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Hmm. Just had the mother of all hail storms - the stuff coming practically horizontally - with matching high winds as the sky suddenly went horribly dark. Well, that was 5 minutes ago. Sun's out now and the wind's mostly dropped. God only knows what it'll be doing in 10 minutes time. No canvassing o...

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I must say how nice it was for the Tories to get a 15 minute PPB on prime time Radio 4 (Today programme). Good to hear them able to put forward their message without any fear of interruption.

Wassat? It was an interview? with a fearless journalist? Oh dear.

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Ian ‏@Mancman10 16 mins16 minutes ago Manchester, England Tonight's YouGov/Sun poll: LAB 35% (~1) CON 35% (+3) UKIP 12% (~1) LDEM 8% (=) GRN 5% (~1) #GE2015 I find it crazy. THe Tories have been massively destructive and still they manage to poll reasonably well. I'd love to see a region by region ...

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This is more like it...

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Watching Osborne on C4 News. 1. Refused to admit that the £3,000 taxes was simply dishonest 2. Said that in 2010 we were on the brink of a catastrophe and bankruptcy 3. Refused to admit that there has to be a leadership contest before the next election 4. Used the "debt is falling as share of ...

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Also, I've read somewhere that Clegg is now 10% behind Labour in Sheffield Hallam! Please, please can someone confirm that this is, in fact, the case. If so I'll be investing in a bottle of Moet (well, probably Prosecco) this evening... Is it this you mean? From February. http://www2.politicalbetti...

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Anyone fancy a bit of UKIP Twattery? "Call me Phil" Tweeted this - "Just watching The Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring - makes me sad for the England we have lost. Vote for common sense Vote UKIP" There was me thinking that Middle Earth was a fiction and the movie was fi...

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Anyone fancy a bit of UKIP Twattery? "Call me Phil" Tweeted this - "Just watching The Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring - makes me sad for the England we have lost. Vote for common sense Vote UKIP" There was me thinking that Middle Earth was a fiction and the movie was fi...

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Also, I've read somewhere that Clegg is now 10% behind Labour in Sheffield Hallam!

Please, please can someone confirm that this is, in fact, the case. If so I'll be investing in a bottle of Moet (well, probably Prosecco) this evening...

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Both he and Tennant are avowed socialists and long time supporters of the Labour Party. It shouldn't matter, obviously, but two actors of their stature throwing their weight behind Labour will sway some, certainly add a little glamour to the image. Well, I knew about Tennant, but not Freeman - than...

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Nice. I've embedded it so it's easy for everybody to watch: [youtube]tj_3g6-zSXY[/youtube] That's very good, and quite subtle in its own way. Very nice to see the 'choice of values' line - that'll resonate, I think. Is Martin Freeman a lefty then? News to me. Both he and Tennant are avowed socialis...

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Stupid cow presenter on BBC saying it's all about the economy. It bloody well isn't it's all about the NHS. Oh God I have to stop swearing!!!! There was a bit of vox pop from Dudley on WatO today, and apparently the good burghers of Dudley also identified the NHS as the main issue at this election....

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A bit of afternoon viewing for you, in the form of Labour's latest PPB (to be broadcast tomorrow I believe); simple, straightforward and just downright classy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj_3g6-zSXY&app=desktop" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Nice. I've embedded it...

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Apart from that aspect, it is a weird comment so what is she suggesting ? That Ed would kill his wife because she isn't popular enough ? Fuck knows. Suffice to say that Hopkins doesn't have blood in her veins like ordinary people - she has a mixture of poison, bile and dog vomit. In a world where s...

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Does Katie Hopkins assume Justine Miliband is not Jewish or doesn't she care ? Katie Hopkins (@KTHopkins) 27/03/2015 17:49 Pollsters say Justine is the least popular of party wives. He might stick her head in the oven and turn on the gas Apart from that aspect, it is a weird comment so what is she ...

