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To be fair to her (not something I say often) music was pretty crap for her generation. I'd go to a desert island to avoid listening to most of the stuff from that era. I can't take Duran Duran seriously as I (kind of) knew them before they made it big - not exactly "pub band" status, but...

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tinybgoat wrote:Nicola Sturgeon is guest on Desert Island Discs,
DuranDuran, I despair.

Guess she was too young to be a Rollers fan.

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PorFavor wrote:Fokker?

Or there is\was something called a Fairey Swordfish. It would give him something to point at.

Far too classy for Dave.

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Re.2 - Is there a good woman out there who can redeem "Cole" and give him something better to do than turn up daily with a new identity in order to share his legal opinions plus much more besides? Hello? Hellooooooo? Why are you all running away??????? Now that was very assumptive, maybe ...

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refitman wrote:Is Andrew Sparrow telling porkies?

Wouldn't be the first time. He revealed his unabashed partisanship a long while back imo.

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Ken Livingston will co-chair, with Angela Eagle, a review into Trident. Apparently this is the end of days. :wall: :wall: :wall: :roll: Remember when, back in the GLC days, Ken said that peace in Northern Ireland would never happen until you started talking to Adams and McGuinness; he did that, got...

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Meanwhile IS' aims appear to be more banal. They want to capture or recapture territory they feel is theirs ........ As much as it suits Western Governments to paint this as purely a problem of Islamic fundamentalism (and, in the main, it is) the West does bear some culpability in this affair/ We, ...

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''Operation Firedog during the Malayan Emergency saw the Spitfire fly over 1,800 operational sorties against the Malaysian communists.[137] The last operational sortie of an RAF Spitfire was flown on 1 April 1954, by PR Mk 19 Spitfire PS888 flying from RAF Seletar, in Singapore.[138]'' https://en.w...

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Indeed. Which is why Blanchflower etc need to get as much air time as possible. When can we expect Stiglitz on Question Time? :wink: Doing what's best for me and my family isn't the easiest thing to calculate when you take into account health and local government spending. From a purely income tax ...

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Sorry, if I sound even grumpier than usual ! Had a good night's sleep aided by Lem-sip, Vick rub rubbed anywhere vaguely rubbable so should be feeling more chipper. Was amused listening to Nicola Sturgeon interviewed by James Naughtie. You can see why she's so highly rated, she really is a consumma...

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I mentioned it to Owen Jones, although i don't think i was chastising. i can't get to grips with how working people such as this lady could trust the malicious bastards. Maybe better political education is the key. ScreenShot00867.jpg More to the point, I struggle to understand why anyone would bel...

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Mid Staffordshire NHS trust to face criminal charges over deaths Trust to appear before Stafford magistrates court after HSE brings charges over deaths of four patients between 2005 and 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/15/mid-staffordshire-nhs-foundation-trust-criminal-charges"...

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Mid Staffordshire NHS trust to face criminal charges over deaths Trust to appear before Stafford magistrates court after HSE brings charges over deaths of four patients between 2005 and 2014 http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/oct/15/mid-staffordshire-nhs-foundation-trust-criminal-charges"...

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Yes - have two slices. There's a Dundee cake too, but without the almonds on the top (Co-op's closed at o3.30) There are also some little filo borek pastries with feta and spinach; very peppery sausage rolls; and some apple and blackberry turnovers. Extended bouts of insomnia are grim, but you get ...

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Consensus seem to be that Corbyn did pretty OK? Seemed to get the balance better today, hit the Pig Fiddler with some follow ups that clearly discomfited him, the one area I thought he was weak on last time; Sparrow suggests OGRFG was unfazed, the red, shouty and shiny face would suggest Sparrow is...

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I think people, by which I suppose I mean me, hear enough criticism of Corbyn and McDonnell in the MSM and prefer something a bit more positive here. Fair comment, but I think we also need to acknowledge that some of the MSM stuff (albeit not much) needs to be taken on board, it can't just be ignor...

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Blanchflower also said it was a “surprise” when John McDonnnell originally said Labour would back the charter. But the party was in the right place now, he said. This is early days, policy making is messy and it takes some time to work out what you are going to do ... There are clearly political th...

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Good morning I am not a great supporter of Corbyn and wish that we had managed to find a genuine left wing radical who did not have the baggage but those type of people were weeded out of the party since the Blair years - only now did we see them start return in the 2010 and 2015 intakes In the end...

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Sorry, wasn't accusing you of being in the "we're doomed" group. Sorry Dan, realized you weren't, but others appear to be doing just that. I looked in for a while before I started posting again, and saw something of a mob mentality emerging where anybody not eulogizing Corbyn was being le...

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Have to admit to being genuinely confused by Ohso's comment yesterday evening suggesting "you lot need to get with the programme". Let me make my position clear, what I am attempting to do is critique, pointing out some shortcomings in the Corbyn strategies in the hope that we can all rec...

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Have to admit to being genuinely confused by Ohso's comment yesterday evening suggesting "you lot need to get with the programme". Let me make my position clear, what I am attempting to do is critique, pointing out some shortcomings in the Corbyn strategies in the hope that we can all reco...

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@ howsillyofme1 Safe journey. I hope you've brought us all back a stick of rock. Thanks PF.....I didn't bring rock but something squidgy and strange looking that was presented to me at a meal last night....I stuffed it in my bag thinking about you guys It may be jellyfish but I cannot be sure! [you...

