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http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/labour-manifesto-leaked-jeremy-corbyn-10396298 Labour manifesto "leak" This is what is known in finance as chucking the kitchen sink into your write off. Thing is Labour won't win on leadership or financial credibility anyway. It might as well just go...

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All this talk of big data and Facebook etc, has produced this take on it. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/10/gdpr_and_uk_elections_future/ The GDPR is a fantastic piece of legislation and applies to EU citizens wherever they are in the world. Most of what Facebook does that gives it such commer...

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Stop all this 'left-wing' nonsense and just wind your neck in....you are as left-wing as Theresa May (and as much a Green as well) Wait and see what is in the manifesto before you get all frothed up - no-one has confirmed anything yet As I said there are other options apart from just simple aboliti...

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YouGov/Standard (London Westminster): CON 36 (+2) LAB 41 (+4) LD 14 (=) UKIP 6 (-3) GRN 3 (-2) I don't understand what is actually going on in London as I see so many conflicting reports. In part because I cant tell if reported polls are actual London polls or just cross breaks from national polls ...

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Stop all this 'left-wing' nonsense and just wind your neck in....you are as left-wing as Theresa May (and as much a Green as well) Wait and see what is in the manifesto before you get all frothed up - no-one has confirmed anything yet As I said there are other options apart from just simple aboliti...

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She'll need a great big majority to do that https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/14/foxhunting-vote-shelved-by-tories-in-face-of-snp-opposition" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; as a vegetarian animal lover, my views can be guessed. Fuckers going to get a big majority...

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Girls would be provided with free sanitary products in schools under a Liberal Democrat initiative that the party has said would end the hidden problem of “period poverty” – where teenagers miss school because they cannot afford pads or tampons. This election is just getting weirder and weirder. I'...

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She'll need a great big majority to do that https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/14/foxhunting-vote-shelved-by-tories-in-face-of-snp-opposition" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; as a vegetarian animal lover, my views can be guessed. Fuckers going to get a big majority...

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Is it any wonder that politicians get hacked when even Microsoft can make a fundamental screw up like this. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/05/09/microsoft_windows_defender_security_hole/ If you run Windows make sure your automatic updates are running (now they have finally stopped trying to insta...

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/theresa-may-fox-hunting-bring-back-ban-repeal-conservative-tories-general-election-rural-vote-a7726506.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; During a visit to a factory in Leeds, the Prime Minister said: "This is a situation...

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Dan F Hodges on Sky News showing,yet again,what a complete (with apologies to asses everywhere) ass he is. He claims Corbyns speech was the "worst ever" by a leader going into a general election. Looking at Andrew Sparrow (whilst he makes the point that the speech is aimed squarely at his...

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AnatolyKasparov wrote:Actually no if you don't mind SH, you are genuinely providing a service in posting these.

Indeed, there are lots of polls I miss a fair few.

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NonOxCol wrote:In case you need a laugh...or you really want to buy one.

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Presumably it comes Teflon coated?

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So what is the inside story on Katy Clark? I know we have the battle for safe seats arguments flying around but it feels like there is something else here.

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Worrying thought, Could John (Dr Evil) McD courting the Stalinist vote on 1st May be because internal polling suggests only the Stalinists remain onboard.

Of course, they are also just the demographic likely to be seduced by strong, stable and secretly unhinged rulers. The new swing voters perhaps?

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Can somebody here tell me why the Labour Leadership - THE LABOUR LEADERSHIP ( sorry got a bit Kinnock 85 there) is banging on about Karl Marx in 2017. They are about 100 years too late to be relevant. Now obviously the DM will claim they are Communists (frankly that Vince Cable bloke is a bit shifty...

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Not that a higher vote share will do them any good. Clear now that is he Corbyn defence is to come close to matching Miliband's vote share. Could that work? Not if May wins by a landslide. Miliband fought and lost a close election, Corbyn has to do better or close to as well (in majority not share)...

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YouGov Sunday Times poll Con 47% (-1) Lab 28% (-1) LD 14 (+4) I don't think much is changing. Highest LibDem score in a poll for some time I think. Not so massively surprising if it was taken during/after the local elections, though. Its the pro EU Kipper vote (yes they exist) returning to the fold.

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YouGov Sunday Times poll Con 47% (-1) Lab 28% (-1) LD 14 (+4) I don't think much is changing. With the possible exception of Clegg Mania and this moment in the 87 campaign, does it ever? https://youtu.be/QF52Lh7uVGk (Why am I the first Kinnock in a thousand generations to have to shout over backing...

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It may be unwinnable this time, but may not be in the future. I would not be surprised to see a significant pro LibDem swing in OxWAB next time even if that goes against the national trend. (they did well in Abingdon this week, not just the Oxford bit - that possibly bodes well) Evan's old seat, de...

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Victoria Derbyshire is good. The BBC isn't the problem. Our elitist society that leads to the privately educated disproportionately occupying influential roles in government, the judiciary and journalism is the problem. And the BBC has been colonised by those types as well - so yes, it is part of t...

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/may/05/the-guardian-view-on-the-2017-local-elections-a-clear-and-present-warning Yet these figures suggest that the main parties of the right (the Conservatives and Ukip) have broadly the same level of support across the UK, 43%, as the main parties of...

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I agree with Anatoly. I don't think BBc coverage has been proportionate at all, going right back to 2012ish. On a perhaps not unrelated note, the BBC website has carried some half a dozen puff pieces on Marine le Pen in the last few months. All largely gushing and uncritical - "controversial&q...

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citizenJA wrote:Many thanks to commentators last night tempering anger with good humour

The best joke of the night was when you apologised for offending somebody.

I am fairly certain that never happens.

