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by ohsocynical
Sun 01 Apr, 2018 11:33 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Easter weekend: 31st March - 2nd April 2018
Replies: 114
Views: 19864

Re: Easter weekend: 31st March - 2nd April 2018

Alex Nunns @alexnunns 12h12 hours ago Are you ready for some "investigative journalism"? I went on Facebook, searched Conservatives, clicked on a page, looked at the second post down about Gina Miller, found misogyny, abuse, an implied threat of violence & implicit racism. When do I co...
by ohsocynical
Fri 30 Mar, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Good Friday 30th March 2018
Replies: 35
Views: 10392

Re: Good Friday 30th March 2018

ohsocynical wrote:
tinyclanger2 wrote:insomnia update: other half out purchasing sleep-/cat mania- inducing tea.
You can buy it online if it's a bother getting it locally....

Wait until you're sitting in bed to drink it. It can work quite quickly.
by ohsocynical
Fri 30 Mar, 2018 12:58 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Good Friday 30th March 2018
Replies: 35
Views: 10392

Re: Good Friday 30th March 2018

tinyclanger2 wrote:insomnia update: other half out purchasing sleep-/cat mania- inducing tea.
You can buy it online if it's a bother getting it locally....
by ohsocynical
Thu 29 Mar, 2018 9:58 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 29th March 2018
Replies: 40
Views: 10530

Re: Thursday 29th March 2018

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by ohsocynical
Wed 28 Mar, 2018 11:41 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Replies: 35
Views: 7923

Re: Wednesday 28th March 2018

Cambridge Analytica. The full hearing Get out the popcorn. 3 hrs long.

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by ohsocynical
Wed 28 Mar, 2018 11:36 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 28th March 2018
Replies: 35
Views: 7923

Re: Wednesday 28th March 2018

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by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Mar, 2018 7:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018
Replies: 86
Views: 24441

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018

The teas have Valerian in them. It gives cats a high. Like cat mint only stronger. We don't have a cat now, but owners say they keep the satchets in a tin otherwise they get at it. am knackered. insomnia continues. 'kin ' Have you tried herbal tea sleep cures? There's one called Snore Cure and anoth...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Mar, 2018 6:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018
Replies: 86
Views: 24441

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018

Important and extremely helpful if you drink it sitting in bed rather than before you retire... am knackered. insomnia continues. 'kin ' Have you tried herbal tea sleep cures? There's one called Snore Cure and another is a Sleep one. I get mine at Sainsbury's. They're made by Pukka and one whose nam...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Mar, 2018 6:49 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018
Replies: 86
Views: 24441

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018

am knackered. insomnia continues. 'kin ' Have you tried herbal tea sleep cures? There's one called Snore Cure and another is a Sleep one. I get mine at Sainsbury's. They're made by Pukka and one whose name I can't dredge up...They all work about the same. Sainsbury's do their own brand snore cure t...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Mar, 2018 2:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018
Replies: 86
Views: 24441

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018

Around 800,000 they're saying now...Still enough to make Trump go green with envy. Michael Moore ‏Verified account @MMFlint 18h18 hours ago I’d say at least one million people in the streets of DC! Historic! This photo doesn’t even show the full breadth of it. Thank you Parkland students and kids ev...
by ohsocynical
Sat 24 Mar, 2018 9:12 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018
Replies: 86
Views: 24441

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th March 2018

Brian Krassenstein @krassenstein 3h3 hours ago A girl who was shot w/ an AR15 5 weeks ago, Samantha Fuentes, stood up in front millions across the world, vomited on stage & then continued her incredible speech like nothing happened This is why these kids will WIN This is why these kids will CHAN...
by ohsocynical
Tue 20 Mar, 2018 9:57 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Replies: 55
Views: 9974

Re: Tuesday 20th March 2018

According to reports John Stolliday, Labour's head of governance and legal, is one of at least half a dozen to walk out en mass. [...] London regional director Neil Fleming and Parliamentary Labour Party secretary Dan Simpson are leaving while policy research director Simon Jackson is quitting afte...
by ohsocynical
Tue 20 Mar, 2018 8:55 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Replies: 55
Views: 9974

