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- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66285
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Eric - what do you make of this ? https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/second-scottish-independence-referendum-weeks-away-from-being-called/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not sure our collective nerves will be able to stand another slog it out independence referendum. First thin...
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66285
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
For a moment, I thought somebody must have patched up Peenemunde.HindleA wrote: SpaceX successfully launches and lands Falcon rocket from historic spaceport
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 8:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66285
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Eric - what do you make of this ? https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/second-scottish-independence-referendum-weeks-away-from-being-called/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Not sure our collective nerves will be able to stand another slog it out independence referendum. First thin...
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 6:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66285
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Memo from HM to palace chef:Tubby Isaacs wrote:Any word from James Duddridge? Surely, "Get Bercow!" hasn't died on its arse following more evidence he was dead right, has it?
"Donny's coming to dinner tomorrow. I fancy a middle eastern menu for a change. Failing that, Mexican will do".
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66285
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Alt Fact.Tubby Isaacs wrote:That doesn't count. .
Alt Fact.Neo-Nazis are created by multiculturalism, as Brendon O'Neill said, in those words.
Two alt facts make a fact.
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 3:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66285
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Trump's made up some outrage that happened in Sweden "last night". CNN was discussing just now if the Democrats are going too far. Own goal? Donald Trump is right, there was a recent attack in Sweden. By neo-Nazis on a refugee centre US President could have been referring to largely under...
- Wed 15 Feb, 2017 11:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 15th February 2017
- Replies: 79
- Views: 21062
Re: Wednesday 15th February 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/15/church-of-england-in-turmoil-as-synod-rejects-report-on-same-sex-relationships Church of England in turmoil as synod rejects report on same-sex relationships Clergy vote against report by 100 to 93 in blow to archbishop of Canterbury as he tries to char...
- Wed 15 Feb, 2017 10:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 15th February 2017
- Replies: 79
- Views: 21062
Re: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Bloody EU winds coming over here, dropping their pollution: Nigel Farage has blamed Germany for creating the air pollution that is blighting British cities. The accusation comes after the European Commission sent a "final warning" to the UK for repeated breaches of legal limits in parts of...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 86000
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/12/kirk-douglas-i-never-thought-id-live-to-100-thats-shocked-me Kirk Douglas: ‘I never thought I’d live to 100. That’s shocked me’ One of the good guys 8-) All those films, Saturday afternoon at the pics. Tara Bulba, Heroes of Telemark, queuing up in the br...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 1:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 86000
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
It seems odd that people should be being cold shouldered or nudged into going because they fail to be cheery and optimistic or party loyalists to the point of causing obvious stress to themselves. Well, I'm a (relatively) cheery pessimist and not a party member/loyalist, so while I may not post oft...
- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 12:33 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 10th February 2017
- Replies: 106
- Views: 26619
Re: Friday 10th February 2017
Campaigners opposed to Donald Trump's travel ban are celebrating after the White House said it would not challenge an appeals court ruling in the Supreme Court. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-latest-travel-ban-muslim-supreme-court-challenge-a7574541.html and with that...
- Fri 10 Feb, 2017 4:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 10th February 2017
- Replies: 106
- Views: 26619
Re: Friday 10th February 2017
I can't read all of this as its behind paywall, but not looking good for some Leak reveals low‑priority industries for Brexit talks http://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/leak-reveals-low-priority-industries-for-brexit-talks-q020z5clb" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It's al...
- Fri 10 Feb, 2017 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 10th February 2017
- Replies: 106
- Views: 26619
Re: Friday 10th February 2017
I see Guido has picked on that Reform report which suggests that public sector staff could be replaced by robots. That'll be the report that came out, reported by Schools Week, and noted on here...on Monday. On the ball as usual I see... Obviously doesn't read the right papers - it was in the Indy ...
- Fri 10 Feb, 2017 12:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 10th February 2017
- Replies: 106
- Views: 26619
Re: Friday 10th February 2017
Something to add to the 'alternative facts' list: The frontrunner to become President Donald Trump’s ambassador to the European Union claims to have served as the head of a Scottish educational institution, despite the fact there is no record of its existence. Ted Malloch, a political scientist and ...
- Fri 10 Feb, 2017 11:34 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 10th February 2017
- Replies: 106
- Views: 26619
Re: Friday 10th February 2017
Yes - democracy can't work if people not engaged (or engaged only on basis of hatred of other /unknown/new) You mean like this Tory (although his membership may not be entirely hatred-based)? The Scottish Government has denied a Cambridge student who burnt a £20 in front of a homeless man is a “dir...
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 10:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
Thank you, so not as bad as it looked - thankfully The telegraph reported it as ' explosion at nuclear plant near channel islands '. Sounds like we're gearing up to live as though Europe doesn't actually exist at all. Tbf, it's not far from the CI ! How long till the "Fog in Channel - Continen...
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 10:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
Any more new on the French explosion? Look big on here Vocal Europe @thevocaleurope BREAKING | Major Explosion at #Flamanville nuclear power plant in #France. The reason of the explosion is not known yet https://twitter.com/thevocaleurope/status/829703907274276865" onclick="window.open(t...
