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Moore on the money. The Hillsborough verdict shatters the fantasy that class war doesn’t exist http://gu.com/p/4tyvh" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Watched the ITV News last night for the first time in a long long time. Adios BBC. I have been as big a defender of the BBC a...

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He says Westminster was involved. He says the cover-up was defended in committee rooms in the Commons, and in the press room at Number 10. Well said Burnham. Agree with you on Burnham. Well deserved applause from all sides of the house. Following on from the kindergarten playground of PMQs adding n...

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Hi again I have just been thinking about the doctor's strike and the importnace of it If we take out the justifiable reasons for this strike - and to me it is so obvious that it beggars belief - a 7 day NHS with no more funding and same staffing suggests that more hours worked per person....have I ...

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On the Whittingdale saga I think its very interesting to note that our oh so high minded journalists are flooding the media output telling us that "it was not in the public interest" for us to know about his shenanigans. Once again,in the main its journalists interviewing journalists and w...

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A selection of comments and 'opinions'. Kevin Maguire ‏@Kevin_Maguire 4m4 minutes ago Labour MPs heard Cameron's defence is silence. Tories heckling Corbyn's attack Sunny Hundal ‏@sunny_hundal 5m5 minutes ago Jeremy Corbyn sounding very confident in hammering Cameron on tax havens, now in Parliamen...

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Sir Alan Duncan has popped up to do the old Sir Anthony Steen at the time of expenses line- it's about hating the rich! If he or Cameron think it's only some bitter lefties unhappy, he's in trouble. Agreed and didn't he look smug when sitting down. He talked of the potential of a parliament of low ...

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Interesting (to me at least) that very few of the upper echelons of the tory party have been jumping to our glorious leaders defence. So far I have seen the useless Nick Boles try and sell us the good son act, Bernard Jenkin give qualified (at best) support. I did not see the screech that is Anna So...

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Morning all. Quick dip in before I shoot off to the library. Just spent a happy few hours getting a chapter ready to send off...and it's gone. re cameron. I don't think I've seen so much whataboutery come out before. lets's see... Guardian owned by offshore company - no it isn't ISAs - it's govt sp...

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Still nothing from Tom Newton Dunn on Cameron running scared of the press asking questions. Should I be surprised? (rhetorical question) For the very first (and please god the only) time I am in agreement with Liam Fox and Michael Gove. I see nothing wrong with the government sending out a missive d...

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So Boris Johnson has called the Cameron allegations "absolute Tripe"

This is the same man who called the hacking revelations "codswallop" when first published.

I guess one day he will be right about something but I am not holding my breath

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Interesting question posed by someone on the Guardian politics live comments.

Anyone heard from the Tax Payers Alliance on the Panama Papers or have they gone to ground like La Kuenssberg and the other usual suspects?

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Paula Sherriff MP Retweeted Peter Smith ‏@Redpeter99 Mar 31 My Home Carer neighbour's wage is now The National Living Wage. Her mileage rate has dropped from 24p to 11p a mile. Her income is unchanged Just looked up HMRC approved mileage allowance (used by most reputable companies as the minimum) F...

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Could the BBC political output get any more establishment/government friendly? YES! Solid rumour is Tom Newton-Dunn (of the Sun) has been offered role of Newsnight political editor in succession to Allegra Stratton. He of the reported claims of bullying, stealing other journalists stories, and dodgy...

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Good Morning Unusually interesting article today in the Daily "Fascist" (I will not link) from Lady Smug (Isabel Oakeshott) on the Lord Feldman/David Cameron attempt to neuter grassroots conservative associations. I use the word unusual because as opposed to her usual obsequious observatio...

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Corbyn was on ITV's The Agenda last night it appears - and quite a lot of people seem to think he did OK. I don't suppose any "bitterite" MPs currently "plotting" will have watched it (one of whom is currently making a complete arse of themselves blocking virtually everybody on ...

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Cameron now turns up to say goodbye to a BBC breakfast presenter!

Everyday that goes by he devalues the office of Prime Minister just that little bit more.

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Returning to yesterdays PMQs for a little while. Something has to have gone significantly wrong in the entitled world that is Cameron's when even the appalling Quinten Letts calls you arrogant and tells him to cut down on the "cockiness" (Sorry I cant link) I know its the Daily Fascist but...