Re: Tuesday 20th March 2018

The Channel 4 News team has made public comments criticising BBC Newsnight‘s coverage of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. It’s rare for journalists to make such strident comments for public consumption, which points to the gravity of the mistake by the BBC. https://www.thecanary.co/trending/2018/03/...
by ohsocynical
Tue 20 Mar, 2018 12:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Replies: 55
Views: 9974

Re: Tuesday 20th March 2018

From 2017. Even more relevant now due to Channel 4s programmes on Cambridge Analytica.... How did an obscure Canadian company come to play such a pivotal role in Brexit? It’s a question that Martin Moore, director of the centre for the study of communication, media and power at King’s College Londo...
by ohsocynical
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 1:09 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 19th March 2018
Replies: 66
Views: 10917

Re: Monday 19th March 2018

Matt Thomas Retweeted bheardmedia

General Election 2017, Campaign Spending Per Vote Received:
Tories: £1.36
Labour: £0.85

Where would the Tories be without those billionaire tax-avoiders, hedge fund managers, Russian Oligarchs, illegal call centre practices & DUP bungs?
by ohsocynical
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 12:53 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 19th March 2018
Replies: 66
Views: 10917

Re: Monday 19th March 2018

From April 2002. The Ministry of Defence turned large parts of the country into a giant laboratory to conduct a series of secret germ warfare tests on the public. A government report just released provides for the first time a comprehensive official history of Britain's biological weapons trials be...
by ohsocynical
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 12:44 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 19th March 2018
Replies: 66
Views: 10917

Re: Monday 19th March 2018

George Smiley ‏@georgescircus Jacob Rees-Mogg's firm invested in a blacklisted Russian bank. Sberbank is subject to sanctions by the US and EU (Reg. 833/2014.) The sanctions are for bombing civilians in Syria, hacking elections. Murdering people aboard holiday jets, or on our streets is unacceptabl...
by ohsocynical
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 12:35 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 19th March 2018
Replies: 66
Views: 10917

Re: Monday 19th March 2018

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by ohsocynical
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 12:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 19th March 2018
Replies: 66
Views: 10917

Re: Monday 19th March 2018

Angela Rayner‏ Verified account @AngelaRayner 3h3 hours ago Foreign sec who cannot recall decisions on a failed garden city project costing £46m. A homelessness minister who doesn't know why homelessness is rising. A defence secretary who says just shut up&go away to Russia. An education sec who...
by ohsocynical
Mon 19 Mar, 2018 12:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 19th March 2018
Replies: 66
Views: 10917

Re: Monday 19th March 2018

Briefcase Michael

@BriefcaseMike

Robinson introduces right-wing think tank Policy Exchange as simply "Policy Exchange". Usual breach of BBC guidelines on informing listeners of the political allegiance of contributors. #r4today @bbcr4today
by ohsocynical
Wed 07 Mar, 2018 11:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 7th March 2018
Replies: 45
Views: 8964

Re: Wednesday 7th March 2018

SALISBURY, England (Reuters) - A nerve agent was used to deliberately poison a former Russian double agent and his daughter, Britain's top counter-terrorism officer said on Wednesday, in a case that threatens to further damage London's ties with Moscow. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/britain-k...
by ohsocynical
Tue 06 Mar, 2018 8:19 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Replies: 61
Views: 13822

Re: Tuesday 6th March 2018

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by ohsocynical
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 2:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st March 2018
Replies: 82
Views: 12845

Re: Thursday 1st March 2018

Dave Williams‏
@realdavedoubleu

#bbcnews having a reporter freeze his nuts off stood by the Angel of the North helps how? @BBCNews #Snowmageddon

:lol: :lol: :lol:
by ohsocynical
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 2:04 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st March 2018
Replies: 82
Views: 12845

Re: Thursday 1st March 2018

Must be something in the water they drink at the Beeb.
liarpoliticians‏
@liarpoliticians

Stupid @BBCNews reporter asking a pensioner "Why is it important to get a hot meal", while it's freezing and snowing outside.... IDIOT reporter. #BBCNews BBC 1pm News.
by ohsocynical
Thu 01 Mar, 2018 1:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st March 2018
Replies: 82
Views: 12845

Re: Thursday 1st March 2018

Matt Kelly‏Verified account
@mk1969

tomorrow’s FT - we don’t even bother to show up for the negotiations. This government is completely at sea.