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 10:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
Don't see why - the RoI rate is different to UK rate anyway. Trying to align NI & RoI rates would be a nightmare for HMRC though.Tubby Isaacs wrote:Won't VAT have to be aligned?SpinningHugo wrote:
The border will have to be rUK and NI.
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 10:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
Some 'thinking outside the box' needed.HindleA wrote:No.
Me neither
True
As far as I can tell()
What about the EU becoming, on paper, part of the UK. No - I haven't thought it through as that's not compulsory.
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 9:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
Maybe I'm missing something, but I just don't see how RoI can be in the EU and NI out, without a closed border (or free movement of people). The same applies to Sturgeon's demands for a separate immigration policy for Scotland. In both cases, a migrant could just go to whichever country has the eas...
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 9:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
Labour Lords face down abolition threats and table eight amendments to Article 50 bill EIGHT AMENDMENTS The eight amendments from Labour’s frontbench in the Lords are: Guaranteeing the UK Parliament will vote on the final deal before the European Parliament (something the Government conceded in the...
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 8:49 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
A Galloping Gourmet recipe?HindleA wrote:Just had a lasagne by coincidence.It was neigh bad.
- Thu 09 Feb, 2017 8:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 9th February 2017
- Replies: 213
- Views: 54921
Re: Thursday 9th February 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/09/concerns-raised-over-brexit-impact-on-free-movement-of-horses Concerns raised over Brexit impact on free movement of horses The sports horse industry (for that's what it is) contributes millions to the economy. (and that's separate to the racing indu...
- Mon 06 Feb, 2017 10:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 6th February 2017
- Replies: 140
- Views: 25758
Re: Monday 6th February 2017
...and on the BBC news- Farage on John Bercow and Donald TrumpHindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... are_btn_tw
Steve Bell on John Bercow and Donald Trump
- Sun 05 Feb, 2017 10:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
- Replies: 338
- Views: 72698
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
Vote Green. At least it makes sense and they believe it, even if not every t is crossed. They don't make any sense up here. No Ts crossed whatsoever on this issue. MSP Ross Greer of the Scottish Green Party has said he expects details of a second independence referendum to be revealed within the ne...
- Sun 05 Feb, 2017 10:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
- Replies: 338
- Views: 72698
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/05/government-to-help-older-people-downsize-to-free-up-family-homes Older people to get help to downsize to free up family homes Housing white paper to incentivise building of sheltered accommodation to encourage older people to sell large houses ...but ...
- Sun 05 Feb, 2017 9:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
- Replies: 338
- Views: 72698
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/feb/05/government-to-help-older-people-downsize-to-free-up-family-homes Older people to get help to downsize to free up family homes Housing white paper to incentivise building of sheltered accommodation to encourage older people to sell large houses ...but ...
- Sun 05 Feb, 2017 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
- Replies: 338
- Views: 72698
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
Too close to Trump?PaulfromYorkshire wrote: They might want to see the prodigal child getting a gentle admonishment, but why would they say no?
- Sun 05 Feb, 2017 9:15 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
- Replies: 338
- Views: 72698
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
The Observer view on parliament’s sovereignty over Brexit MPs must stand up for democracy and ensure a second referendum https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/05/parliament-must-ensure-second-brexit-referendum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I have two problems...
- Mon 30 Jan, 2017 8:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 30th January 2017
- Replies: 237
- Views: 54437
Re: Monday 30th January 2017
No offence intended - just a dig at the unreliability of technology!AngryAsWell wrote: Very good.
Except when you live that every day, through every word you type
A sensitive subject for me, but I won't be made to feel ashamed of my dyslexia, I had enough of that at school.
- Mon 30 Jan, 2017 8:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 30th January 2017
- Replies: 237
- Views: 54437
Re: Monday 30th January 2017
Oops! Afraid I got it wrong as well. Dyslexia makes me over reliant on spell check, if I don't get a red line I take it as right. I also had a brother-in-law who's name was "Denis" with one "N" so doesn't look odd to me (....or maybe I spelt his name wrong all that time and he n...
- Mon 30 Jan, 2017 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 30th January 2017
- Replies: 237
- Views: 54437
Re: Monday 30th January 2017
Are US Homeland Security officials normally patrolling Dublin airport? Yes, seems so https://www.dublinairport.com/at-the-airport/passenger-information/us-preclearance-facility" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; From the website: "Dublin Airport is one of only a handful o...
- Mon 30 Jan, 2017 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 30th January 2017
- Replies: 237
- Views: 54437
Re: Monday 30th January 2017
Meanwhile Trump continues to tweet through his private account. Imagine if issues about private or public control of online activity had been an issue in the election campaign? You have to hope that there are enough fawning royalists amongst the tory grandees to seriously slap May down over this no...
- Mon 30 Jan, 2017 9:01 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 30th January 2017
- Replies: 237
- Views: 54437
Re: Monday 30th January 2017
Just by the by, I asked for this on DVD at Christmas and watched the first one last night. Today is the 84th anniversary. And from Thursday night, it is being repeated on BBC4: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0074kmy" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I'm a little disturbed b...