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... It took an awfully long time (or "hard work" as it's now known) to get a non-binding agreement (the "Haribo Accord") to changes that are, in any case, different to the ones he said he wanted. He thinks we should be grateful he pulled an all-nighter, the lightweight. I hear h...

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I'm getting pretty fed up with the current media spin that David Cameron is a "plucky Brit" in his own pompous words battling for Britain against the Goliath that is the EU. The vacuous ass got himself into this by dint of his own arrogance. He is being hung by his own petard and no one d...

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I'm getting pretty fed up with the current media spin that David Cameron is a "plucky Brit" in his own pompous words battling for Britain against the Goliath that is the EU. The vacuous ass got himself into this by dint of his own arrogance. He is being hung by his own petard and no one de...

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Good Afternoon, Did not have the appetite for Question Time last night given the make up of the panel. By the accounts I have heard and read the audience more than made up for the usual (but this week exceptional) right wing bias on the panel particularly on the subject of the junior doctors. The fo...

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Good Evening, Not sure this has been referenced previously today, apologies if already mentioned. This from Andrew Sparrow in his afternoon summary timed at 18.05 quoting from a Spectator article by Tristram Hunt attacking "the divisiveness and futility of Corbyns recent reshuffle" "F...

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Apologies if this has been mentioned before (been out of the country for a couple of months) Couple of interesting titbits I picked up this morning. The insufferable, personification of smug (you can tell I am a fan already can't you) Isobel Oakeshott has taken the Beaverbrook shilling and will from...

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On the Doughty/Kuenssberg issue I see the Westminster "bubble" are out in force with an argument based on that's her job and defending the actions of the BBC pretty strongly. Firstly I think it shows how far the journalistic "profession" has fallen in recent years when they can e...

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Blwddyn Newydd Dda! Why does Andrew Sparrow rely so much on ex/former Blairite twitter groupies for his column (rhetorical question!) If we know anything of Lance Price we know that he would find fault in anything anybody but Blair or Mandelson proposed for Labour. Then he would rush on to LBC to gi...

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CBI criticises McDonnell speech.

Shocked I tell you Shocked...

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What was the lead headline for his speech on the BBC 1PM news? Yes you guessed it - "McDonnell insists (always a snide little word, there) that Labour would cut the deficit" :roll: I haven't seen it yet, but am willing to hazard a wild guess that wasn't the only or even main thing he had ...

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Mandelson says "In choosing Corbyn instead of Ed Miliband the general public feel we are just putting two fingers up to them exchanging one loser for an even worse one. We cannot be elected with Corbyn as leader" Given his dubious business activities and his predilection for cosying up to ...

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This just confirms everything you might have thought ... WATCH: TORY HQ ARE CONTROLLING THE PORKIES TOLD BY ‘INDEPENDENT’ COMMENTATORS ABOUT THE CAMERON BOOK http://www.breitbart.com/london/2015/09/22/watch-tory-hq-are-controlling-the-porkies-told-by-independent-commentators-about-the-cameron-book/...

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@ScarletGas If Ashcroft's book had been published before the election it had the potential to damage the Conservative party generally. It seems clear to me that the damage is supposed to be limited to David Cameron alone and the book has been published and been reported upon in just the right way t...

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I just want to reflect for a moment on the reaction to the Cameron revelations and the establishment (particularly the BBC) reaction to it. Having had a busy day I thought I would catch up on the tittle tattle late last evening. Firstly I saw that Sky News had Stig Abel reviewing the papers so decid...

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The BBC News/Victoria Derbyshire programme just showed a graphic of a chair with a 'vacant' sign on it, whilst today's host explained that they'd invited the Home Office to come on the programme (for a debate on policing) but they'd received a statement from Mike Penning which was then read out wit...

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I didn't see it, but apparently the BBC's Chief Tory Stooge (AKA Laura Kuenssberg) was asking JC a load of irrelevant nonsense about whether he'd kneel to her Maj. Not surprisingly, the Daily Heil felt moved to reproduce LK's effort verbatim. That's the level the supposedly impartial BBC has plunge...

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Richard Murphy (like his thought processes or not) on Daily Politics giving Andrew Neil the sort of assertive responses and questioning of figures I would like Labour to adopt in their dealings with the media/press. But who the hell is Lady Prosser,a Labour Peer, who seems to be doing nothing but da...

