also a council by-election in Barnet today - its certainly not impossible to see strong calls for a rerun there if the result is close.
- Thu 05 May, 2016 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
Anyway, today's elections...... Can't say I am feeling supremely optimistic about Labour's chances tbh - council seat losses on four years ago are almost inevitable. At least it looks like we might hold onto second in Scotland now (the desperation of so much of the chatterati, both sides of the bor...
- Thu 05 May, 2016 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
I get the impression Labour campaigners are actually cautiously optimistic in Bristol, FWIW.
- Thu 05 May, 2016 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
Anyway, today's elections...... Can't say I am feeling supremely optimistic about Labour's chances tbh - council seat losses on four years ago are almost inevitable. At least it looks like we might hold onto second in Scotland now (the desperation of so much of the chatterati, both sides of the bord...
- Thu 05 May, 2016 1:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
Apparently what happened in Barnet was that only the "updates" register (ie those recently added) was sent to polling stations rather than the full electoral roll.
You might have thought somebody somewhere could have noticed a problem, wouldn't you?
You might have thought somebody somewhere could have noticed a problem, wouldn't you?
- Thu 05 May, 2016 12:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
Didn't they post here just the other day?citizenJA wrote:I've not received any message and am wondering the sameohsocynical wrote:I woke up this morning wondering where Seeeingclearly is, and hoping she's okay.
- Thu 05 May, 2016 11:22 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 5th May 2015
- Replies: 479
- Views: 62429
Re: Thursday 5th May 2015
There are long standing restrictions on reporting elections whilst they are in progress, tbf.PorFavor wrote:Fleeting mention of Barnet on the BBC TV news. A few seconds' worth and no background.
- Wed 04 May, 2016 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 4th May 2016
- Replies: 156
- Views: 30330
Re: Wednesday 4th May 2016
No,then again we haven't got any local elections. But you have the PCC thing, no? That's actually how 2016 is unique in recent non-GE years - everybody in the UK is getting some sort of vote tomorrow. (this includes NI which has its Assembly elections, these have had if anything even less media cov...
- Wed 04 May, 2016 5:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 4th May 2016
- Replies: 156
- Views: 30330
Re: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Roughly 0.005% of the total membership, then.HindleA wrote:http://labourlist.org/2016/05/labour-co ... itism-row/
Labour has confirmed the number of party members suspended in the row over anti-Semitism stands at 18.
- Wed 04 May, 2016 3:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 4th May 2016
- Replies: 156
- Views: 30330
Re: Wednesday 4th May 2016
She has come in for a fair amount of abuse for her stand, brave lady.
Of course, if (as we all hope) Zac does indeed crash and burn, there will be lots emerging from the woodwork to agree......
Of course, if (as we all hope) Zac does indeed crash and burn, there will be lots emerging from the woodwork to agree......
- Wed 04 May, 2016 2:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 4th May 2016
- Replies: 156
- Views: 30330
Re: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Ah yes, "absolutely no recollection" - in other words, "you've got me bang to rights even if you can't actually prove it".
- Wed 04 May, 2016 11:35 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 4th May 2016
- Replies: 156
- Views: 30330
Re: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Good morning. Much as I dislike Cruz, the world has just become a much scarier place now that Trump has no real opposition for the GOP nomination. The Tweets of Laura Kuensservativeberg have been monitored by people who go in for that sort of thing. For 5 days, every single one has been on the subj...
- Wed 04 May, 2016 11:18 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 4th May 2016
- Replies: 156
- Views: 30330
Re: Wednesday 4th May 2016
Not that surprising that some have a rose tinted view of BoJo's mayoralty as it comes to a close. Also, there will be those saying they would support a hypothetical Boris 3rd term bid as a way of expressing disapproval of Goldsmith's campaign. After transfers, that surely suggests Khan and Johnson w...
- Tue 03 May, 2016 4:53 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24032
Re: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
What the hell is that about PF? Former LibDem, now Labour Cllr thinks Jeremy Corbyn was "too slow off the mark" etc etc. I haven't actually seen the letter, though. But aren't they now ex Labour according to the bit you quoted? Aaaah - too too confusing. Welcome to politics in Portsmouth ...
