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by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 9:37 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

Steve Baker MP ‏Verified account @SteveBakerHW 1/3 This morning in Parliament, I answered a question based on my honest recollection of a conversation. As I said, I considered what I had understood to be implausible, because of the impartiality of the civil service. 2/3 The audio of that conversatio...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 9:28 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

Irish court refuses man's extradition because of Brexit Supreme court judges rule UK will have left EU by the end of the company director’s sentence https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/01/irish-court-refuses-mans-extradition-because-of-brexit?CMP=share_btn_tw" onclick="window.ope...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 3:23 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

STATEMENT REGARDING COMMENTS BY JACOB REES-MOGG AND STEVE BAKER IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

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by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 3:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

No words minced here... FDA union‏ @FDA_union “To stand at the despatch box and refuse to challenge a half-baked conspiracy theory about the civil service is the height of irresponsibility from a serving minister": @FDAGenSec's full response to Minister Steve Baker - https://twitter.com/FDA_uni...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:59 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

Sam Coates Times‏Verified account @SamCoatesTimes There are problems with Brexit in Whitehall. Here’s a small tale of government indecision, prevarication and “no deal” neurosis with big implications. 2 qs: 1. Have you heard of the Road Haulage and truckers bill 2. Until you do: Is “no deal” planni...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:54 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

All going well then...

EU rejects Brexit trade deal for UK financial services sector
Brussels negotiators say Europe would benefit from a smaller City of London

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by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

Apropo of nothing other than my culinary experiments........... 3 days ago I discovered that adding some grated ginger, half a teaspoon of crushed cumin seeds and a grated clove of raw garlic to homemade coleslaw gave it a wonderful, fragrant flavour. Today I've found out that after maturing for 3 d...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:29 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

UK exports outside EU fall despite weak pound Exports of British-made goods to EU increase by £1.3bn, underlining country’s reliance on trade with continental Europe https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/08/uk-exports-eu-weak-pound-trade-europe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet" onclick="...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:14 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

Guy Verhofstadt‏Verified account @guyverhofstadt Following Following @guyverhofstadt More Citizens’ rights during the transition are not negotiable. We will not accept that there are two sets of rights for EU citizens. For the transition to work, it must mean a continuation of the existing acquis wi...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

Tory Minister in charge of Data Protection laws launches app that breaks Data Protection laws The Tory Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Matt Hancock – the man responsible for overseeing data protection laws in the UK – has just become the first MP to launch their own app. An...
by AngryAsWell
Thu 01 Feb, 2018 12:43 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
Replies: 104
Views: 28722

Re: Thursday 1st February 2018

Sam Coates Times‏Verified account @SamCoatesTimes There are problems with Brexit in Whitehall. Here’s a small tale of government indecision, prevarication and “no deal” neurosis with big implications. 2 qs: 1. Have you heard of the Road Haulage and truckers bill 2. Until you do: Is “no deal” plannin...
by AngryAsWell
Wed 31 Jan, 2018 11:38 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 31st January 2018
Replies: 74
Views: 19897

Re: Wednesday 31st January 2018

The problem with outsourcing to "get cost down" is that it drains money out of the economy. If your wage is cut, the local shops suffer and eventually close, local housing become expensive, via by-to-let landlords buying up local property and drives people away from their traditional famil...
by AngryAsWell
Tue 30 Jan, 2018 8:58 pm
Forum: Features and Analysis
Topic: Busting the Lexit Myths
Replies: 0
Views: 25322

Busting the Lexit Myths

Busting the Lexit Myths Foreword by Heidi Alexander MP & Alison McGovern MP Authors: Catherine West MP, Nick Donovan, Dr Andy Tarrant, Richard Corbett MEP, Dr Mike Galsworthy, Sarah Veale CBE, Tom Burke and Lord (John) Monks. Edited by Francis Grove-White https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/in...
by AngryAsWell
Tue 30 Jan, 2018 8:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Replies: 82
Views: 21191

Re: Tuesday 30th January 2018

Jennifer Williams‏Verified account @JenWilliamsMEN An academy chain collapses and the government won’t give me any information, because the need of trusts to chat to the govt in private is apparently greater than the public’s right to know why they fail. Not that I’m irritated or anything https://tw...
by AngryAsWell
Wed 24 Jan, 2018 10:47 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Replies: 64
Views: 14336

Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018

RIP Mark E Smith :( Cut up about this https://twitter.com/SpinningHugo/status/956263402527252486" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "I've always thought of us as more a Salford band. Simply Red have some good tunes though." Don't know about the band but he was born i...
by AngryAsWell
Wed 24 Jan, 2018 10:42 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Replies: 64
Views: 14336

Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018

RIP Mark E Smith :( Cut up about this https://twitter.com/SpinningHugo/status/956263402527252486" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "I've always thought of us as more a Salford band. Simply Red have some good tunes though." Don't know about the band but he was born i...
by AngryAsWell
Wed 24 Jan, 2018 3:26 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Replies: 64
Views: 14336

Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018

Brexit Impact Studies by the European Parliament are publicly available

Listed here :

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by AngryAsWell
Wed 24 Jan, 2018 3:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Replies: 64
Views: 14336

Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018

Negotiating documents on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom Documents published as part of the European Commission's approach to transparency on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/brexit-negotiations/negotiating-documents-article-50-negotiat...
by AngryAsWell
Wed 24 Jan, 2018 3:11 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Replies: 64
Views: 14336

Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018

Speech by Michel Barnier at the Trends Manager of the Year 2017 event "This is the subject of my second question. II – What kind of future relationship does the UK want with the European Union? We don't yet have the answer to this question. However, we can proceed by deduction, based on the Uni...
by AngryAsWell
Wed 24 Jan, 2018 11:09 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Replies: 64
Views: 14336

Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018

BBC Radio 4 Today‏Verified account @BBCr4today "I am not afraid." Dame Tessa Jowell, who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour last year, is arguing for a change in the way the NHS treats cancer. Download the full interview here http://bbc.in/2DzkX1f" onclick="window.open...
by AngryAsWell
Wed 24 Jan, 2018 10:38 am
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Replies: 64
Views: 14336

Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018

Donald Tusk calls for second Brexit referendum

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dona ... -jjkngzsl5" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by AngryAsWell
Tue 23 Jan, 2018 11:01 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Replies: 61
Views: 20537

Re: Tuesday 23rd January 2018

Andrew Adonis‏Verified account @Andrew_Adonis CALLING ANTI-BREXITERS: Don’t think of yourself as supporting the status quo. The Brexit establishment - Farage, Johnson, Fox, Gove - now run the country, deplorably. We are insurgents & agents of Big Change: housing, NHS, education as well as No To ...
by AngryAsWell
Tue 23 Jan, 2018 10:20 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Replies: 61
Views: 20537

Re: Tuesday 23rd January 2018

Ofqual warned of 'adverse effect' of Carillion collapse on apprentices

https://www.tes.com/news/further-educat ... pprentices" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
by AngryAsWell
Tue 23 Jan, 2018 10:06 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Replies: 61
Views: 20537

Re: Tuesday 23rd January 2018

This is an appalling read https://amp.ft.com/content/075d679e-0033-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5?__twitter_impression=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Your link didn't work Hugo, but I found one that does (maybe) https://www.ft.com/content/075d679e-0033-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5&...
by AngryAsWell
Mon 22 Jan, 2018 11:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
Replies: 60
Views: 15304

Re: Monday 22nd January 2018

US poultry workers wear diapers on job over lack of bathroom breaks – report Oxfam says many are afraid to ask for permission to go to the bathroom One supplier calls allegations ‘troubling’ and refusal of breaks not tolerated https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/12/poultry-workers-wear-diap...
by AngryAsWell
Mon 22 Jan, 2018 10:21 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
Replies: 60
Views: 15304

Re: Monday 22nd January 2018

Jaguar Land Rover to cut production at Halewood factory JLR is adjusting its production schedules amid rising uncertainty over Brexit. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/jaguar-land-rover-to-cut-production-at-halewood-factory-36518094.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fa...
by AngryAsWell
Mon 22 Jan, 2018 10:13 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
Replies: 60
Views: 15304

Re: Monday 22nd January 2018

Emmanuel Macron‏Verified account @EmmanuelMacron Follow Follow @EmmanuelMacron More Une conséquence concrète des réformes menées en France et de l’excellent travail des salariés : Toyota investit et crée de l'emploi en France. #ChooseFrance Translated from French by Bing A consequence concrete refor...
by AngryAsWell
Mon 22 Jan, 2018 10:10 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
Replies: 60
Views: 15304

Re: Monday 22nd January 2018

Ford to consider closing UK factories in Leave towns after Brexit Ford makes engines at plants in Dagenham and Bridgend that are exported to the EU where the cars are assembled http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ford-to-consider-closing-uk-factories-in-leave-towns-after-brexit-a7162561....
by AngryAsWell
Mon 22 Jan, 2018 8:32 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
Replies: 60
Views: 15304

Re: Monday 22nd January 2018

I've not explored this blog so not sure where it's starting point is, as far as Brexit (see adverts on the side) but it's still an interesting view on DD Brexit: a Walter Mitty (sometimes) in Brussels http://eureferendum.com/blogview.aspx?blogno=86594" onclick="window.open(this.href);retur...
by AngryAsWell
Mon 22 Jan, 2018 3:08 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
Replies: 60
Views: 15304