- Sun 29 Jan, 2017 10:21 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
- Replies: 510
- Views: 116644
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Well, to be pedantic there's no such thing as an incomplete monopoly - he either has a monopoly or he doesn't.tinyclanger2 wrote:yes. RoT doesn't have a complete monopoly on pedantry.
- Sat 28 Jan, 2017 3:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
- Replies: 510
- Views: 116644
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Jezza allegedly beat a hasty retreat when a Press Association reporter asked about the Stoke Labour candidate calling him ''an IRA supporting friend of Hamas career politician'' in a Tweet last year. Iain Gray hiding in a sandwich shop when confronted by SNP supporters didn't do Scottish Labour any...
- Sat 28 Jan, 2017 3:21 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
- Replies: 510
- Views: 116644
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Of course they "should", everybody should. But in reality a lot of politics is about deciding when to compromise and when to make a stand. (and another thing supporting A50 doesn't do is preclude anybody from supporting rejoining the EU in the future - not impossible if Brexit turns out a...
- Sat 28 Jan, 2017 12:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
- Replies: 510
- Views: 116644
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Its not as simple as that, unfortunately - most Labour seats voted for Brexit. And can we please stop talking about "the 48%" (or indeed "the 52%") as some homogenous bloc who all believe the same thing? Not least because around half of "remain" voters think the refere...
- Sat 28 Jan, 2017 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
- Replies: 510
- Views: 116644
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Am, let's say, "disappointed" to discover that having a different view from a bigoted idiot renders me "sneering". They have no idea how this is coming across, do they? In support terms, it seems weird (to me) that the LP are chasing a portion of the 17M votes that are already m...
- Sat 28 Jan, 2017 10:26 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
- Replies: 510
- Views: 116644
Re: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
Bloody Brexit - holidays in Europe likely to be more difficult/expensive and now the alternative's been delayed: Plans for legislation to enable the development of the UK's first commercial spaceports have been delayed by Brexit, BBC Scotland understands. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-387684...
- Sat 28 Jan, 2017 10:09 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th January 2017
- Replies: 510
- Views: 116644
- Sat 28 Jan, 2017 12:25 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 27th January 2017
- Replies: 229
- Views: 48584
Re: Friday 27th January 2017
No... I give up. I'm no good at anagrams.HindleA wrote:"unsurprising heartburn"
- Fri 27 Jan, 2017 11:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 27th January 2017
- Replies: 229
- Views: 48584
Re: Friday 27th January 2017
It wasn't very good.The chef was crap and service worse.I didn't leave a tip. I hope you crossed off the service charge as well :) Michel Roux Jr admits restaurant staff get no share of service charge https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/15/michel-roux-jr-restaurant-staff-no-share-serv...
- Fri 27 Jan, 2017 11:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 27th January 2017
- Replies: 229
- Views: 48584
Re: Friday 27th January 2017
While I'm chuckling and massively off topic and possibly repeating posts from earlier in the week, did anyone else watch the 'Allo 'Allo tribute the other night? I was so prepared to be disappointed and find the show out-dated after all these years. But it seemed better than ever. Packed with laugh...
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 10:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59606
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
Bet MI5 agreeNonOxCol wrote:A US poll suggests that, by a 42:39 margin, Trump voters believe he should be allowed to use a private email server.
God bless America.
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 9:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59606
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
Sorry Bonnylad, but I just couldn't thank you for that. The image is still etched on my eyeballs. Eek!! Apologies-I should have posted a warning! It is pretty raw... eew Try this: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2017/jan/26/steve-bells-if-trumps-pet-boris-has-a-special-trick
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 6:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59606
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/26/mexican-president-cancels-us-visit-border-wall-nieto-trump Mexican president cancels US visit over Trump's order to build border wall I do hope this is true: The biggest winners from the construction of Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful, powerful” wall alo...
- Tue 24 Jan, 2017 6:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 24th January 2017
- Replies: 258
- Views: 46391
Re: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Indeed. But I'll put on record I'm not a secret admirer of Cameron or Osborne. I'm a non secret loather. Would it matter if you were? As I understand it, this is an open forum. As far as I'm concerned, if a Tory supporter wants to contribute, that's fine by me - as long as their contribution is pol...
- Tue 24 Jan, 2017 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 24th January 2017
- Replies: 258
- Views: 46391
Re: Tuesday 24th January 2017
The party's international affairs spokesman Alex Salmond said in a statement that it would table fifty amendments to any Article 50 legislation, including one which makes the UK government seek unanimous approval on the triggering of Article 50 from the Joint Ministerial Committee, which comprises ...
- Tue 24 Jan, 2017 11:49 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 24th January 2017
- Replies: 258
- Views: 46391
Re: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Can't help wondering who was responsible for No 7 on the list. ("Don't tell 'im Smith").HindleA wrote:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmrc ... nse-claims
Press release
HMRC releases most optimistic Self Assessment expense claims