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- Fri 16 Oct, 2015 5:51 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday October 15th 2015
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24320
Re: Thursday October 15th 2015
Anyone else see the lady in the QT audience who vented at Amber Rudd saying that she had voted Conservative at the last election because she had trusted them when they said they would look after working people and wouldn't cut tax credits and now they've gone and done just that ... and she said she...
- Fri 16 Oct, 2015 12:03 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday October 15th 2015
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24320
Re: Thursday October 15th 2015
Dear me, just watched Graham Brady on the new grammar school come out at the end with something like "is it right in this day and age that central government should be telling people what schools they can have?" You mean like this one saying that every new school has to be a free school? ...
- Thu 15 Oct, 2015 11:39 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday October 15th 2015
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24320
Re: Thursday October 15th 2015
Sulpfhur? Sulfphur? Sfulphur? Suflphur - yep, that one'll do 'cause the stink of the stuff always makes me think I'm in danger of suflphurcatingPorFavor wrote:Nah. It's no different to putting the f in sulphur . . . .PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Was that affected to put an accent in précis?
- Thu 15 Oct, 2015 11:28 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday October 15th 2015
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24320
Re: Thursday October 15th 2015
Not at all. How could it be? I do it all the time. It might be 'affected' to italicise the word, mind...PaulfromYorkshire wrote:Was that affected to put an accent in précis?
- Thu 15 Oct, 2015 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday October 15th 2015
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24320
Re: Thursday October 15th 2015
Leading solar entrepreneur to put business into liquidation Southern Solar is industry’s third high-profile casualty this month and founder Howard Johns is expected to blame government policy http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/14/leading-solar-entrepreneur-to-put-business-into-liquidat...
- Thu 15 Oct, 2015 7:37 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday October 15th 2015
- Replies: 146
- Views: 24320
Re: Thursday October 15th 2015
Mornin' all - and thanks, @ephe, for a beautiful post to wake up to (and before I, probably, doze off again...) We do need to be gentle with one another.
- Thu 15 Oct, 2015 3:03 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Bit late at night for posting this so I'll try to remember to re-post it tomorrow: https://aaf1a18515da0e792f78-c27fdabe952dfc357fe25ebf5c8897ee.ssl.cf5.rackcdn.com/47/NOTA_facebook_260px_v2.jpg Petition to George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer and Greg Clark, Secretary of State for Communitie...
- Thu 15 Oct, 2015 2:39 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Had a nagging feeling all day, I'd said something wrong, finally realised. Belgrano not Bismarck. Doh! :smack: Oh dear, no wonder Osborne might not find the epithet 'The Iron Chancellor' quite to his liking – given the risk of history not repeating but circling to see him blown out of the water by ...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 10:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
That Ken Clarke really has some bloody brass neck. What happened under the last government was that the chancellor and his regulatory authorities allowed, first the dotcom bubble, and then the crazy credit boom. That meant tax revenues temporarily soared to astonishing levels. The then Labour gover...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 9:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Ayes 320
Noes 258
The Ayes have it by 62. Who they, one wonders, beyond the Government majority of 12?
Noes 258
The Ayes have it by 62. Who they, one wonders, beyond the Government majority of 12?
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 8:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Division has been called. Result expected at 9pm...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Hellooo!! :waves back:tinyclanger2 wrote:Hello
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- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 7:49 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
I see no logic to abstention, either. What could possibly be gained by it? There is no possibility for amendments to be made.