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On the subject of a Corbyn media strategy. Of course he should have one but a bit like PMQs he should change the status quo and develop a more constructively assertive line. It is clear whatever he does the right wing media in the hands of a few absent, non tax paying families will spin and twist an...

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I have just been over to Guardian politics and now feel in need of a shower. Full of Simon Danczuk and John Mann. Someone needs to have a serious word with those two. Also Darren McCaffery (the Sky reporter who followed Corbyn the other night) elevated to some sort of sage. Andrew Sparrow (who proba...

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Whether you like him or not great line from John McDonnell.

Approached and asked for an interview JMcD asks "who are you" Reply comes "I am a Sun journalist"

JMcD answers "Come, come you cant be both"

True story allegedly.

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I see Monbiot was tweeting that he'd be available in the short term for the media as a pro-Corbyn commentator. Bet he's not had a call. He was on Newsnight last night YahYah "discussing" the National Anthem issue .Mind you he could not get much of a word in between Evan Davies and Jenni R...

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OK,having had a busy weekend with time to lurk but not contribute I will inflict my considered thoughts upon you all. Firstly, really pleased with the result and the conclusive nature of same. Pleasantly surprised that Stella Creasey did so well although, if I hear correctly,disappointed that she ha...

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Patrick Wintour ‏@patrickwintour 3m3 minutes ago Patrick Wintour retweeted Jon Davis Important story about Treasury and OBR Jon Davis ‏@JonDavis73 The Times reports the Treasury tried to meddle with Office for Budget Responsibility’s independent forecasts http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/econ...

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Now. now Ephie, you'll be called a Stalinist purger. I really am being to think the situation is hopeless whatever Saturday's outcome. Asked my husband yesterday 'are we going to get our hearts broken by Labour yet again ?' when talking about the usual suspects response if Corbyn dare win, even if ...

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So the legend in his own mind Simon Danczuk has raised his ugly head again. Andrew Sparrow tells us of his appearance today on The Daily Politics during which he claimed Miliband was "one of the worst labour leaders ever" and he "had so much to apologise for" Frankly the easy ans...

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Good morning, Fledglings! Osborne has loadsa money. £500,000,000 to spend on upgrading HM Naval Base Clyde. (That's Faslane to us) He is doing this to create thousands of jobs, build sea walls and whatnot, and none of this will happen until 2017. He has decided to announce this before MPs get to de...

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Just caught Sky News on the Labour leadership elections. The self important Barry Sherman and Jack McConnell (who most people would pass in the street without recognising) both giving their "considered views" the former blaming Ed Miliband. Firstly, who asked them for their opinions? Why t...

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But look at what he actually said. He called Isis 'brutal', he doesn't condone their actions. & the remarks are from last year, a lot of the Isis violence-porn pics and reports the media have been publishing, seemingly more to titillate or provoke amygdala type responses than anything else, [ju...

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Good Afternoon, I have been away for a week or so on a trip to Bohemia so did not contribute or even lurk. I was on one of those tours frequented by a demographic (of a certain age, comfortably off) that are not usually deemed to be sympathetic to the left in politics. During our time together discu...

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... I will not make definitive accusations on the basis of one article or before seeing the programme but it looks like a reward to Baroness Brady (a director of said club) for services rendered...! Exactly my thoughts too, ScarletGas, when I caught the news clip but thought her name was Karen, alb...

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For filing under "if it looks like a pig, smells like a pig, grunts like a pig then it probably is a pig. Programme on the, what looks like, unbelievably generous deal, that West Ham Utd got for the purchase of the Olympic stadium on BBC 1 London tonight at 7pm then after on IPlayer. I will not...

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I have being reading and digesting the interesting and (mainly) thoughtful posts over the past few days on the leadership issue. Would you allow me the following observations. Firstly, I have the utmost regard for Ed Miliband and think his actions since the debacle in May confirm my thoughts of his ...

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As I said the other day, there was basically a Mandelson-orchestrated attempted coup in the hours and days immediately after the GE. Whatever happens on Sept 11 (oo-err) it has basically blown up right in their faces. This is good news. That is Blairites under the bed rubbish. After such a catastro...

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