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by ohsocynical
Tue 27 Feb, 2018 7:18 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Replies: 72
Views: 12217

Re: Tuesday 27th February 2018

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by ohsocynical
Tue 27 Feb, 2018 3:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Replies: 72
Views: 12217

Re: Tuesday 27th February 2018

Eimear McCormack @EimearMcCormack
What’s the odds on the #beastfromtheast being a whole load of hype over nothing?

Daniel Margrain @hairymarx1
41m41 minutes ago
I will not have people diss the Daily Express front pages. Their random weather predictions bring truth to power. Daniel Margrain added,
by ohsocynical
Tue 27 Feb, 2018 1:09 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Replies: 72
Views: 12217

Re: Tuesday 27th February 2018

The quote of the day for me :lol:

Ian Dunt‏Verified account
@IanDunt

Fox speech here. I'll tweet if he says anything of interest. At the moment it looks like he's scolding a glass of water

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by ohsocynical
Mon 26 Feb, 2018 6:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 26th February 2018
Replies: 79
Views: 15853

Re: Monday 26th February 2018

David Allen Green‏ @davidallengreen The government confirms it will not join the customs union proposed by Corbyn and instead UK will be in another form of customs union which will not be the Customs Union or any existing customs union but a new customs union, with the very same effect as the Custom...
by ohsocynical
Mon 26 Feb, 2018 3:09 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 26th February 2018
Replies: 79
Views: 15853

Re: Monday 26th February 2018

Colin Valley #PCPEU‏ @MomentumCV Labour Leave is a private limited company registered at Companies House. It is run by John Mills, who was also a director of Vote Leave alongside UKIP’s Suzanne Evans, Tory MP Bernard Jenkin, former Tory Party Treasurer Peter Cruddas and others. #bbcdp #bbcpm #newsni...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 11:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

Impressive. I wonder if they'll achieve what they want.

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by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 8:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

@HindleA Have you seen this? From ‘barely surviving’ to thriving: Ontario basic income recipients report less stress, better health The three-year pilot project, which began last summer, is testing whether no-strings-attached cash support can boost health, education and housing for people living in ...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 4:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

HindleA wrote:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfr ... re-for-all


Why are Democratic party thinktanks still not backing universal healthcare?
Because most Democratic policy ideas are on an even footing with Conservative policies here.
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 3:38 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

It's funny how some people never learn that ill thought out plots tend to come back and bite you on the arse. Hard. " Attacks on Jeremy Corbyn by the rightwing press are leading to large spikes in his support base immediately after negative newspaper articles, according to data seen by the Guar...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 3:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Hi there ohso :)
Testing the waters 8-)
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 3:05 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

The Conservative Party is hiring an army of paid tweeters to take on Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters on social media, the Telegraph can disclose. The attempt to “professionalise” the Tories’ campaign operation comes amid fears among senior Tories that the party faces disastrous results in May’s local au...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 2:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

The Conservative Party is hiring an army of paid tweeters to take on Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters on social media, the Telegraph can disclose. The attempt to “professionalise” the Tories’ campaign operation comes amid fears among senior Tories that the party faces disastrous results in May’s local aut...
by ohsocynical
Sun 25 Feb, 2018 12:35 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018
Replies: 233
Views: 48616

Re: Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th February 2018

@JohnCleese
Feb 24

Interesting situation brewing

The Murdochs have paid hush-money to 24 people who sued the Sun for criminal practices, like hacking and blagging. But they made no admission of liability

The judge has now told them they must come clean about what they deny and what they admit...
by ohsocynical
Sat 30 Dec, 2017 7:06 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Satur- & Sun-day 30th & 31st Dec 2017 & Monday 1st Jan 2018
Replies: 212
Views: 63228