- Tue 03 May, 2016 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24032
Re: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
It may be a powerful article, but Finkelstein is - it is fair to say - a deeply controversial character.
Freedland is an awful hack writer (all the more so in recent years) Let's leave it at that.
Freedland is an awful hack writer (all the more so in recent years) Let's leave it at that.
- Tue 03 May, 2016 2:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24032
Re: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
The bitterites know that conference could well strengthen Jez's position, that's why they are desperate to "do something" before then.
- Tue 03 May, 2016 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24032
Re: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Anyway, last night's "exclusive". Margaret Hodge, eh? Not only is she actually older than Corbyn, she has a fair amount of "baggage". If that is currently the best that the Bitterites can do...... This is as a stalking horse though - presumably if she did successfully trigger a ...
- Tue 03 May, 2016 11:32 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24032
Re: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Anyway, last night's "exclusive".
Margaret Hodge, eh? Not only is she actually older than Corbyn, she has a fair amount of "baggage".
If that is currently the best that the Bitterites can do......
Margaret Hodge, eh? Not only is she actually older than Corbyn, she has a fair amount of "baggage".
If that is currently the best that the Bitterites can do......
- Tue 03 May, 2016 11:04 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24032
Re: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
It would only be possible if the parliamentary party put him on the ballot. Does he have much support among MPs? I actually might welcome PM Gove. I think he'd be a complete disaster and thus easier to beat in a subsequent GE than Boris or May. I think you're right. Gove as leader is a fantasy. The...
- Mon 02 May, 2016 11:56 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
There are no council elections in ohso's part of the world, Willow - just the PCC. No council elections in Scotland (or Wales) until next year either.
- Mon 02 May, 2016 11:25 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
It now seems that Livingstone isn't the only political veteran to put their foot in it. Gerry Adams
- Sun 01 May, 2016 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
It (J McG's Hillsboro) is difficult to watch, but that is how it should be. Even if you don't agree with the "case" in every detail, it is an exceptional piece of drama.
- Sun 01 May, 2016 4:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
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Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Actually, posting dodgy stuff about "the Jews" et al is far from unknown amongst CyberNats (and has been seen with a handful of Greens too)
Maybe that's why they are staying silent?
Maybe that's why they are staying silent?
- Sun 01 May, 2016 1:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Just switched on Radio 4 and the first thing I hear is an announcement of news interviews coming up 'we speak to a Labour donor who says the current crisis in Labour means he won't give them anymore funds. He says everytime his daughter goes out in public she gets 'Jew' shouted at her'. How is that...
- Sun 01 May, 2016 11:37 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
I actually think that piece by Goldsmith is *so* OTT it might harm rather than help him. Naively optimistic?
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 11:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
To "foreign sex"?? I know its a typo but even so
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 11:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Worryingly, some who know about such things and have observed Livingstone's demeanour in the past few days fear he may have the early stages of Alzheimers. Now that is a sad thought indeed :( The thing with Altzheimer's is that you can't tell without examining the brain, so there's no point in diag...
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 10:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Worryingly, some who know about such things and have observed Livingstone's demeanour in the past few days fear he may have the early stages of Alzheimers. Now that is a sad thought indeed :( Yes that would be awful. Where on earth has that come from ...? Just some people with knowledge of such thi...
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 10:15 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Worryingly, some who know about such things and have observed Livingstone's demeanour in the past few days fear he may have the early stages of Alzheimers.
Now that is a sad thought indeed
Now that is a sad thought indeed
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 6:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Well, I'm certainly not convinced about the Boris bit for starters......
Corbyn won't be there in 2020, I have always been pretty convinced of that.
His successor, I am almost equally convinced, will be somebody from the soft left who hasn't stood for the leadership before.
Corbyn won't be there in 2020, I have always been pretty convinced of that.
His successor, I am almost equally convinced, will be somebody from the soft left who hasn't stood for the leadership before.
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 4:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Here's the humour bath for the day .... What Dominiczak did get right was that those looking to destabilise Corbyn are trying to frame the issue not merely as right versus left, or indeed as anything personal (although, of course, it is exactly that), but as “Labour needs strong leadership”. The me...