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 7:19 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Labour's CLG Devolution amendment defeated by 112 votes :( Finally, the Chancer has risen in the Charter for Budget Responsibility debate. He wo'n't let Governments be 'plofrigate' and will fix the roof while the sun in shining. Chris Leslie asks, is there not a danger in forcing Governments to run ...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 7:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Voting now in progress on the Labour amendment declining to give a second reading to the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill. Result expected at 7.15pm. Time runneth swiftly outwards... Do they just declare they're carrying on if the day's business has not all been completed? I cannae mind o...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 5:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
There b'ain't much time for this 'ere Debate on the motion on the Charter for Fudge-it Besponsibility. Nearly 6pm, Parliamentary Day due to end at 7.30 including Adjournment Debate - and the CLG Devolution Bill hasn't even got to the Shadow & Government summing-up-bit yet, let alone a vote...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 5:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Greetings FTNers - I am slowly re-entering daily life and politics by media after another intensive session of living the politics of cruelty against wildlife. Our last session as the badger cull in Gloucestershire is finally over for this year - it ended this morning. More surreal experiences as t...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 5:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
Possibly one for the ladies here(dare I even write such a thing?????) Cold,grey day.Fed up,car in the garage awaiting new clutch and ?flyplate,cost to be approx £1100.00,so,I lit the woodburner and thought,hm,what shall I do? So I melted down the remains of 3 scented candles,you know,the last bit a...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 5:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
It's not healthy that we all sing from the same hymn sheet is it ? . . . Could we do 'interesting' harmonies and arrangements of the hymns, though? A bit of enharmonic here, chuck in an unexpected flat 5, add bagpipe, cowbell, and gamelan orchestra to Oh Little Town of Bethlehem - or is that a caro...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 3:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
It's probably not Skinner's best line but the accusation of sexism is borderline in my view. He's hardly suggesting that it's because she's a woman that she wants to close steelworks. Sounds like Political Correctness Gone Mad to me. I have no idea if it's sexist, but it made me laugh, and that's a...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 2:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 14th October 2015
- Replies: 211
- Views: 40517
Re: Wednesday 14th October 2015
I missed this little exchange yesterday. I love Dennis in Beast mode to bits, but Soubry is hard faced as they come too.with barrister training. Was it really sexist to say "She even looks like Thatcher"? [youtube]7HsYL2zQO4g[/youtube] I think Dennis came off best out of that exchange. So...
- Wed 14 Oct, 2015 2:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 13th October 2015
- Replies: 117
- Views: 23679
Re: Tuesday 13th October 2015
@seeing clearly. I'm thinking more of people buying vans, tents, old caravans to live in, or attempts at communal living. But agree that may be more open to people with some existing assets. Also, more likely to happen in area like mine, very low population, lots of places to camp out. Isn't that p...
- Tue 13 Oct, 2015 2:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 13th October 2015
- Replies: 117
- Views: 23679
Re: Tuesday 13th October 2015
Me too.AnatolyKasparov wrote:I share your exasperation Robert, but I hope you are back here soon.
- Tue 13 Oct, 2015 1:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 13th October 2015
- Replies: 117
- Views: 23679
Re: Tuesday 13th October 2015
September’s inflation rate is used to calculate a range of benefits payments in the UK. Consumer expert Paul Lewis reports that these payments will now be frozen, as will other payments linked to the headline inflation rate. http://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2015/oct/13/uk-inflation-chinese-...
- Tue 13 Oct, 2015 3:49 am
- Forum: Features and Analysis
- Topic: UK Air Pollution Emissions, Fraud & Effects on Health
- Replies: 17
- Views: 46858
Re: UK Air Pollution Emissions, Fraud & Effects on Health
You're creating a very useful set of resources here, @ cJA . I'm flabbergasted, too, at the response to what is a very serious situation which will have long repercussions. Newsnight had a segment on a study done by a Spanish medical research team led by Professor Jordi Sunyer at the Centre for Rese...
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 10:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 12th October 2015
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18129
Re: Monday 12th October 2015
Newsnight is debating cannabis legalisation, starting now on BBC TWO - available to watch without a TV licence from two-and-a-half hours after the programme concludes at 11.15pm (ie., you can watch it, free of licence, via BBC iPlayer or catch-up services after 1.45am, tonight.)
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 10:30 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 12th October 2015
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18129
Re: Monday 12th October 2015
Professor Angus Deaton has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, which awards the prize, said that Prof Deaton's work has transformed several fields of economics. More specifically, the organisation said he had made an impact on economic theory, and on th...
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 9:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 12th October 2015
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18129
Re: Monday 12th October 2015
Redcar steelworks receiver confirms closure of coke ovens Final shutdown looms for remaining workers after no viable offers were received from potential buyers for Teesside site (Guardian) http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/12/redcar-steelworks-receiver-confirms-closure This is a disgrace...
