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- Mon 10 Jul, 2023 7:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 10th July 2023
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1100
- Mon 10 Jul, 2023 7:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 10th July 2023
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1100
Re: Monday 10th July 2023
Well. Claims about BBC presenter 'rubbish' - young person's lawyer https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66159357 Claims made by the mother at the heart of the BBC presenter scandal are "rubbish", a lawyer representing the young person has said. In a letter to the BBC, the lawyer s...
- Mon 10 Jul, 2023 2:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 10th July 2023
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1100
Re: Monday 10th July 2023
Good afternoon. Swim soon followed by a visit to 'er indoors who is back in hospital after a fall. I found this interesting after the rubbishing that Starmer's speech on education got from the usual suspects. https://twitter.com/jonathansimons/status/1677966693430091776 Starmer isn’t, it seems to me...
- Sat 08 Jul, 2023 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July 2023
- Replies: 37
- Views: 2175
Re: Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th July 2023
What with his word salad the other day accompanying his speech to the Nat Cons and this nonsense, Goodwin seems hellbent on trashing any reputation had as a serious academic. All it needs now is him setting up a new party. Maybe the New Party. has that been used before? https://twitter.com/GoodwinMJ...
- Thu 06 Jul, 2023 9:22 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 6th July 2023
- Replies: 25
- Views: 1339
Re: Thursday 6th July 2023
Bleedin' Kate Andrews again?
Morning.
Oh dear...no doubt Sunak will find some excuse not to be in the House for the vote.
Morning.
Oh dear...no doubt Sunak will find some excuse not to be in the House for the vote.
- Wed 05 Jul, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 5th July 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1945
- Wed 05 Jul, 2023 3:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 5th July 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1945
Re: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Have we seen this? Proper bonkers stuff.
"I've been a university professor for more than 20 years". Nope. Since 2015 apparently. Not sure I trust anyone who can't get their own biog right.
"I've been a university professor for more than 20 years". Nope. Since 2015 apparently. Not sure I trust anyone who can't get their own biog right.
- Wed 05 Jul, 2023 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 5th July 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1945
Re: Wednesday 5th July 2023
I see Miriam Cates is doing one of those "essentially" things here which means 'I'm making this up'. The practical and financial details need careful analysis. But it is the social implications of this policy that are most concerning. Speaking this week, Bridget Phillipson, the shadow educ...
- Wed 05 Jul, 2023 10:13 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 5th July 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1945
Re: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Re twitter & Musk, I'm often reminded of the old saying 'How do you make a small fortune out of a vineyard? Start with a large one'. Incidentally, I haven't come up against the new limit at all, obviously I'm not as addicted as I thought. I think he's quietly got rid of the limits - haven't see...
- Wed 05 Jul, 2023 10:04 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 5th July 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1945
Re: Wednesday 5th July 2023
Morning. I see Tony Blair is doing his 'third way' stuff on the NHS again. Lapped up by the right who usually tell him to stay out of it. And this from the Telegraph article. The comments come after former Health Secretary Sajid Javid called for a Royal Commission into the NHS, saying patients were ...
- Tue 04 Jul, 2023 11:06 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 4th July 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1406
Re: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Quite the funniest bit of this whole spat between Jess Phillips and La Birbalsingh is that the latter misread 'Aslan' as 'Asian'.
- Tue 04 Jul, 2023 9:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 4th July 2023
- Replies: 18
- Views: 1406
Re: Tuesday 4th July 2023
Good morning.
'Nasty Tories' really never went away did it?
'Nasty Tories' really never went away did it?
- Mon 03 Jul, 2023 6:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 3rd July 2023
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1393
Re: Monday 3rd July 2023
Perhaps eating cat food wasn't the best idea? https://twitter.com/PolitlcsUK/status/1675839379623796737 It's possible that someone tipped 30p Lee that allying himself to a group which has alternative policies to the Party when you're that party's Vice-chairman might not be the smartest thing to do...
- Mon 03 Jul, 2023 6:35 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 3rd July 2023
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1393
Re: Monday 3rd July 2023
That phrase 'v.silly statement' could be used for all kinds of things but this is re the Sue Gray contact with Starmer.
- Mon 03 Jul, 2023 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 3rd July 2023
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1393
Re: Monday 3rd July 2023
I'm shocked, shocked that Sir John 'Cultural Marxism is to blame for everything' Hayes is the President of this New Conservatives bunch!
Next up - phony 'research' which we'll never get to see but for which they'll claim expenses from the taxpayer like the ERG did.
Next up - phony 'research' which we'll never get to see but for which they'll claim expenses from the taxpayer like the ERG did.