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Discrimination claim cases against Welsh employers have dropped 40% since the Coalition's new £1,200 charge to bring a case. It obviously hits the lowest paid most, less likely to be able to afford to pay the fee. My other half spent a lot of his career in human resources at a fairly high level, an...

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As for the debates: well, we all knew that Miliband wasn't on a level playing field, and he's probably handled the 'brother' question a thousand times. He's battle hardened, and it showed. He's pretty quick on his feet and that showed too. Burley was a disgrace (as others have said) but he certainly...

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As an aside - Does anyone here remember "Do Not Adjust Your Set"? I was an avid watcher and thought it hilarious although, as I recall, it had a rather sinister tinge to it which probably added to my childhood fascination. Yes. And yes, so was I. And yes, it was bloody sinister - a sort o...

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Fairer funding needs to be applied to Wokingham borough schools after new figures showed they are the worst funded in the country. Figures published by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) show that Wokingham borough schools will receive £4,158 per pupil in 2015/16. This compares ag...

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Ephie. Just heard a brilliant slogan. Have been watching Richard 111 re-burial. In the Bishop of Leicester's sermon he said 'A We not Me' society. Excellent! Alas, too late. For both my PPC's leaflet and Richard Crookback.... How'd it go? I believe he was interred. This time he's not likely to get ...

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LadyCentauria wrote:
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Swarthlander wrote: Oak or applewood?

Good morning.
Oak this time. Fresh crusty white bread too.
Any left? I'm a bit stuck for what to have for supper and can't do proper cooking today – I've gone all droppy, again.

Marmoset pate, or, if you're feeling unadventurous, cheese flavoured ice cream.

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As is already being pointed out by some: Labour's plans don't actually require a rise in NI - but the Tory plans, if a VAT rise is ruled out, means either a significant tax hike elsewhere or even deeper cuts. As usual, short term tactical lobby-wowing "brilliance" from Dave starts to unra...

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Re:Clarkson - bye.

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I've been asked by my PPC to make a statement on his campaign leaflets (he wants a pic too, but I'm trying to avoid that) I've said - "I'm voting Labour because it is the moral thing to do. I think some people will not survive another Tory-led government, and it is the poor and vulnerable who ...

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Swarthlander wrote:
ErnstRemarx wrote:...bacon's on, smoked variety today for a change.
Oak or applewood?

Good morning.

Oak this time. Fresh crusty white bread too.

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Morning Dan - bacon's on, smoked variety today for a change.

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Hi all Just a quick drive by to say thanks for your messages and kind words. @LadyC Yesterday I was very harsh and out of order in my post to you for which I apologise, I hope you forgive me, my wording was wrong and it was very badly expressed. Ernst emailed me and in return I explained why yester...

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I'm posting this up for my daughter.

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No subtext, but many of you will know exactly what I mean.

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... It really is imperative that we don't let them back in for a second try... Yes, Robert. I believe this is one feeling we all share, albeit as has been suggested we should welcome other views. I must confess that from time to time I'm as guilty as anyone (in the other place) for my put downs. An...

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... It really is imperative that we don't let them back in for a second try... Yes, Robert. I believe this is one feeling we all share, albeit as has been suggested we should welcome other views. I must confess that from time to time I'm as guilty as anyone (in the other place) for my put downs. An...

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TheGrimSqueaker wrote:Any road up .....

I shall wish you all a good night. Big day tomorrow, first day back at work so better get some sleep.

Good luck, cock - sleep well.

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Thank you, @Hobiejoe. That was the exactly spirit in which my silly sense of humour led me to write the piece To me it came across as someone in a room, talking in a loud voice, surrounded by friends taking the p$ss out of a person, knowing their target could hear them but would be unlikely to chal...

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I do agree with this.Why are people attacking SH so much today?Disagree with the points he makes,or if he pisses you off so much scroll past his posts.He was made welcome here,is polite and honest in his views,and I have seen nothing he has written here to warrant any of this. I rather read it as a...

