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by frog222
Sun 05 Feb, 2017 7:40 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
Replies: 338
Views: 72770

Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017

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EDIT Rowson just up.
by frog222
Fri 03 Feb, 2017 11:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 3rd February 2017
Replies: 188
Views: 39219

Re: Friday 3rd February 2017

http://news.sky.com/story/cameron-declares-ill-be-back-in-schwarzenegger-snapchat-video-10754736?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter Call me bonkers but this is part of the play. When Mayhams credibility is shot - which it will be - and George tips her out, his best mate will be waiting in the wings (with no Trump...
by frog222
Fri 03 Feb, 2017 10:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 3rd February 2017
Replies: 188
Views: 39219

Re: Friday 3rd February 2017

http://news.sky.com/story/cameron-declares-ill-be-back-in-schwarzenegger-snapchat-video-10754736?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; David Cameron has appeared in a Snapchat video posted by Arnold Schwarzenegger, claiming: "I'll be back." What could...
by frog222
Fri 03 Feb, 2017 9:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 3rd February 2017
Replies: 188
Views: 39219

Re: Friday 3rd February 2017

At one point in his press conference, Hollande talked about a joint EU response to climate change. “Europe is not just 27 countries individually,” he said. Hollande was speaking in the present tense, but the UK was already gone from his thoughts. made me gasp just now, reading that Not quite gaspin...
by frog222
Fri 03 Feb, 2017 6:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 3rd February 2017
Replies: 188
Views: 39219

Re: Friday 3rd February 2017

Re-posting Roger's Monbiot link of 12.03h https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/02/corporate-dark-money-power-atlantic-lobbyists-brexit" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Trump’s extraordinary plan to cut federal spending by $10.5tn was drafted by the Heritage Foun...
by frog222
Fri 03 Feb, 2017 3:24 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 3rd February 2017
Replies: 188
Views: 39219

Re: Friday 3rd February 2017

Dalia Grybauskaitė, the Lithuanian president, offered a withering verdict on the recent meeting between Trump and Theresa May. “I don’t think there is a necessity for a bridge. We communicate with the Americans on Twitter,” she said. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/03/francois-hollande-a...
by frog222
Thu 02 Feb, 2017 11:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 2nd February 2017
Replies: 232
Views: 57056

Re: Thursday 2nd February 2017

AngryAsWell wrote:Nigh all - happier tomorrow, fingers crossed

Pessimistic hopefulness wins .?

nitol
by frog222
Wed 01 Feb, 2017 11:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Replies: 215
Views: 50866

Re: Wednesday 1st February 2017

It gets worse...read the one about schools... https://twitter.com/jeffmueller/status/826920269491085317" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :sick: Bloody Hell Roger, that's a hell of a list of batshit-crazy World-Dominationist/Destroying "achievements" . Off to hide m...
by frog222
Tue 31 Jan, 2017 3:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Replies: 260
Views: 61010

Re: Tuesday 31st January 2017

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-michael-moore-coup-us-steve-bannon-sally-yates-rule-of-law-a7554556.html?cmpid=facebook-post <b> The US is in the middle of a coup by Donald Trump, Michael Moore warns</b> That article quotes from this which was posted here a day or so a...
by frog222
Tue 31 Jan, 2017 1:34 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Replies: 260
Views: 61010

Re: Tuesday 31st January 2017

It's tempered by congress, which his party controls, and by the SC, which his party will control with his 9th seat appointment. And by the constitution, but that over the years says what parties in power decide it says. Yes. I wasn't clear in my post. It's my understanding Trump is using his own pr...
by frog222
Sat 03 Sep, 2016 1:30 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 2nd September 2016
Replies: 131
Views: 33470

Re: Friday 2nd September 2016

TRG Now it seems the divisions are as much within parties as between them. An example being that while on FTN Green members are welcome and generally left wing, two of the most nasty, sneering, sarcastic abusive and plain rude opponents of Corbyn I regularly encounter on Facebook (friends of a frien...
by frog222
Sat 03 Sep, 2016 1:26 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 2nd September 2016
Replies: 131
Views: 33470

Re: Friday 2nd September 2016

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PS just playing !
by frog222
Sat 03 Sep, 2016 1:25 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 2nd September 2016
Replies: 131
Views: 33470

Re: Friday 2nd September 2016

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by frog222
Fri 19 Aug, 2016 1:10 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 18th August 2016
Replies: 95
Views: 20554

Re: Thursday 18th August 2016

A frog2 proposition .

