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- Sun 31 Mar, 2024 5:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1990
Re: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
You do know one of the most famous Keynes sayings, right - "when the facts change, I change my mind"? What happened on October 7 was a horrific bestial depraved crime, and there was no way Israel was not going to significantly respond. Indeed, they had a right to - under international law,...
- Sun 31 Mar, 2024 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1990
Re: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
Its another nice day today, I suppose that explains why it is so quiet here.
- Sat 30 Mar, 2024 5:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1990
Re: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
But as I have said before - they are pitching this at a media-political class that is, for the most part, hugely economically illiterate.
(and because of that, so are an awful lot of voters)
(and because of that, so are an awful lot of voters)
- Sat 30 Mar, 2024 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1990
Re: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
In practice, it will almost certainly turn out that "fiscal rules" turn out to be a bit more flexible when Labour is in office.
- Fri 29 Mar, 2024 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1990
Re: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
So you haven't been on Twitter this morning and noted what is trending?
Have to be careful here, so will just note that a 61 year old man and his 57 year old wife have been arrested in connection with "historic sex offences".
No doubt people can join the dots from there if they wish.
Have to be careful here, so will just note that a 61 year old man and his 57 year old wife have been arrested in connection with "historic sex offences".
No doubt people can join the dots from there if they wish.
- Fri 29 Mar, 2024 12:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
- Replies: 47
- Views: 1990
Re: Easter Weekend - Good Friday to Easter Monday
Happy hols to all on here.
A rather startling rumour - though that's currently all it is - coming from Northern Ireland this morning.
A rather startling rumour - though that's currently all it is - coming from Northern Ireland this morning.
- Thu 28 Mar, 2024 3:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28th March 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2512
Re: Thursday 28th March 2024
Its always someone else's fault with the far right. Always.
- Thu 28 Mar, 2024 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28th March 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 2512
Re: Thursday 28th March 2024
Good morefternoon, all.
Don't forget that tomorrow starts a four day weekend (in effect)
Don't forget that tomorrow starts a four day weekend (in effect)
- Wed 27 Mar, 2024 10:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 27th March 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1847
- Wed 27 Mar, 2024 1:28 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 27th March 2024
- Replies: 11
- Views: 1847
Re: Wednesday 27th March 2024
Though as with Putin, you do wonder what might happen after Orban goes.
- Wed 27 Mar, 2024 12:33 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5097
Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024
I aim to please.
- Tue 26 Mar, 2024 5:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5097
Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Well its not really an "implication" given that one of the few things she has gone public with is strongly supporting Israel. Anyway it was given as one reason why her husband takes the line he does, and yes its a more credible one than "he takes his orders from the Israeli embassy&qu...
- Tue 26 Mar, 2024 4:25 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5097
Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024
I am taking that as "I dislike the vibes of the previous post, but don't actually have an argument against it" ;) Again - and yes sometimes I like to play devil's advocate on here, but I mean this at least with total seriousness - your political tendency need to cut out all this "Star...
- Tue 26 Mar, 2024 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 26th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5097
Re: Tuesday 26th March 2024
Actually not quite, the only real difference is that the speaker referred to "Keir Starmer and his Israeli sponsors" and that "so many in the Labour party are supported and funded by Israel". Are you seriously saying that is significantly better? Genuinely, just stay off this stu...
- Mon 25 Mar, 2024 7:53 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 25th March 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1225
Re: Monday 25th March 2024
I don't think anyone has been suspended *just* for supporting an immediate ceasefire per se.
Some may have been for stuff like voting for opposition motions, after they were explicitly whipped not to.
Some may have been for stuff like voting for opposition motions, after they were explicitly whipped not to.
- Mon 25 Mar, 2024 12:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 25th March 2024
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1225
Re: Monday 25th March 2024
Good morefternoon, all.
- Sun 24 Mar, 2024 6:49 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1733
Re: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
Except that he was (probably) from modern day Turkey, as pointed out in the comments
- Sun 24 Mar, 2024 3:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1733
Re: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
I assume that Sky is still on his hols then?
- Sat 23 Mar, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1733
Re: Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th March 2024
Russia on yesterday's terrorist atrocity - "it wasn't actually Ukraine who did it, but it was Ukraine's fault anyway"
- Fri 22 Mar, 2024 1:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22nd March 2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1385
Re: Friday 22nd March 2024
I think the words "involving Jews" was at least intended somewhere?
- Fri 22 Mar, 2024 10:57 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 22nd March 2024
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1385
Re: Friday 22nd March 2024
I think that is three Reform PPCs dropped after dodgy social media stuff now. One safe prediction is that there will be at least a few more.
- Thu 21 Mar, 2024 12:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st March 2024
- Replies: 1
- Views: 630
Re: Thursday 21st March 2024
Good morefternoon, all.
- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 785
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Liddle has also got worse rather than better over time, back in the noughties he did have some redeeming features.
- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 785
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Nah, I'm fine
Actually, have remembered the PM's quip now - it was after the Mid Beds byelection and he commented that at least the new Labour MP would actually be more supportive of him than their predecessor for that seat had been. Even lots of the opposition benches found it genuinely funny.
Actually, have remembered the PM's quip now - it was after the Mid Beds byelection and he commented that at least the new Labour MP would actually be more supportive of him than their predecessor for that seat had been. Even lots of the opposition benches found it genuinely funny.
- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 3:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 785
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024
So he came out with a goodish joke, OK then.
I think even Sunak has managed that at least once.
I think even Sunak has managed that at least once.
- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 2:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 785
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Short list, even so.
He is a charmless nerk, Blackford did it better whatever else you say about him.
He is a charmless nerk, Blackford did it better whatever else you say about him.
- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 785
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024
One of three PMs in Europe of indian extraction - the other (Costa) is about to step aside following the recent Portuguese election.
Which will just leave Sunak - but for how long?
Which will just leave Sunak - but for how long?
- Wed 20 Mar, 2024 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 20th March 2024
- Replies: 18
- Views: 785
Re: Wednesday 20th March 2024
Sunak seems to have grown fond of attacking Starmer for doing his actual job as a lawyer.
- Tue 19 Mar, 2024 3:19 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 19th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 727
Re: Tuesday 19th March 2024
If you say so, I haven't read the whole thing so can't comment. Hughes (whose Twitter account I do look at) aren't exactly the most disinterested observer themselves, though. And the Labour "iron chancellor" isn't exactly a new thing is it. Apart from the almost mythical Snowden, some stil...
- Tue 19 Mar, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 19th March 2024
- Replies: 10
- Views: 727
Re: Tuesday 19th March 2024
George Eaton had a rather different interpretation of her speech, interestingly.
- Mon 18 Mar, 2024 4:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 18th March 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 798
Re: Monday 18th March 2024
Labour is generally not in favour, dismissing them as fundamentally gimmicks with few positive features.
Stuff like the above is why I would have voted for Miles if I had a say in that election.
Stuff like the above is why I would have voted for Miles if I had a say in that election.
- Mon 18 Mar, 2024 3:28 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 18th March 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 798
Re: Monday 18th March 2024
Quiet today innit?
- Sun 17 Mar, 2024 6:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1082
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Watch them lose to Coventry in the semi now
- Sun 17 Mar, 2024 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1082
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Jason Cowley taking a break from making the Staggers well nigh unreadable, then.
- Sun 17 Mar, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1082
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Just realised it was a Reform Party bus, all makes sense now
- Sat 16 Mar, 2024 10:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1082
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Brilliant, wasn't it.
Effective filibustering is indeed an art.
Effective filibustering is indeed an art.
- Sat 16 Mar, 2024 4:30 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1082
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Yes, in the seventies and eighties doing musical instruments at school was entirely normal - I know this as a former clarinet (Grade 5) player.
- Sat 16 Mar, 2024 11:36 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1082
Re: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th March 2024
Vaughan Gething is the new leader of Welsh Labour (and thus also first minister in the coming days)
- Fri 15 Mar, 2024 8:30 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 15th March 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 643
Re: Friday 15th March 2024
October 10th is the new rumoured election date, though I suspect Sunak might well find an excuse to push it back again.
- Fri 15 Mar, 2024 1:53 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 15th March 2024
- Replies: 9
- Views: 643
Re: Friday 15th March 2024
Last night it was in Liverpool, so you would expect the audience to be more anti-Tory than usual.
Even so, their standard bearer had a remarkably torrid time by all accounts.
Even so, their standard bearer had a remarkably torrid time by all accounts.
- Thu 14 Mar, 2024 11:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 844
Re: Thursday 14th March 2024
Its not blackmail if she decides to quit because of her poor health. Please be serious for once - instead of seeing the blackest, most nefarious conspiracy behind literally EVERYTHING all the time. Not following so many total cranks on Twitter might help. AK, go back and reread your post. I was res...
- Thu 14 Mar, 2024 8:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 844
Re: Thursday 14th March 2024
Its not blackmail if she decides to quit because of her poor health.
Please be serious for once - instead of seeing the blackest, most nefarious conspiracy behind literally EVERYTHING all the time.
Not following so many total cranks on Twitter might help.
Please be serious for once - instead of seeing the blackest, most nefarious conspiracy behind literally EVERYTHING all the time.
Not following so many total cranks on Twitter might help.
- Thu 14 Mar, 2024 6:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 844
Re: Thursday 14th March 2024
It is being claimed that Sunak has said there will *not* be a May GE, in an interview on regional TV.
- Thu 14 Mar, 2024 5:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 844
Re: Thursday 14th March 2024
You're assuming that she hasn't at least been semi-authorised.
I said a few days go when this all blew up, I can see her getting the whip back as a quid pro quo for her retiring at the coming election.
(which would be the best thing anyway, given Abbott's well known health issues)
I said a few days go when this all blew up, I can see her getting the whip back as a quid pro quo for her retiring at the coming election.
(which would be the best thing anyway, given Abbott's well known health issues)
- Thu 14 Mar, 2024 4:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 844
Re: Thursday 14th March 2024
It might be worth it if the rest of the panel cite her past ravings at her. But will they?
- Thu 14 Mar, 2024 1:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 14th March 2024
- Replies: 17
- Views: 844
Re: Thursday 14th March 2024
Good morefternoon, all.
- Wed 13 Mar, 2024 6:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 646
Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Too long. And that applies more generally, not just to DA.
But that doesn't alter the fact there *is* such a process, which many on the left called for.
But that doesn't alter the fact there *is* such a process, which many on the left called for.
- Wed 13 Mar, 2024 5:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 646
Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024
You do know that there is an independent process with these things, right?
OJ and yourself may choose to interpret Starmer's words unsympathetically. Others may not.
OJ and yourself may choose to interpret Starmer's words unsympathetically. Others may not.
- Wed 13 Mar, 2024 3:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 646
Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Depressingly, wanting to get back into the good books of some Tory MPs may well have been at least part of Hoyle's decision.
- Wed 13 Mar, 2024 2:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th March 2024
- Replies: 14
- Views: 646
Re: Wednesday 13th March 2024
Poor stuff from Hoyle, no question.
Though in not totally unrelated news, it does seem that Andy McDonald has had the Labour whip restored.
Though in not totally unrelated news, it does seem that Andy McDonald has had the Labour whip restored.