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by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 08 May, 2015 12:03 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

Here's more Rebecca.

Talk of Labour holding three Edinburgh seats. From local correspondents.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 11:56 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

Talk of Labour gaining Bradford West!

Wow.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 11:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

The batteries will be worn out on my remote with all the flicking about.

Kay Burley, expletives switch over.
Michael Gove, swear and switch over.
Jeremy Vine, cuss and swear over.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 11:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

Ed Balls doesn't look too worried.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 10:51 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

I'm having a gin.

I don't think I can bear getting up in the morning and seeing Cameron's fat, pink face trying to be all statesman like, after the most pathetic campaign in my lifetime.

I'm with PorFavor, I fucking hate the bastard.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 10:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

Feel as though I have been kicked in the stomach.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 9:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

Me too Ernst, me too.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 9:57 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

Oh fuck! Poor mans Peter Snow, Jeremy Vine.

Lot of flicking around the channels tonight I reckon?
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 9:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

LabourList reporting of good reports coming from Nuneaton, 37th on Labour's target list.

So nervous I feel like crying, and that's not me.
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 7:25 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

All nighter for me too, rest me eyes for a bit soon, then ready for a night shift. No alcohol will pass my lips or I won't last till 1am. Polling station next to me has been extremely busy, the most I have ever seen it, and I have been living here since just before the 97 election, could mean someth...
by letsskiptotheleft
Thu 07 May, 2015 9:56 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 7th May
Replies: 1188
Views: 202546

Re: Thursday 7th May

Done my bit, early, I usually think it doesn't matter too much living in a solid Labour seat, and with FPTP it doesn't so much, but with "legitimacy" coming into everyday electoral speak it does. Good luck in your seat, wherever you are, no one has a God given, and no one is born to rule, ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 04 May, 2015 7:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015

Is this true or more fabrication by a poster I had a disagreement with last night ? He is responding to another poster who said the East Ren situation could be foreseen. Since East Ren Labour people had helpfully told them about the event, and Izzard’s presence would guarantee the publicity, then t...
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 04 May, 2015 7:56 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015

Heard on Sky News just news, William and Kate have a few big houses so there's a chance of a third child. No further comment etc..

Neil and Glenys Kinnock out and about in Barry tonight, hope that shows that it is worth it and still all in play?
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 04 May, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015

Eddie Izzard ran 51 marathons in 63 days, or something equally ridiculous. Still, he shouldn't show his face in Glasgow. Imagine the furore if Labour, in Scotland at it's most merciless showed the same contempt for it's challengers, nationalists, sorry, but I have no time for them. I have read that ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 04 May, 2015 7:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015

C4 News just showed a clip of Gordon Brown.

I'm going to miss him.
by letsskiptotheleft
Sun 03 May, 2015 5:03 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

What will I be doing Thursday night? My routine will be to get up early, as normal, run around like a blue arse fly and nap in the afternoon. In the evening I will watch the results alone, save for the internet and texts. I hope I don't end up feeling like 5 years ago and more gut wrenching 92, but ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 5:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

:hug: to you too yahayah, and everyone else who needs one.
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 5:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

But before I go, I was working with someone yesterday, new to the job, father of three, was working with autistic teenagers in Cardiff, he left when a new private firm took over and dropped the wages to the minimum wage. He googled the new owners, an accountant and property developer. Now they could...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 5:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

Are you feeling a bit down Skippy ? Had my moments and doubts the same as everyone I suppose, I was very up for this election, but I have worked a lot, 12 1/2 shifts, too tired to do anything apart from come home, bath and bed, so I have been a lot more detached than I normally would. I said once I...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 5:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

Funny how no one mentions Sheffield when it comes to the SNP and celebrating too early.
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 5:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

Are you getting much sense of Plaid advancing in your area LetsSkip ? I won't predict the election seats outcome, but will predict that Mark Williams loses here based on things locally. I did hear a whisper that Labour canvassers were being told a lot of people would vote Labour here, enough to ser...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 5:05 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

Disappointed with the Welsh polling, pretty much as it was, the Cardiff seats were always going to come back to Labour, it will again be red, can't help thinking one or two sneaky ones will come back too. Or perhaps I am being optimistic? We and the constituency next door are down as 'too close to ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 4:40 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

Disappointed with the Welsh polling, pretty much as it was, the Cardiff seats were always going to come back to Labour, it will again be red, can't help thinking one or two sneaky ones will come back too.

Or perhaps I am being optimistic?
by letsskiptotheleft
Sat 02 May, 2015 4:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 2nd, Sunday 3rd & Monday 4th May 2015
Replies: 665
Views: 122825

Re: Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd May 2015

http://labourlist.org/2015/05/steve-coo ... -nhs-tour/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Aha!
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 10:12 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Seen it all now... Scottish Sun - vote SNP! The Sun - vote Tory...Reason 2...Stop the SNP running the country I know they have different editors but that is utterly cynical. Labour better win and wipe the smile off Murdoch's face. I want death to wipe the smile off Murdoch's face. If that sounds ca...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 9:52 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Before I go to bed, has anyone seen tomorrow's Scottish Scum, my earlier point being reinforced, not that many nats will be too bothered about a Scum endorsement.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 9:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Cameron reckons it's "time to let rip" cue a load of jokes about farting, flatulence and shit..