Re: Satur- & Sun-day 30th & 31st Dec 2017 & Monday 1st Jan 2

Morning all. Forget to mention that 'er indoors had one of those tumour check blood tests done the other day. The first time they did one it was over 4,000...this time it was 13.5. Anything under 30 is classed as negative. So...a scan on Tuesday, two chemo sessions to go, and she'll be back to norm...
by ohsocynical
Wed 20 Dec, 2017 4:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 20th December 2017
Replies: 75
Views: 13704

Re: Wednesday 20th December 2017

I thought you might like to know that Mr Ohso has just had another checkup and is still clear of bladder and bowel cancer. We are so grateful to the doctors and nurses at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading I'd give them a pay rise from my own pocket if I could... A happy and peaceful Christmas ...
by ohsocynical
Mon 11 Sep, 2017 7:48 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 11th September 2017
Replies: 65
Views: 26017

Re: Monday 11th September 2017

Is Ohso's family okay? Anyone know, please? Thanks for asking. Haven't heard from them yet. Will probably have to wait until they have power back on. Have just heard from Granddaughter. She is okay. Boynton Beach in South East Florida, which is where she is, escaped the worst of it at the last mome...
by ohsocynical
Mon 11 Sep, 2017 6:35 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 11th September 2017
Replies: 65
Views: 26017

Re: Monday 11th September 2017

citizenJA wrote:Is Ohso's family okay? Anyone know, please?
Thanks for asking. Haven't heard from them yet. Will probably have to wait until they have power back on.
by ohsocynical
Fri 02 Sep, 2016 1:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Friday 2nd September 2016
Replies: 131
Views: 33249

Re: Friday 2nd September 2016

YahYah. and some pompous folk lack a sense of humour. and the whole point of my comment to Tizme is that in no way could she be regarded as Blairite, but some people would regard her as one for considering that Corbyn doesn't appeal to a wider electorate. But she will get accused of it by some. Not...
by ohsocynical
Mon 29 Aug, 2016 9:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Bank holiday weekend: 27th, 28th & 29th August
Replies: 124
Views: 31246

Re: Bank holiday weekend: 27th, 28th & 29th August

PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Hi Ohso x
Checking my PM's...
by ohsocynical
Sun 21 Aug, 2016 2:07 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016
Replies: 291
Views: 60585

Re: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016

Okay. YahYah, PK, Angryaswell. CJA. You win. I'll leave the site. I'm sick to death of your sanctimonious, spiteful, snide remarks. I've tried blocking you but I can't stomach you any longer.

If the future of Labour depends on voters such as yourself you're welcome to it. And God help the country.
by ohsocynical
Sun 21 Aug, 2016 1:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016
Replies: 291
Views: 60585

Re: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016

An article Ive done on the leader of the Diggers - William Everard. http://jemahlevans.wixsite.com/jemahlevans/single-post/2016/08/18/William-Everard-The-forgotten-man-of-the-English-Revolution" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Good story. So much history connected to Reading...
by ohsocynical
Sun 21 Aug, 2016 11:04 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016
Replies: 291
Views: 60585

Re: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016

Ian Bradley ‏@ijbrads66 12h12 hours ago Swindon, England

Glaringly orchestrated manoeuvre from Khan, on eve of ballot papers being sent, loyalty now a dirty word
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by ohsocynical
Sun 21 Aug, 2016 10:59 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Jeremy Corbyn leadership
Replies: 149
Views: 132134

Re: Jeremy Corbyn leadership

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Sun 21 Aug, 2016 10:55 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016
Replies: 291
Views: 60585

Re: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016

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by ohsocynical
Sun 21 Aug, 2016 10:50 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016
Replies: 291
Views: 60585

Re: Weekend Edition - Sat.20th.August/Sun.21st.August 2016

Tim Montgomerie ن ‏@montie 13h13 hours ago
He nominated him. Traded on his popularity to beat @TessaJowell. And now turns on him. Such an opportunist
Crikey! Some scathing stuff about Khan this morning.