Good afternoon. I'm totally bemused by the comings and now (possibly) goings in Clacton. It is, however, all rather enjoyable. Afternoon PF. But what do you think of Portsmouth Lib Dems selecting Vernon Jackson as their PCC? Are they that dismissive of the voters there - or just really stupid - or ...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Roger Lord apparently threatening to stand for the Tories now. I am sure they are delighted

This is fun. We are almost getting to be Italian in our politics.

Ha! Clacton - the new Sicily? Well, apart from the rather, er, bracing east winds, of course.

Good afternoon.

I'm totally bemused by the comings and now (possibly) goings in Clacton. It is, however, all rather enjoyable.

Goodnight, everyone.

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Net migration to UK soars by 39% to 243,000 Theresa May's vow to reduce Britain's net migration to under 100,000 in tatters after ONS says figure rose 68,000 in last year (Guardian) How we laughed! http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/28/uk-net-migration-soars-to-243000-theresa-may By the wa...

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.@Nigel_Farage: with the news on @DouglasCarswell, "David Cameron might come back from holiday again."
11:48 AM - 28 Aug 2014 (from the Guardian)

That's actually quite amusing.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Tory MP Douglas Carswell has defected to UKIP.

Penny Mordaunt's career as Minister for Coastal Areas (or whatever the title is) is working well for the Conservatives, then.

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Good morning. Call made for new investigation into Portsmouth South MP Mike Hancock’s behaviour (News) http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/call-made-for-new-investigation-into-portsmouth-south-mp-mike-hancock-s-behaviour-1-6264604 It was kind of the News to write this article especially for me in...

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Hope all's well. How are the eyes? Spike?

(I meant to ask yahyah about the situation on the cat front, too).

Sorry, I'm blathering . . .

Morning All! Interesting allegations on Twitter about links between Cure the NHS, Patients First, AvMA and the Care Quality Commission. Of course these are just allegations, but we have noted before the fact that the Chair of the CQC is former Tory MP, and son of Jim, David Prior. Usual lack of res...

Welcome back PV, very nice to see you again. As predicted, and predictably, I see Scottish business chiefs have come out against a 'yes' vote. From their viewpoint, it makes little sense, and I sympathise with their reasoning. I note that in both the Graun and the Torygraph, the response from 'yes'...

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It was some message citing sql(?) which said "squirrel" to me . . . .

Welcome back PF. Did you see the Independent piece last week about Rennard reportedly still helping Lib Dem candidates during his time in the wilderness ? It mentioned he is a pal of [& had allegedly been advising him on Lib Dem candidacy stuff recently] of Gerald Vernon Jackson. Creeps togethe...

Good morning. I'm so pleased to be able to post again. Thank you to everyone who must have put in such a iot of time and effort into moving us to this new place. I had a bit of a problem with squirrels (?) yesterday but that was soon sorted out. However, I decided to savour the moment and waited unt...