Sums up their whole campaign.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 8:40 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

http://www.classicfm.com/radio/aod/?epi ... 158981e812" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


Ignore the fact that Ferrari is doing the interviewing this is a very personal interview from Miliband, though I have only got a 1/3 through it..
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 8:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Mike Fraser retweeted NumbrCrunchrPolitics ‏@NCPoliticsUK 27 mins27 minutes ago Some very heavy hints being dropped about tomorrow's Ipsos MORI/Standard poll - language suggests a shift towards the Tories Sorry LetsSkip :zen: I have 4 12 hour shifts coming up Ohso, turn off the "cloud" an...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 8:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

The lovely Carwyn is meeting up with the lovely Ed on Friday I believe, Cardiff the venue I believe. Though I hope it is down Pembs or Carmarthenshire? Good that this can happen in Wales without a load of clowns shouting "branch office" or "come to lecture us from London?" Leann...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 7:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

The lovely Carwyn is meeting up with the lovely Ed on Friday I believe, Cardiff the venue I believe.

Though I hope it is down Pembs or Carmarthenshire?
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 7:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

That has to be one of the messiest graphs imaginable, gives me brain-ache.

Cairns hardly losing support is mind-blowingly depressing, he's our Charlotte Leslie.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 7:41 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

''It's all a bit worrying and exciting at the same time''.

Think that about sums it up, though I can do with a lot less worrying.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 7:24 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

I still find it incredible that the SNP are on course for some of the gains mooted about. But hey, I'm a red Tory so what the hell do I know? I wonder how many "shy" Labour voters are out there? The nats have been a bit vicious at times; I can't help feeling that some of their much-vaunte...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 7:06 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

I still find it incredible that the SNP are on course for some of the gains mooted about.

But hey, I'm a red Tory so what the hell do I know?
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 6:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

yahyah wrote:Forgot to say welcome to Primecut, so hi !

& with other elections we usually have an FTN predictions thread...anyone willing to go on record with what they think will happen ?
No. :lol:
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 6:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Guardian asking for Mike Smith's opinion on Miliband again..


Fuck off, go and have a game of tennis with Cliff Richard, you knob!!

And, breathe easy now girl.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 6:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Nigel Lawson in tomorrow Spectator questioning the Tories spending plans, expect it to be virtually ignored by the BBC.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 6:01 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

I have stopped "following" Smithson and Ashcroft on twitter, I am pretty much polled out, it's getting to the point I am having nervous anticipation at the thought of another one, if such a thing exists. A week to go and the Tories have nothing left to chuck in Labours direction, the shit ...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 3:36 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Clegg had better throw in the towel, Rocket Ronnie has endorsed Oliver Coppard.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 1:45 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

The Scum jokepaper supports the Tories in the south and the SNP in Scotland, of course when you are taken over by cultist tendencies you see no problem with having such a dilemma, because to them there is none. Restoring my equilibrium if the Tories get back in? Probably chuck my laptop from a first...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 11:36 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

I despise Sajid Javid, the sneering, apparently acceptable face of modern Conservatism. Says everything that he is, if you listen to pundits, one to watch. http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/apr/29/bbc-today-show-debate-very-anti-tory-says-culture-minister-sajid-javid?CMP=share_btn_tw" oncli...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 11:27 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

pk1 wrote:
letsskiptotheleft wrote: the god-awful Ann Clwyd.
I still can't quite believe she was re-selected. I hear her name & shudder.
I drive through her constituency on the way to work, she's done nothing for the area, find it hard myself, but just goes to show Labour has it's share of fools too.
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 11:14 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

Somebody mentioned that they thought the man who signed the tory letter on behalf of Diverse Cymru may be a tory candidate. He is indeed: https://www.conservatives.com/OurTeam/Prospective_Parliamentary_Candidates/Dewhurst_Keith.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Pah, shee...
by letsskiptotheleft
Wed 29 Apr, 2015 10:47 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Replies: 368
Views: 77179

Re: Wednesday 29th April 2015

McBride debunking the ''no tax rises in the next parliament'' bollocks. http://damianpmcbride.tumblr.com/post/117676964964/no-tax-rises-for-five-years-apart-from-these" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Unlike the idiots in charge of Tory election strategy he knows a thing or t...
by letsskiptotheleft
Mon 27 Apr, 2015 8:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days
Replies: 268
Views: 56415

Re: Monday 27th April 2015 - GE minus 10 days

Anyone feeling passionate tonight?

Reminds me, Nate Silver and Panorama coming up, expect a flurry of activity from Hodges afterwards.

And with that, passion dissipated.
by letsskiptotheleft
Sun 26 Apr, 2015 5:40 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: sat 25 and sun 26 April
Replies: 410
Views: 71698

Re: sat 25 and sun 26 April

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/201 ... e-election" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;


More Osborne bollocks, bad enough pitting region against region, now it's city against city.

Kick the bastards out!
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Apr, 2015 9:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24th April
Replies: 208
Views: 41541

Re: Friday 24th April

I don't think Ashcroft would have written that Indy piece if the figures tomorrow weren't half decent for Labour..

Fingers crossed eh..
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Apr, 2015 8:57 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24th April
Replies: 208
Views: 41541

Re: Friday 24th April

Peter Hitchens twitter is worth a read if you are in need of a laugh..
by letsskiptotheleft
Fri 24 Apr, 2015 8:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 24th April
Replies: 208
Views: 41541

Re: Friday 24th April

Never gone along with this Hague nonsense of being an elder statesman type politician, right wingers talking him up. Don't forget this is the man who when faced with certain allegations, probably gossip being a better word disclosed private information regarding his wife's inability to have children...