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http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/06/18/giving-teenagers-the-vote-will-make-them-vulnerable-to-sexual-abuse-says-mp_n_7611298.html?utm_hp_ref=uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Barry Sheerman, the MP for Huddersfield who used to chair the education select committee, inter...

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James Tapsfield ‏@JamesTapsfield 14m14 minutes ago All options for vacating Parliament look as if they will probably involve the subsidised catering being closed for 6-11 years... My heart bleeds for them. What on earth will they do? Tragedy. Starve? Poor things. :( Maybe an opening for a couple of...

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One thing I did learn last night...

Dan F******g Hodges is still a first class t**t.

That's why the BBC love him.

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Re: Last night's debate for me... Burnham - was a bit soft, I hope he gets stronger. Cooper - wasn't bad, probably came out best. Kendal - should cross the floor and join the Tories. Corbyn - said a lot that I agreed with but I am 'old' Labour. None of them made me want to get excited about their ca...

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Good morning. :D Re: Labour leadership... I know who I will NOT vote for but have no candidate I can support enthusiastically. :( I have all the emails wanting my support and urging me to join their respective campaigns but none inspire me to want to be involved. That's not how it's supposed to be. ...

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Oops! :oops: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/26/mary-creagh-flops-in-bbc-newsnight-interview-_n_7447268.html?utm_hp_ref=uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Labour leadership candidate Mary Creagh was asked to outline her vision for the party on BBC’s ‘Newsnight’ on Tu...

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TechnicalEphemera wrote:God Bless America.

And God help the rest of us.

Good morning.

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A most joyous ante-meridian to all. :D The sun is shining, the birds are singing, there's no wind and it's a fairly mild morning here. 8-) John Healey Enters The Deputy Labour Leader Race “Labour’s going to need someone with total loyalty to the party and the leader, someone who doesn’t want that to...

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As it's the Daily Mirror I won't moan too much, but honestly. I hate bloody articles like this. http://www.mirror.co.uk/money/recipes-cheap-rice-chilli-egg-pancakes-5760390 Eat on a fiver for 5 days. If you're relying on food banks or very little money to feed yourself, you're going to have a job k...

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EU referrendum... I do hope the Labour Party, if they have to support the referrendum, can support the Yes campaign without becoming a Tory scapegoat. At least make the Tories front and centre on any Yes campaign stage. The Scottish Independence campaign did Labour no favours at all and the Tories s...

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Looks good to me Tizme. This article makes an important point re instant analysis of what happened. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/may/24/pundits-who-lost-deposits-in-general-election-2015 Yep. I'm rather irritated by all the instant analysis myself. Also, the lack of support for Ed both bef...

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Commons Serjeant at Arms Lawrence Ward walked out amid MPs’ fears there is a “spy in their midst” it has been reported http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/one-parliaments-most-powerful-officials-5757528" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ....Moscow agents seeking evidence of w...

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LadyCentauria wrote: Agree, partly, about the next Manifesto... But I wanted a pony!!! Waah! Sob!!! <that's me having a tantrum, that is

Oh! But.... that's so.... Tory!

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I don't think the Council would let me do that in the teeny-tiny front-garden of my flat – no back garden, either :( Then, maybe, in the next Labour Party manifesto, instead of owls, it should be either pigs or chickens or both. Everyone is given a free pig or chicken! 8-) They can be as good as do...

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... Tonight for our delectation is the great spectacle of the Eurovision Song Contest - be grateful. I'm confused, Swarthlander, I thought we'd left Europe now that Cameron is back in Number 10. Hadn't I heard that Australia was taking our place? Maybe we should organise the Commonwealth Song Conte...

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I am worried about my mental state ... election blues and spats here aside ... when I find myself listening to David Skelton on the political round up programme on Radio 4 and thinking ... he's got a reasonable handle on quite a few things the Tories need to do to reach out to more people. I actual...

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...with a guest appearance of that well-known European country ... Australia ! Yes - that perplexed me, too. It could be because they have a lot of European-descended members of their population - but so do a lot of other places. Like - oh, Israel? I haven't heard any explanation for Australia's in...

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UK tops chart of EU food waste (Guardian) I know we spoke about this yesterday, but the graph in this Guardian article is interesting. I'd like to know if the countries which score well (ie low) have any recorded higher instances of food poisoning etc. If they don't, we need more than a slight adju...

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Phew !!! Just cleared my half of the garage. Had a jolly good clear out. Mr Ohso's is still to be done. Difficult. He hates throwing anything away. He's going to have to though. When we finally get our sheltered accommodation, it won't come with a garage. Does Mr ohsocynical have to show his papers...

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And, I don't know what you are all moaning about.

Tonight for our delectation is the great spectacle of the Eurovision Song Contest - be grateful.

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And now begins the scouring of the north... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-32842250" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Mind you, it's a strong Tory area. Good morning. :D PS: Just read yesterday's thread. Disapointing. :( Am trying to think of the wo...

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And now begins the scouring of the north...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yo ... e-32842250" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mind you, it's a strong Tory area.

Good morning.

PS: Just read yesterday's thread. Disapointing.

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'Big Society' in action... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-32796478" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; A charity for people in North Yorkshire who suffered sexual abuse as children is to close in two weeks. Healing Our Past Experiences (HOPE) reported ...