That anyone proposing that SpinningHugo should be terminally moderated / ie banned , should themselves be publically denounced .

There are more than a small ha
by frog222
Fri 19 Aug, 2016 12:28 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 18th August 2016
Replies: 95
Views: 20554

Re: Thursday 18th August 2016

Tories licking their lips https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/labour-party/news/78235/jeremy-corbyn-refuses-say-he-would-defend-nato" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not exactly a shock that Corbin wouldn't comply with NATO treaty obligations of course. Wh...
by frog222
Thu 18 Aug, 2016 4:45 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 18th August 2016
Replies: 95
Views: 20554

Re: Thursday 18th August 2016

Can't say I'm a big fan, but I'm inclined to agree with his writing here. I didn’t attack Jeremy Corbyn at the weekend. Westminster was my target http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/aug/18/didnt-attack-jeremy-corbyn-westminster-target-labour" onclick="window.open(this.href);retu...
by frog222
Thu 18 Aug, 2016 9:10 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 18th August 2016
Replies: 95
Views: 20554

Re: Thursday 18th August 2016

Think of the most cringeworthy events in one's own life , and multiply by the millions of suckers who were taken in by him . You need two parties to maintain the continued fiction of a functioning democracy, so in this time of national emergency both parties might agree to cooperate . The CIA could ...
by frog222
Thu 18 Aug, 2016 8:35 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 18th August 2016
Replies: 95
Views: 20554

Re: Thursday 18th August 2016

yahyah wrote:Hard not to think Trump is some form of performance art.
Fiction trumping reality !
by frog222
Thu 18 Aug, 2016 8:16 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 18th August 2016
Replies: 95
Views: 20554

Re: Thursday 18th August 2016

Thanks to CitizenJA for this michael-moore-donald-trump-does-not-want-to-be-president https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/17/michael-moore-donald-trump-does-not-want-to-be-president" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Several weeks ago I had the odd thought that Trump woul...
by frog222
Wed 17 Aug, 2016 5:33 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 17th August 2016
Replies: 145
Views: 35894

Re: Wednesday 17th August 2016

This is a far better trailer than the last " My greatest achievement -- Tony Blair and New Labour ." SELL OFF NHS -PRIVATISING THE NHS https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLkq8UERgKPYuLmqOFozJ8qkgVNq7UGJoE&v=aitInZgQdY8" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Weather br...
by frog222
Wed 17 Aug, 2016 2:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 17th August 2016
Replies: 145
Views: 35894

Re: Wednesday 17th August 2016

Crikey. Is knowing who Ant and Dec are important to your politics? Once more I have to side with Corbyn. I saw them once. Didn't like them, thought they were a poor imitation of Morecombe and Wise and have been successful in avoiding them ever since. Ohso , having been out of the Uk for nearly 40 y...
by frog222
Wed 17 Aug, 2016 6:13 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Replies: 163
Views: 39042

Re: Tuesday 16th August 2016

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/disability-benefits-motabililty-rule-change-disabled-people-vehicles-dwp-a7191636.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; To qualify for a vehicle under the new Personal Independent Payments (Pip) system, a person must not be able ...
by frog222
Wed 17 Aug, 2016 6:10 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Replies: 163
Views: 39042

Re: Tuesday 16th August 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Nyht8oNBM0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Published on 11 Oct 2014 Corporate interests rather than patient care is driving reform in today's NHS and will divert money away from YOU. And the media are failing to tell you this. This film is ra...
by frog222
Mon 15 Aug, 2016 8:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 15th August 2016
Replies: 109
Views: 26040

Re: Monday 15th August 2016

The structure of many of the questions in that poll is really, really lousy making it worthless. They're extraordinarily leading. I thought pollsters were meant to be good at avoiding this sort of thing? I'm number ignorant...Figures mean very little to me and I've never been able to read graphs, b...
by frog222
Mon 15 Aug, 2016 10:48 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 15th August 2016
Replies: 109
Views: 26040

Re: Monday 15th August 2016

Morning all. Dearie me, there's an awful lot of right wing screeching about Smith's comments about the NHS. Two comments: 1. Banging on about "But Labour did it more" are pointless since both are dead set against the "public sector reform"-ers that are closer to the Tories than ...
by frog222
Sat 13 Aug, 2016 8:56 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
Replies: 234
Views: 45520

Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016

The blogger Phil BC has an interesting account of last night's Stoke Central meeting. From that and reports from elsewhere I have seen, it seems that when even Smith supporters are a small minority they are treated respectfully by the dissenting majority. Generally no booing, no heckling, no demand...
by frog222
Sat 13 Aug, 2016 11:04 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
Replies: 234
Views: 45520

Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016

MsChin --- don't get cross, get even ! :)

( It's not good for us either ....)