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 8:23 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 12th October 2015
- Replies: 72
- Views: 18129
Re: Monday 12th October 2015
Mornin' all
Rowson on EU Referendum, after Rowlandson:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/pic ... t-61237464
Rowson on EU Referendum, after Rowlandson:
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/pic ... t-61237464
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 3:25 am
- Forum: Pub
- Topic: Arbeit macht frei.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5004
Re: Arbeit macht frei.
Oh dear - not quite the 'fun night out' you were hoping for, then... You might like to send her a copy of this report as an 'apology for making her cry' - with particular attention to page 34 where it clearly states that, Thus, the balance of the evidence is that work is generally good for health an...
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 2:36 am
- Forum: Features and Analysis
- Topic: UK Air Pollution Emissions, Fraud & Effects on Health
- Replies: 17
- Views: 46858
Re: UK Air Pollution Emissions, Fraud & Effects on Health
Thank you for all of this, @ cJA . It's deeply worrying and I know how distressing it is to endure the effects of filthy air. I'd like to see a demand that VW (and all the other manufacturers who have cheated on emissions tests) provide a solution that brings all the affected vehicles within the leg...
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 12:42 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
- Replies: 177
- Views: 28405
Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
Right to Rent scheme risks discriminating against immigrants, warns Andy Burnham New checks on the immigration status of tenants risk becoming the modern equivalent of infamous “no dogs, no blacks, no Irish” signs. Research shows that some landlords are reluctant to let to people with foreign-sound...
- Mon 12 Oct, 2015 12:10 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
- Replies: 177
- Views: 28405
Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
And I should have written and posted the letter to Mr Ohso's specialist yesterday, because I'd forgotten there's no collection on Sundays... Whatever is happening! In many ways it's worse than fifty years ago...Madness. The spider is looking good though. Checked spider eyes on Google because I've n...
- Sun 11 Oct, 2015 11:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
- Replies: 177
- Views: 28405
Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
I remember the first Referendum well. We didn't have a choice dozens of channels in those days, so suffered rather a lot of politicians on screeen discussing the ins and outs of joining. I honestly can't remember anything about freedom of movement across borders...It must have been discussed, but o...
- Sun 11 Oct, 2015 12:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
- Replies: 177
- Views: 28405
Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway%E2%80%93European_Union_relations Potted history of Norway, the EU and referendums from Wiki. Norway has voted against joining on two occasions, in 1972 and in 1994. I bring this up because, unlike the Scottish referendum, David Cameron didn't really have to hold...
- Sat 10 Oct, 2015 10:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
- Replies: 177
- Views: 28405
Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October -
http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/oct/09/awake-3am-entrepreneurs-biphasic-sleep-insomnia Lying awake at 3am? Perhaps you should try biphasic sleeping Extensive research by historian Roger Ekirch shows humans have traditionally slept in two phases. In his book, At Day’s Close: N...
- Sat 10 Oct, 2015 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October 2015
- Replies: 177
- Views: 28405
Re: Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th October -
http://www.theguardian.com/small-business-network/2015/oct/09/awake-3am-entrepreneurs-biphasic-sleep-insomnia Lying awake at 3am? Perhaps you should try biphasic sleeping Extensive research by historian Roger Ekirch shows humans have traditionally slept in two phases. In his book, At Day’s Close: N...
- Fri 09 Oct, 2015 11:29 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th October 2015
- Replies: 102
- Views: 15622
Re: Friday 9th October 2015
Good start. Gives Sadiq something to build on but should prevent any sense of complacency in the campaign ahead...ohsocynical wrote:Mike Smithson @MSmithsonPB 31 mins31 minutes ago
First YouGov London Mayor poll since the selections of Zac Goldsmith & Sadiq Khan sees the LAB candidate 2% ahead
- Fri 09 Oct, 2015 8:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th October 2015
- Replies: 102
- Views: 15622
Re: Friday 9th October 2015
Press release for above https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fair-rents-will-ensure-higher-earning-tenants-pay-to-stay" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; That is a disgrace and full of so much ammunition. Higher earners? :mad: Also, "£3,500 subsidy" - when there is no ...