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Thanks to @Admin for cleaning the thread.

Good job there isn't a fridge.

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From the 'other place'... Halfon says the Conservatives should seriously consider changing the party’s name. We are going to have a national conversation. The name is something we should look at. If we get the message right as well as the policies, we will de facto become the Workers’ party. He say...

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From the 'other place'... Halfon says the Conservatives should seriously consider changing the party’s name. We are going to have a national conversation. The name is something we should look at. If we get the message right as well as the policies, we will de facto become the Workers’ party. He says...

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@reb2 & Robert, et al. I hope (such a well worn word) the deputy leader can be a force for good and not just a farce (e.g. Prescott) or a silent partner. Of course a strong deputy could overshadow a leader and put themselves in line for the next leadership contest. There could be friction betwee...

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Good morning.

Looks like Burnham has a bandwagon (or something) rolling. It appears he will be the next Labour leader. If Burnham and Cooper are gathering the most nominations there won't be any left for Hunt.

The deputy post will be the most interesting.

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These are new voters, though, who haven't voted until recently, who gave the SNP all these seats. There is no way of knowing if they will maintain their voting zeal in the face of the tawdry realities and compromises of politics. They're expecting their vote to cause seismic change. What if nothing...

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The SNP, like the Tories, will have to deal with problems of their own making. The SNP electorate, whether Nat or not, now expect paradise on a plate. Westminster will allow them devolution/FFA and when the SNP government have to raise taxes and bring in their own austerity, being virtually the only...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote: ....Back on the topic of the "London" leadership - no Chuka muck-raking in today's papers it seems, so why *did* he withdraw?

Saving his powder? Keeping fresh for 2017/18? The next Labour leader may not last five years?

Good morning.

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Caroline Flint.... http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/05/16/caroline-flint-deputy-labour-leader-criticised-bbc-radio-4-interview_n_7296364.html?utm_hp_ref=uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Brilliant! yes, no, well precisely, going forward, cool! Brilliant! Most excellent ...

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You know, I remember, during my Social History lessons, some mention of a Northern Powerhouse. There were mines and factories and furnaces where things were made that were sold world-wide. And Britain prospered. I think it came to an end somewhere in the late 1980s. Some woman didn't like all the no...

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A friend of my husband's is a Labour councillor in south London and has had some dealings with Chuka Umunna. To the surprise of probably nobody, his impression of Mr Umunna was that he was an egotistical pain in the arse. He was also pessimistic about Labour's chances before the election, which I f...

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ITV staff are on strike today...

No, I didn't notice either...

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At least we have the farce that is UKIP. Nigel Fuehrer is now a problem, can't do with him - can't do without him.

And it's all down to money.

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utopiandreams wrote:
Thanks for enlightening me, Swarthlander. I trust you knew I was joking.

I always assume the best in people.

My bin problem is nothing serious, it's just that I pay council tax... hrumph! mutter....mutter...whinge....

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Not wishing to offend, Swarthlander, but I want to know, can we count on you? Which are you? The one really giving it to 'em or the one peering out from behind Eric Pickles? Who would want to be behind Eric Pickles? :o I'm sure there's as much hot air coming from his rear orifice as there is his fr...

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Totally agree Anatoly. Umunna - as pointed out by someone at 'the other place' - his suit costs more than most folk earn in a month or more. It's damn hard to be positive when they are feeding you total dross. I don't want more of the same. :wall: As for city devolution, we are going back to the day...

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“The deliberations in Westminster are becoming increasingly irrelevant to the north of England. The northern cities feel far greater affinity with their Scottish counterparts such as Glasgow and Edinburgh than with the ideologies of the London-centric south. “The needs and challenges of the north c...

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frightful_oik wrote:Anyone else feeling underwhelmed by the Labour leadership candidates so far? Or is it just me?

Not just you. It's all a bit "same stuff in a different order" so far.

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Morning. Tim Farron was interviewed by John Humphreys earlier on. He, as Liberals often do, banged on about Liberalism, using the word frequently and in relation to re-building the Lib Dems. Have a feeling we won't hear the word socialism used by Labour leadership candidates. If they've got any sen...

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Good morning.

For the bird watchers and in my best Brian Blessed voice - The Swallows Have ARRIVED!

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ephemerid wrote: Whaddya reckon, guys? Should we pray for them or something?

I have it on very good authority that 'them/it' is definitely an 'it'.

I'm sorry Eph I do not pray, it's a waste of time and knee skin.
I do blaspheme however - it works for me

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Could be entertaining... or frightening. Farage going for a Labour seat Asked about his future ambitions on BBC 5Live, he said: “I would look forward to a byelection in a Labour seat very much indeed.” http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/12/nigel-farage-i-want-to-fight-byelection-in-labour-...

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I think all that

has worn him out.

Bye Rustychicken, don't forget to wash your hands.

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My veg cup-a-soup is now decorating my monitor.

Oh! If only there was a thank button.....

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@Grim @DHP @Tonibel - Thank you

You know you can rely on FTN.

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Mrs. Doyle of Father Ted comes to mind, Swarthlander, but rather than weird concoctions it was the sheer quantity that I remember. No not Mrs Doyle, love her. It may have been the old dear in Vicar of Dibley. Mrs Cropley with anchovy and peanut butter sarnies or ham and lemon curd. I'm so on topic....

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