- Mon 03 Jul, 2023 8:50 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 3rd July 2023
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1393
Re: Monday 3rd July 2023
I see the New Conservatives (company number 14849463*) have started to show themselves. Red wall Tory MPs put pressure on Sunak over net migration https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/02/red-wall-tory-mps-put-pressure-on-sunak-over-net-migration?CMP=share_btn_tw Rishi Sunak is facing demands...
- Sun 02 Jul, 2023 11:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday July 1st & Sunday July 2nd 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1466
Re: Saturday July 1st & Sunday July 2nd 2023
My Society account is fine as I don't tend to read too much on there but my personal account still hasn't returned - when does this "day" as in "daily limit reached" begin I wonder. Probably US time but which time zone?
- Sat 01 Jul, 2023 8:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday July 1st & Sunday July 2nd 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1466
- Fri 30 Jun, 2023 2:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 30th June 2023
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1255
Re: Friday 30th June 2023
Ah well, Tories tried the old distraction tactic with this. I'm sure another will come along soon.
- Fri 30 Jun, 2023 12:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 30th June 2023
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1255
Re: Friday 30th June 2023
Sunak > Goldsmith
You were asked to apologise for your comments about the privileges committee as we felt they were incompatible with your position as a minister of the crown. You have decided to take a different course.
- Fri 30 Jun, 2023 9:17 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 30th June 2023
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1255
Re: Friday 30th June 2023
Good morning.
And Goldsmith has gone. Nothing to do with that Privileges Committee Report of course...
And Goldsmith has gone. Nothing to do with that Privileges Committee Report of course...
- Thu 29 Jun, 2023 3:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th June 2023
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2032
Re: Thursday 29th June 2023
Apparently Farage has had a numberless quantity of bank accounts closed by unnamed banks.
Perish the thought that it may be something to do with with the source of incoming funds...
Perish the thought that it may be something to do with with the source of incoming funds...
- Thu 29 Jun, 2023 12:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th June 2023
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2032
Re: Thursday 29th June 2023
I see Ed Balls is teaming up with George Osborne. Lots of people on that twitter are getting a bit cross... IIRC Balls said that on a personal level - and leaving aside the politics - Osborne was a decent sort and easy to talk to about family etc. But he thought Cameron to be an utter shit. https://...
- Thu 29 Jun, 2023 10:29 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th June 2023
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2032
Re: Thursday 29th June 2023
Oh dear, not a good day for the Government...
Plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ruled unlawful
Plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda ruled unlawful
- Thu 29 Jun, 2023 9:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 29th June 2023
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2032
Re: Thursday 29th June 2023
Good morning. Privileges Committee report...part 2. “This matter is made more difficult because two of the Members mounting the most vicious attacks on the Committee did so from the platform of their own hosted TV shows” Can't imagine that Ofcom will take any action though. https://twitter.com/Polit...
- Wed 28 Jun, 2023 9:25 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 28th June 2023
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1331
Re: Wednesday 28th June 2023
Good morning.
Interesting bit of focus group stuff regarding which groups are going with which party.
Interesting bit of focus group stuff regarding which groups are going with which party.
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 1:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 27th June 2023
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1051
Re: Tuesday 27th June 2023
There seems to be something missing here...I'm loathe to go all Rolf on you but can you see what it is yet?
- Tue 27 Jun, 2023 11:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 27th June 2023
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1051
Re: Tuesday 27th June 2023
The most disturbing thing about this is that I agree with Lord Pickles...
- Mon 26 Jun, 2023 5:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 26th June 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1243
Re: Monday 26th June 2023
Good to see more people realising that using 'in effect' or 'effectively' = 'I'm making this up.'
- Mon 26 Jun, 2023 2:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 26th June 2023
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1243
Re: Monday 26th June 2023
Good afternoon.
Cates is a menace. I have no doubt the law of unintended consequences will come out of this at some stage.
About time the DfE stuck up for schools and told her to pipe down.
Cates is a menace. I have no doubt the law of unintended consequences will come out of this at some stage.
About time the DfE stuck up for schools and told her to pipe down.
- Sun 25 Jun, 2023 9:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th June 2023
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5089
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th June 2023
A Reform UK party advisor writes...
- Sat 24 Jun, 2023 11:55 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th June 2023
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5089
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th June 2023
Pretty good on the history of Wagner and the links with the Russian state.
- Sat 24 Jun, 2023 11:16 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th June 2023
- Replies: 52
- Views: 5089
Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th June 2023
Good morning. How it started. BORIS JOHNSON: Lefties sneer. But those brave souls on the submarine died in a cause - pushing out the frontiers of human knowledge - that's typically British and that fills me with pride How it's going Stephen, Lancs, 18 hours ago How is gawking at the wreck of the Tit...