- Fri 09 Oct, 2015 6:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th October 2015
- Replies: 102
- Views: 15622
Re: Friday 9th October 2015
Have been told that Mad Mel was mostly fairly reasonable on last night's QT, certainly in contrast to the reliably ghastly Patel? Also that Lisa Nandy was excellent as ever :) She was. Mad Mel being fairly reasonable, that is. The second or third time they went to her I braced myself for her answer...
- Thu 08 Oct, 2015 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 8th October 2015
- Replies: 92
- Views: 13631
Re: Thursday 8th October 2015
Worth reminding ourselves of this from 2010... David Cameron promises public sector revolution http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8337237/David-Cameron-promises-public-sector-revolution.html The changes could ultimately see many functions of the NHS – from operations to walk-in triage service...
- Thu 08 Oct, 2015 9:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 8th October 2015
- Replies: 92
- Views: 13631
Re: Thursday 8th October 2015
At my late father's, tooohsocynical wrote:We read some of Spike's poetry out at my brother in laws funeral. We couldn't help laughing, which is just how the brother in law would have liked it.
- Thu 08 Oct, 2015 2:16 am
- Forum: Welfare & Benefits
- Topic: WCA being deferred for 2 years for existing ESA claimants.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 11184
Re: WCA being deferred for 2 years for existing ESA claimant
Delighted for you, @ Sky ! Hope it applies to everyone else, too. And congrats on your courage in ringing up to check - a heck of a lot of people would just have continued to worry and fear so it took real guts to pick up that 'phone and make the call. :hug: <that's a flinging-ones-arms-around-someo...
- Thu 08 Oct, 2015 1:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th October 2015
- Replies: 167
- Views: 25164
Re: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Jesus wept. Exclusive: Jeremy Corbyn snubs the Queen, saying he is too busy to be sworn in to the Privy Council http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/Jeremy_Corbyn/11917496/Exclusive-Jeremy-Corbyn-snubs-the-Queen-saying-he-is-too-busy-to-be-sworn-in-to-the-Privy-Council.html You kinda get the im...
- Thu 08 Oct, 2015 12:24 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th October 2015
- Replies: 167
- Views: 25164
Re: Wednesday 7th October 2015
@mbc1955: I wish you'd stick around but if you really can't, then, thank you for all your posts while you've been with us - and the very best of good love, good luck, and good health to you.
- Wed 07 Oct, 2015 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th October 2015
- Replies: 167
- Views: 25164
Re: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Perhaps it should be borne in mind that the press and bulletins will be full of sycophantic bullshit. Tomorrow is the start of 'politics as normal' again. Teggies now fixed if anyone cares. Look! :D They look marvellous, m'dear! I hope @ howsilly will get at least as good a dentist as yours - even ...
- Wed 07 Oct, 2015 11:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th October 2015
- Replies: 167
- Views: 25164
Re: Wednesday 7th October 2015
In this country the chancellor deemed it OK to park in a disabled spot while nipping in to McDonalds,. In Russia they use holograms to warn others from doing so This Looks Like a Handicap Spot. And It Is. But Try to Park In It and… Pure Genius! http://omeleto.com/216671/" onclick="window....
- Wed 07 Oct, 2015 10:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th October 2015
- Replies: 167
- Views: 25164
Re: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Which led to him losing a no confidence vote http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/3225127.stm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ScreenShot00848.jpg And this is the man who said to an ITN reporter at the Conservative Conference, yesterday, asked what advice he would give the...
- Tue 06 Oct, 2015 10:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th October 2015
- Replies: 102
- Views: 15120
Re: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Enjoy yourselves, @cJAcitizenJA wrote:Goodnight, everyone.
Mr. citizen and I are going to play around together.
love,
cJA
- Tue 06 Oct, 2015 12:03 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th October 2015
- Replies: 164
- Views: 26796
Re: Monday 5th October 2015
Goodnight cJA. Dream sweetly. xcitizenJA wrote:Goodnight, everyone.
love,
cJA