Off to market for the closing cheap offers xx
by frog222
Fri 12 Aug, 2016 12:40 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
Replies: 126
Views: 25640

Re: Friday 12th August 2016

" He argues that rules on the use of postal votes, which have previously been identified as ripe for fraud, should be toughened up – with party activists no longer allowed to handle them, for example, and an end to the possibility of applying for a permanent postal vote." https://www.theg...
by frog222
Fri 12 Aug, 2016 9:31 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 12th August 2016
Replies: 126
Views: 25640

Re: Friday 12th August 2016

" He argues that rules on the use of postal votes, which have previously been identified as ripe for fraud, should be toughened up – with party activists no longer allowed to handle them, for example, and an end to the possibility of applying for a permanent postal vote." https://www.theg...
by frog222
Thu 11 Aug, 2016 2:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 11th August 2016
Replies: 182
Views: 48768

Re: Thursday 11th August 2016

On another subject - it's Show's birthday today! There's chocolate cake for tea (with cream for him). He is dining this evening on homemade chicken curry with lots of trimmings. He is, I have to say, lucky to have me. Happy Birthday, Showmaster! Homemade chickens are much better than shop ones :)
by frog222
Wed 03 Aug, 2016 10:29 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Replies: 173
Views: 34853

Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016

From CitizenJA 12.43 "" "There have been some incidents of antisemitic behaviour," Baroness Royall writes. "Some Jewish members do not feel comfortable attending the [OULC] meetings, let alone participating," she added"" BTW that WAS a quote of, a quote , not ...
by frog222
Wed 03 Aug, 2016 8:07 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Replies: 173
Views: 34853

Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016

From the NS article On the prospect of a progressive alliance, the latest polls show that the Conservative and Ukip support, added together, reaches over 50 per cent. So anyone wishing for proportional representation is hoping for a Tory-Ukip government. They are also projecting their own wishes on ...
by frog222
Wed 03 Aug, 2016 5:06 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Replies: 173
Views: 34853

Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016

yahyah wrote:Glad to see that sense of humour is still intact Toby.
In other news young girl tells truth. I ask a female shop assistant for help and my grandaughter interjects to tell her that "Grandad loves ladies."
UD gets my vote for Quote of the Day
by frog222
Wed 03 Aug, 2016 11:50 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Replies: 173
Views: 34853

Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016

Rebecca 9.52 " Has Corbyn said similar things about Smith?About anti-semitism etc? Have missed that,but agree that it is wrong.Totally. " As far as i can see the Corbyn party have been attacking Smith in a fairly restrained fashion, tho fun that Guido began the Pfizer Publicity . My poorly...
by frog222
Wed 03 Aug, 2016 10:39 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Replies: 173
Views: 34853

Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016

Rebecca 8.51 " Owen Smith has said that anti-semitism and misogyny have risen since Corbyn became leader.He has no evidence of this,especially since Shami Chakrabati found this was not the case.In a review swiftly carried out at Corbyns' request. Smith must be an intelligent man,he wouldn't hav...
by frog222
Wed 03 Aug, 2016 9:10 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Replies: 173
Views: 34853

Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016

yahyah 7.35 "It would help if the Labour party issued stricter rules about what is allowable during times like this. That might help, strong guidelines would stop the gap widening between the different groups as insults and silly photoshops are used to pour scorn on a potential Labour leader, b...
by frog222
Tue 02 Aug, 2016 8:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Replies: 148
Views: 29104

Re: Tuesday 2nd August 2016

https://walkersrambles.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/ive-been-a-guardian-reader-for-40-years-but-no-longer-heres-why/ I've been a Guardian reader for 40 years, but no longer. Here’s why. " The paper’s campaigning work is well known and rightly so." He obviously missed the infamous exchange a v...
by frog222
Tue 02 Aug, 2016 9:27 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Replies: 148
Views: 29104