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Will the UK election be similarly affected? No, because the right are winning. If it was, it would suggest they were worried. Given these hacks pretty much all come from Russian state actors I don't think right or left determines who gets hacked, mainly it is a concerted attempt to get disruptive a...

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Again some fair points but I don't agree on some Why did Miliband not look the part? Was it him or how he was portrayed. Remember most of the public only see the leaders through the lens of what the media portrays them as and neither Brown, Miliband, or for that matter Corbyn were treated well by t...

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One of the worst infrastructure projects in history screws up predictably again.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05 ... e-blunder/

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I agree with much of that last post However we had that leader in 2015 and he lost. We will see on June 8 what the results look like....Labour could realistically get the same or more than in 2015 The Kippers have gone Tory because they believe in Mays Brexit vision....what they do after leaving is...

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In other news, https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/05/john-mcdonnell-gets-bigger-labour-role-after-local-election-failures As AK has pointed out he is competent, and to be fair I thought he handled the capital expenditure claims robustly. Not sure he goes down well on the doorstep. I have...

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There are loads of official languages in the EU and 3 that are used for admin (French, English and German) The likelihood is English will be dropped as an admin language post Brexit although will obviously will still be used Barnier has every right to speak French if he wants. Not his fault David D...

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By the way if Juncker expects the Germans to start talking French, he is in for a shock. Why would that be any more unlikely than them speaking English? I know loads of Germans who speak French This seems similar to some of the posts under the article in the Indy.... Barnier is leading the negotiat...

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By the way if Juncker expects the Germans to start talking French, he is in for a shock.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jean-claud-juncker-brexit-uk-eu-english-language-french-brexit-theresa-may-commission-a7719151.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Brexit: Jean Claude Juncker takes swipe at UK stating 'English is losing importance' amid ongoin...

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And in the interests of balance the opposite view to that of SH and myself.
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/loc ... 20801.html

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In other news,
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... n-failures

As AK has pointed out he is competent, and to be fair I thought he handled the capital expenditure claims robustly. Not sure he goes down well on the doorstep.

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Glad to see some really happy posters on here today...such pleasant reading I think that kind of sarcasm is more toxic then anything else on the board. I don't believe anybody here is remotely happy. You're being absurdly simplistic. Vile stuff. I'm gone, for the time being at least. Get over yours...

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Things could get very sticky indeed for the Tories in about two years, but I can't see them not turning it around given that they'll have three more years in which to do so. We're looking at 2027 now. A crumb of comfort I know but isn't the next GE in 4 years time and not 5? Or did I read the FTPA ...

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Apparently it is all ok.

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/lab ... 6.html?amp

The votes don't reflect public opinion and the election is narrowing.

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Where I live is of no matter.....you nasty little creature I am a UK voter and member of the party so don't tell me whether I can have an opinion or not. A bit Teresa May I think..... Your posts are just rants with no sense....reminds me of a man in the pub just going on and on assuming their opini...

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People who have to go post election are pretty much the entire Corbynista cabal, McDonnell, Abbot and particularly tossers like Milne and Fischer McDonnell actually has ability, unfortunately it is outweighed by his toxicty. Yes you are correct, I am doing him an injustice in labelling him as stupi...

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Interesting that the corpse that is Scottish Labour has shown a few twitches. They are actually the biggest party in a handful of councils (last night Salmond very confidently predicted they would lead in none) and the Nats failed to take outright control of Glasgow (which was, again, widely predic...

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Glad to see some really happy posters on here today...such pleasant reading Wonderful to know that changing the leader will solve all Labour problems. Also we should be shouting loudly for Remain like the LD because that is the A50 vote was the reason Labour failed to take back UKIP votes Can I hes...

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t Bugger it. Sorry Jeremy, you're toxic - too late to do anything about it before the GE but as soon as Labour have lost then I expect you to step aside. And don't even think about standing again. If its the W Mids result that has brought this on - make no mistake it wasn't just Jez to blame, but o...

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Yes. I really dont see this. Andy "riots on the streets, posh coffee" Burnham and his new found love of the Stone Roses seems to me to reflect much of what is wrong with Labour (outside Corbyn). Good in government, good on Hillsborough. He just lacked bravery at key points. He should have...

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Yes. I really dont see this. Andy "riots on the streets, posh coffee" Burnham and his new found love of the Stone Roses seems to me to reflect much of what is wrong with Labour (outside Corbyn). Good in government, good on Hillsborough. He just lacked bravery at key points. He should have...

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This is not good. Decent local government can be a real defence against the worst excesses of a central government. With control of vast regions under individual Metro Mayors, implementation of central Tory policy becomes much more efficient and difficult to fight. Edited to add - comment in respon...

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pk1 wrote:Do hope there are GE candidates lined up for Steve Rotheram & Andy Burnham's seats.

Steve was holding out, he wanted Anderson to get it and the NEC wanted to impose Len's mate. Don't know how that went.

Burnhams seat has a good local candidate.

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I've kept quiet for the duration of the local election campaigns. Now they're done. Jeremy Corbyn must go. I know there's the argument about who will replace him - but if he says he'll go, perhaps that will open up a path for potential successors. Breaking: PF comes out as member of far-right. Red ...

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I've kept quiet for the duration of the local election campaigns. Now they're done. Jeremy Corbyn must go. I know there's the argument about who will replace him - but if he says he'll go, perhaps that will open up a path for potential successors. If he stepped down now (he won't) I am not sure the...

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https://twitter.com/AbiWilks/status/860414098324033536 It's not complicated, is it? Entirely predictable from the Tory conference onwards. Not sure you could say so before that, because it was still just about possible to regard May as the "sensible" alternative after three months of utte...

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