Re: Monday 22nd January 2018

Ann Pettifor‏ @AnnPettifor Following @AnnPettifor “Flooded with debt: regulatory capital in the UK water industry.” https://www.ft.com/content/b7e28a58-f7ba-11e7-88f7-5465a6ce1a00" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; … https://twitter.com/AnnPettifor/status/955452865753083906&quo...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 11:22 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Tories accuse Labour of racism over tiered charges to hear Jeremy Corbyn speak in Loughborough A row has broken out over how the cost of attending a party event http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/tories-accuse-labour-racism-over-1096236" onclick="window.open(this.href);...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 10:37 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Margaret Thatcher 'wanted whites only South Africa' and 'xenophobia' was common at her cabinet meetings A tempestuous Cabinet meeting in February 1990 reportedly led then-Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to exclaim: “Cabinet now consists of three items: Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, and xenopho...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 10:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Tories accuse Labour of racism over tiered charges to hear Jeremy Corbyn speak in Loughborough A row has broken out over how the cost of attending a party event http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/tories-accuse-labour-racism-over-1096236" onclick="window.open(this.href);r...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 9:05 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Larry the Cat


@Number10cat
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In my time at Downing Street I’ve seen off:
One Prime Minister
Two Labour leaders
Two Lib Dem leaders
Five UKIP leaders
And counting...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Work Fails
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by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 8:46 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

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by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 8:15 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Jo Maugham QC ‏Verified account @JolyonMaugham Jan 18 More I write here on what the case in Amsterdam means for UK citizens resident in the EU - and for Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/dutch-case-britons-eu-rights-brexit-uk-citizens?CMP=share_btn_tw" onclick="...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 7:57 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

The author of Article 50, Lord Kerr has predicted that there will be a second EU Referendum in the autumn. Speaking to Alex Salmond Lord Kerr said: “The parliamentary row of the autumn will be when the government bring back an outline, a framework, of the terms they think they can get for a permanen...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 4:06 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Brexit and Immigration: Squaring the circle
From Free movement to Fair movement
10 March, 2017 by Richard Corbett

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by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 3:50 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Enjoying the discussion here this morning. It is surprising it's taken so long for the impact on business to come to the fore. I hope we hear too from smaller, non-London based businesses too. That's probably what's really needed for the tide to turn. What to do, though, if the tide turns and Jerem...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 2:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Brexit will never happen, according to the only analyst to call the last general election correctly

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by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 1:31 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

David Lammy ‏Verified account @DavidLammy 16m16 minutes ago Incredible. Pls share and donate if you can - 9 Firefighters who were on the scene at Grenfell Tower in June are running the London marathon in FULL KIT (30kgs) to support The Firefighter Charity and local Grenfell charities. I am absolutel...
by AngryAsWell
Sun 21 Jan, 2018 12:40 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Dr Ben White‏Verified account @drbenwhite Following Following @drbenwhite 'Halt ACOs' due to "a great deal of concern". @sarahwollaston, chair of @CommonsHealth, to @Jeremy_Hunt. https://twitter.com/drbenwhite/status/955055613771436032" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fals...
by AngryAsWell
Sat 20 Jan, 2018 10:57 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Peter Stringfellow‏Verified account @PJStringfellow In the next few weeks I will be meeting @vincecable to see where the Remainers next step is and if there is any help I can give ! A pity @theresa_may and the @Conservatives @UKLabour aren't listening to the voice of reason .Forget a referendum it's...
by AngryAsWell
Sat 20 Jan, 2018 10:16 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Neil Henderson‏Verified account
@hendopolis

MAIL ON SUNDAY: Top Tories in Chinese ‘Cash for Brexit’ furore #tomorrowspaperstoday

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Interesting.....
by AngryAsWell
Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:56 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Ken Clarke: 'I am very glad I am here. It’s the maddest situation I have seen in my entire political career'

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by AngryAsWell
Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:52 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Thank you AK :)
by AngryAsWell
Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:27 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Pascal Jacquemain #FBPE‏ @jacquep Following Following @jacquep People are crowdfunding to buy Katie Hopkins’ house to turn it into a Refugee Shelter https://evolvepolitics.com/people-are-crowdfunding-to-buy-katie-hopkins-house-and-make-it-a-refugee-shelter/" onclick="window.open(this.href)...
by AngryAsWell
Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:06 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

MPs on the warpath over academy trust accountability The government should publish “scorecards” for academy trusts and base decisions on whether they are allowed to grow both on educational and financial performance, an influential group of MPs has said. The parliamentary education committee has war...
by AngryAsWell
Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:02 pm
Forum: The Daily Politics
Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Replies: 128
Views: 25390

Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018

Chuka Umunna ‏Verified account @ChukaUmunna 1m1 minute ago Poll in tmr’s Observer: among all potential Labour voters at the next election, 56% want the party to back permanent membership of the single market and customs union, while just 13% think it should remain opposed @laboursinglemkt https://tw...