Re: Tuesday 2nd August 2016

I'm old enough to remember when some of us** used this term to refer to the 'usual suspects' at political demos in the Sixties --- ( **I was one of them ...) Invented by Peter Simple at the Torygraph, now a reality in USUK ! The Polar opposite of the YesMen . http://www.rentacrowduk.co.uk/home/londo...
by frog222
Mon 01 Aug, 2016 10:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday, 1st August 2016
Replies: 122
Views: 27642

Re: Monday, 1st August 2016

CozETn-XgAErQvA.jpg John Millington ‏@johnjournalist 16m16 minutes ago 105 yrs ago since Tom Mann (TU leader and Keir Hardie campaign manager) spoke in Liverpool. Today it is for Corbyn Transcript of Tom Mann speech A hundred thousand people have come to the centre of Liverpool this afternoon. The ...
by frog222
Mon 01 Aug, 2016 9:14 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday, 1st August 2016
Replies: 122
Views: 27642

Re: Monday, 1st August 2016

CozETn-XgAErQvA.jpg John Millington ‏@johnjournalist 16m16 minutes ago 105 yrs ago since Tom Mann (TU leader and Keir Hardie campaign manager) spoke in Liverpool. Today it is for Corbyn Transcript of Tom Mann speech A hundred thousand people have come to the centre of Liverpool this afternoon. The ...
by frog222
Mon 01 Aug, 2016 5:55 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 42256

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

http://www.ukauthority.com/news/6387/dwp-plans-to-take-pip-process-online DWP plans to take PIP process online Digital team aims to speed up applications for support for terminally ill people The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) is planning an online service for the submission of applicatio...
by frog222
Sun 31 Jul, 2016 8:33 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 42256

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

More from Wren-Lewis today for those who didn't understand the first post https://mainlymacro.blogspot.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Posted at the top of page2 by maeght , yesterday . Liked this bit What makes me really sad is the contempt that some members seem to...
by frog222
Sun 31 Jul, 2016 7:58 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 42256

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

ChrisDean wrote:It's getting late/early, so goodnight to all and as Mr Dean often says, "life is NOT a bowl of cherries"...:-).

But may your tomorrow be one.
Off to pick some currants for breakfast!

Bonjour all.
by frog222
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 4:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 42256

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/30/theresa-may-delayed-hinkley-point-chinese-beijing-vince-cable Theresa May raised objections to the Hinkley Point nuclear power deal during the coalition government, the former business secretary Sir Vince Cable has claimed in remarks that will throw f...
by frog222
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 12:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 42256

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

JonnyT1234 wrote:Some excellent if not extremely obvious news for once.

Plastic bag use drops 85% since introduction of 5p charge

The only downside to it being, why the flipping hell it took so long to happen?
It wasn't "business friendly" ?
by frog222
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 12:39 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 42256

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

Tbh, Beckett was the Yvette Cooper of her day. Competent but not exactly inspiring. Hence the parallel with Clinton. Maybe just me but I find Clinton distinctly uninspiring. She may be good at politics but she doesn't have anything that makes me sit up and listen. You are certainly not alone there....
by frog222
Sat 30 Jul, 2016 10:47 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016
Replies: 230
Views: 42256

Re: Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st July 2016

and the popularity of Corbyn has been mirrored to some extent in the US remember Sanders has all the same issues Corbyn has - lack of charisma, policies outside mainstream, been around for years but limited power etc etc and he would have been the democratic nominee if it was not for the archaic el...
by frog222
Thu 28 Jul, 2016 10:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
Replies: 223
Views: 42688

Re: Thursday 28 July 2016

What the? Hinkley Point: New hitch for UK nuclear plant deal http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36903904 Plans to build the first new UK nuclear plant in 20 years have suffered an unexpected delay after the government postponed a final decision until the early autumn. French firm EDF, which is fina...
by frog222
Thu 28 Jul, 2016 10:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
Replies: 223
Views: 42688

Re: Thursday 28 July 2016

North of Watford then ...:)
by frog222
Thu 28 Jul, 2016 10:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
Replies: 223
Views: 42688

Re: Thursday 28 July 2016

I watched these again . Prefer him, any (fucking) day , to Smith https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMWKJBQsflk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeJQPR0YwnE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; edited -- to amend with 'fucking...