- Fri 23 Jun, 2023 11:24 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 23rd June 2023
- Replies: 12
- Views: 808
Re: Friday 23rd June 2023
Sounds like it's all kicking off in Russia... Russia accuses Wagner chief of urging 'armed mutiny' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66005256 The head of Russia's Wagner mercenary group is being investigated for inciting mutiny after accusing the Russian military of a launching a deadly missil...
- Fri 23 Jun, 2023 9:22 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 23rd June 2023
- Replies: 12
- Views: 808
Re: Friday 23rd June 2023
Good morning.
re the above - I note that the BBC has the entire series of Red Dwarf on iplayer - the early ones are just so good.
re the above - I note that the BBC has the entire series of Red Dwarf on iplayer - the early ones are just so good.
- Thu 22 Jun, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 22nd June 2023
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1549
Re: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Interesting that ben Habib is shown as a "Businessman" rather than "former Brexit party MEP and now member of the Reform Party." Re the identifying as a whatever, I wouldn't mind betting that the pupils are loving all of this free publicity for this. And of course Britain's Stric...
- Thu 22 Jun, 2023 12:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 22nd June 2023
- Replies: 27
- Views: 1549
Re: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Good morning. Well 'er indoors was tired of laying in a hospital bed in that there hospital and decided to come home and lie in the own in our living room. 6 weeks out of the last 7 in hospital...it's been a bit trying. Tempted to watch QT tonight given that John Redwood is on. Might provide some un...
- Wed 21 Jun, 2023 3:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 21st June 2023
- Replies: 8
- Views: 618
Re: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Good afternoon.
The people who said that Gordon Brown 'bankrupt the country' when the debt to GDP ratio was about 70% seem to have gone very quiet.
The people who said that Gordon Brown 'bankrupt the country' when the debt to GDP ratio was about 70% seem to have gone very quiet.
- Tue 20 Jun, 2023 9:16 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 20th June 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 2901
Re: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Glorious.
They're all trying to wriggle out of what they said only a week ago...
They're all trying to wriggle out of what they said only a week ago...
- Mon 19 Jun, 2023 5:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 19th June 2023
- Replies: 17
- Views: 930
Re: Monday 19th June 2023
Oh dear, time for that peerage to be handed back I think... Sir Mark Rowley, the Metropolitan police commissioner, has given a strong hint that the Met will take action against Tories involved in the lockdown party organised by Shaun Bailey’s mayoral campaign team. In an interview with the News Agen...
- Sun 18 Jun, 2023 11:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June 2020
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1542
Re: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June 2020
Not a good look...
- Sat 17 Jun, 2023 10:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June 2020
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1542
Re: Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June 2020
Oops. Another one gone.
- Fri 16 Jun, 2023 9:13 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 16th June 2023
- Replies: 17
- Views: 1657
Re: Friday 16th June 2023
Good morning.
No prizes to guess where the disgraced former-PM and former MP is going next...I saw the front page last night.
Wonder how long that one has been agreed.
No prizes to guess where the disgraced former-PM and former MP is going next...I saw the front page last night.
Wonder how long that one has been agreed.
- Wed 14 Jun, 2023 10:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th June 2023
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2090
Re: Wednesday 14th June 2023
In which, and I would have deemed this extremely difficult, Nadine is making things so much worse...
- Sat 10 Jun, 2023 3:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th June
- Replies: 35
- Views: 2929
Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th June
Good afternoon.
And yes, there is another one...
And yes, there is another one...
- Fri 09 Jun, 2023 8:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th June 2023
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2093
Re: Friday 9th June 2023
Blimey, all happening today!
- Fri 09 Jun, 2023 6:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th June 2023
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2093
- Fri 09 Jun, 2023 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th June 2023
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2093
Re: Friday 9th June 2023
And Shaun Bailey?
So what has he ever done to warrant a peerage?
Given that Kulveer Ranger is there as well, a bit surprised that Andrew Gilligan didn't get one.
So what has he ever done to warrant a peerage?
Given that Kulveer Ranger is there as well, a bit surprised that Andrew Gilligan didn't get one.
- Fri 09 Jun, 2023 5:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th June 2023
- Replies: 31
- Views: 2093
Re: Friday 9th June 2023
Diddums.
Oh and 'er indoors is back inside that there hospital as of yesterday. Sigh.
Oh and 'er indoors is back inside that there hospital as of yesterday. Sigh.
- Sun 04 Jun, 2023 8:51 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th June 2023
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1095
Re: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th June 2023
Good evening.
Apologies for not being around but 'er indoors finally decided to come home again on Friday after nigh on four weeks in that there hospital. Coronation Day seems a awfully long time ago now...
Apologies for not being around but 'er indoors finally decided to come home again on Friday after nigh on four weeks in that there hospital. Coronation Day seems a awfully long time ago now...