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 2:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd Ma
Anyway, that "joke" by Ian Austin. What a total and absolute 24-carat bellend
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 12:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April & Sunday 1st May 2016
To be blunt about it, the Jewish population in GL isn't big enough to swing elections (save maybe in the most knife edge circumstances) No, as in 2012 this is an attempt to sow doubt in the minds of voters more generally. I doubt it will succeed in this instance, but am taking nothing for granted be...
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 11:57 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
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I don't think JC has ever stated that, has he? The issue with him is his past association with some rather dubious types on the Palestinian (etc) side who may well hold such views...... I think you may have misunderstood me, I agree with your comment about KL's behaviour and that JC agrees with us,...
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 11:40 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
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I don't think JC has ever stated that, has he? The issue with him is his past association with some rather dubious types on the Palestinian (etc) side who may well hold such views......
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 11:36 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April & Sunday 1st May 2016
Livingstone implied (even if he did not explicitly state) that "Hitler was a Zionist".
That is a gross misreading of history - to put it at its most charitable - and one frequently seen in far-right circles. And, absolutely obviously, deeply hurtful and offensive.
That is a gross misreading of history - to put it at its most charitable - and one frequently seen in far-right circles. And, absolutely obviously, deeply hurtful and offensive.
- Sat 30 Apr, 2016 10:58 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 30th April, Sunday 1st May 2016 & Monday 2nd May
- Replies: 423
- Views: 63472
Re: Saturday 30th April & Sunday 1st May 2016
Well, it seems the Torygraph's front page splash didn't even last a few hours......
- Fri 29 Apr, 2016 12:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 29th April 2016
- Replies: 153
- Views: 25164
Re: Friday 29th April 2016
Livingstone has led a charmed life for a while tbf (remember the Lutfur Rahman business, for instance) and I think there is a good chance he will be expelled from the party after due process (whilst it is surely virtually certain Naz Shah - who some pundits are now comparing favourably with Ken - wi...
- Fri 29 Apr, 2016 12:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 29th April 2016
- Replies: 153
- Views: 25164
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Ha! Not only is there a Readers edition but a special Friday blog. Labour antisemitism crisis: party deals with fallout of Livingstone suspension http://gu.com/p/4tm4q" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That's the Viner era Graun all over, innit? A commendably sensible and rat...
- Fri 29 Apr, 2016 11:29 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 29th April 2016
- Replies: 153
- Views: 25164
Re: Friday 29th April 2016
Yes, I think the Beeb certainly has a case to answer over the Doughty business.
- Fri 29 Apr, 2016 10:58 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 29th April 2016
- Replies: 153
- Views: 25164
Re: Friday 29th April 2016
Yes, I think that has been pretty strongly denied by the broadcasters - though as already said the question is a bit moot with Mann anyway.
- Thu 28 Apr, 2016 2:24 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28th April 2016
- Replies: 109
- Views: 14219
Re: Thursday 28th April 2016
Arguably that should have happened a *long* time ago.
But it was the Graun top brass who decided they favoured clicks at any price above their loyal long standing contributors.
They are now having to deal with the consequences......
But it was the Graun top brass who decided they favoured clicks at any price above their loyal long standing contributors.
They are now having to deal with the consequences......
- Thu 28 Apr, 2016 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28th April 2016
- Replies: 109
- Views: 14219
Re: Thursday 28th April 2016
Mann has undoubtedly been a bit of an arse as well, and apparently is going to be spoken to by the whips.
Of course, both he and Ken have one big thing in common - an almost insatiable appetite for self publicity.
Of course, both he and Ken have one big thing in common - an almost insatiable appetite for self publicity.
- Thu 28 Apr, 2016 1:23 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28th April 2016
- Replies: 109
- Views: 14219
Re: Thursday 28th April 2016
Wow, wasn't expecting that from Jon Lansman - absolutely brutal about Ken.
And he has now been suspended from the party, which presumably means he can't stand in this year's NEC elections. Not that I was going to vote for him anyway......
And he has now been suspended from the party, which presumably means he can't stand in this year's NEC elections. Not that I was going to vote for him anyway......