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Just a thought, but perhaps this Cameron to step down stuff is an attempt to give the party some sort of bounce similar to that that Major got when he replaced Thatcher, but without the chaos of a defenestration. I'm amused at the idea that Cameron discussing when he's going to step down is meant t...

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Tubby Isaacs wrote:Re school governors, the government isn't interested in them. They get in the way of academy chain placemen.

Very true. Better to have a board of directors.

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Here is the evidence that Paxman is biased & should not be moderating the TV debate, imo: Jeremy Paxman, the former Newsnight presenter who is interviewing David Cameron and Ed Miliband on Thursday night, has been speaking at an advertising conference today. He doesn’t seem to rate the Labour l...

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I'm really not a great fan of anyone suggesting that they have insider knowledge and refusing to source their alleged knowledge, and even less a fan of name dropping (in effect). I was directly asked by AngryAsWell whether I had seen Miliband in the flesh. All I did was set out the occasions when I...

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... The only thing that should be mandatory, in my less than humble, is a CRB check. End of. Anything else starts to look like state snooping, and christ knows we don't need to get Henry Porter any more excuses to start writing more more shit civil liberties articles for Rubbisher do we? I would ad...

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LAP. 33% for Conservatives and Labour. AK to (pretty please) explain how that tallies with the VI numbers of 214 v 240 respectively? Fuck only knows, but in the end it's unimportant. The stuff to remember: CMD needs a 5% lead before he can get a majority and it's the polling in the marginals that's...

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Theresa May and her prevention speech..... She likes the Prevent thing. She likes it so much that, when she became Home Secretary, she reduced the number of council Prevent Co-ordinators from 93 to 23. She then decided that maybe they weren't non-jobs after all, and let 30 councils have their Preve...

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Secondly Citizen,I really feel uncomfortable with anyone pushing at posters here to reveal their identity. Well so do I for that matter - I have fairly trenchant views about education policy as everyone knows but I am a serving chair of governors and keep my political opinions very much out of any ...

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Hello all. Just given FTN an utterly shameless plug on Twitter (again) There is a very good article by Paul Rutherford on the comments - and the reporting of the comments - made by Rachel Reeves the other day. I agree with everything he says - and he says it much better than I did the other day! Se...

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Nice stuff from the Morning Star: http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-df42-More-smoke,-more-mirrors#.VQxkmuE0-g0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and a bit more... http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-b7c7-Lib-Dems-hit-the-buffers#.VQxkn-E0-g0" onclick="window.open...

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Clarkson getting sacked would be the first step, (of a 1000-mile march), to me getting a licence again. I find the whole thing bizarre. Btl at the guardians latest JC article there are thousands of comments.Blimey,it's just a TV programme,how can that be so important to people?Take the bloody dog o...

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Have made my first visit to the other place since March 9 to post my regular byelection review :) Will carry on posting them there until the GE, and may get involved a bit more in things near to the day itself - but I strongly suspect that will be the end of my time at CiF; I have come to the concl...

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I posted this late on last night; I hope no one minds me reposting. "Right. Been to the CLP's meeting this evening, and apparently Ed Miliband will be turning up in town in April. I think I'll be there, and AAW, if you're a member, check it out with your CLP. Of more interest to me is the fact ...

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yahyah wrote:Morning all.

Sunny here, with a light mist in the valley.
Have eclipse viewing specs at the ready for 8.30 onwards.
Hope weather is clear for those elsewhere.

Blimey, are you on British Summer Time already?

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Oh jeez...some girl from the TaxPayers Alliance on QT - why the hell are they invited? Didn't do anyone any favours though Roger ;-) Tbf Umunna completely nailed that one and had the audience nodding along. I know he's not a fave here but... From the bit I could be arsed to watch, he did a reasonab...

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Right. Been to the CLP's meeting this evening, and apparently Ed Miliband will be turning up in town in April. I think I'll be there, and AAW, if you're a member, check it out with your CLP. Of more interest to me is the fact that Rachel Reeves is coming up here fairly soon for a Labour social. If E...

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