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"Everyone"? :smack: That's it? That's what you took away from the post? There's a difference between 'stumbled' and 'a shambles'. I must be writing in some sort of Finno-Ugric this morning, clearly unable to communicate. Fine.[/quote] Pretty much. As I suggested earlier it appears that an...

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I'm getting sick of all the disloyalty from so-called Labour people. If Corbyn fails it will be in large measure the fault of those who refused to give him a chance. The PLP needs to get in line with the membership. The LibDem parliamentary party got away from the membership and they ended up losin...

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I'm getting sick of all the disloyalty from so-called Labour people. If Corbyn fails it will be in large measure the fault of those who refused to give him a chance. The PLP needs to get in line with the membership. The LibDem parliamentary party got away from the membership and they ended up losin...

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I'm getting sick of all the disloyalty from so-called Labour people. If Corbyn fails it will be in large measure the fault of those who refused to give him a chance. The PLP needs to get in line with the membership. The LibDem parliamentary party got away from the membership and they ended up losin...

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Yes. They're not going to touch this with a bargepole. I've seen all this before. Rightwing politician gets away with something essentially on a technicality. They and/or their supporters proceed to howl and bellow about persecution and witchhunts. Not worth the media's time to challenge. I'm total...

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I am rather surprised by Nicholas Soames and Cameron's attacks on Watson. I wonder if something big is about to explode uder the tory party. I've discussed elsewhere my reservations about Tom Watson, and why it somewhat soured the Corbyn election win for me; the problem is that Tom is a consummate ...

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In more Twitter fail news, our beloved chancellor has had this tweet up for a few hours. :wall: George Osborne ‏@George_Osborne · 3 hrs3 hours ago Great that on 100th anniversary of her death @RoyalMintUK release individual coin to honour WWII hero Edith Cavell What, the man with the (poor second) ...

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Reading Buses riding high as bus journeys increase With bus use falling nationally Reading Buses are bucking the trend with an eight per cent increase in bus use over the last year http://www.getreading.co.uk/news/business/reading-buses-riding-high-bus-10239611 It's a pity more councils don't get c...

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I don't know if this has already been posted but this is actually a reasonable piece, i think http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/25/jeremy-corbyn-earthquake-labour-party" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; jeremy-corbyn-earthquake-labour-party Morning. Interesting bac...

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"Care workers should stop spending as little as five minutes with the hundreds of thousands of vulnerable people who rely on their help and stay for at least half an hour, government advisers are urging." http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/sep/23/nice-criticises-flying-home-care-visi...

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Hi there, my friend :) I share similar misgivings to others here about Watson, which is why I was originally going to put him last out of the 5. However he had a strong campaign, and unlike some from the Labour right actually showed some awareness of what was needed if what was looking likely to ha...

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I would be interested to see a link to that piece you mention at the end there. Whatever else you say about Corbyn and McDonnell, it wasn't them or even their wing of the party doing most of the undermining of Ed *before* the election - was it? Only if you are suggesting that Tom Watson is not from...

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I would be interested to see a link to that piece you mention at the end there. Whatever else you say about Corbyn and McDonnell, it wasn't them or even their wing of the party doing most of the undermining of Ed *before* the election - was it? Only if you are suggesting that Tom Watson is not from...

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I haven't posted anything here since the 11th May. Your delusional. Point me to a single one of these posts where I have been making sly digs. In fact point me to any post made since the election where I have been anything other than constructive and trying to add to the debate. The last time I cam...

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I see some on this place have learned nothing in the last two weeks, so I will leave you to your echo chamber. What haven't I learned Tem? Sorry if you expected me to be humbly grateful for your pearls of wisdom, but if I think somebody is speaking garbage I'll let them know. And please don't give ...

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I think it's fair enough to point out his political allegiance as he bemoans the loss of professional nutjob Norman Baker. Moreover, the article seems to be attacking the party's left-leaning nature rather than any real loss of environmental credentials, and it doesn't surprise me that some of the ...

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Lib Dem supporter has tantrum. I think we underachieved in Bristol, but thats more to do with the candidate imo. Elsewhere were in a good position to build for the next GE. "Environmentalist has tantrum" would be more apt. Lean was writing about 'green' issues when Lucas was still at Malv...

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Would Britain be better off without the Greens? The much-hyped Green surge has been petering out because the party has been putting left-wing concerns above environmental ones http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/general-election-2015/politics-blog/11616914/Would-Britain-be-better-off-without-the-Greens...

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I don't share Tessa's position on the Labour spectrum in many respects, but IMO (from far away Cumbria FWIW) London Mayor is a job she was born to do. Agree that Khan would be better off staying in the national Labour scene. When will the selection of candidates and subsequent election for Mayor be...

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Morning :) Hope the Ramsgate earthquake didn't cause anyone shock, damage or breakages? Morning all. Ramsgate earthquake, was that the UKIP one Farage was promising? Here's the list of people who've applied to become Labour's candidate for the London Mayoral Election next year: Diane Abbott, Tessa ...

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Morning :) Hope the Ramsgate earthquake didn't cause anyone shock, damage or breakages? Morning all. Ramsgate earthquake, was that the UKIP one Farage was promising? Here's the list of people who've applied to become Labour's candidate for the London Mayoral Election next year: Diane Abbott, Tessa ...

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Anyway, night all.

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SpinningHugo wrote:Unsurprisingly, I think Kendall is our best hope. Cooper very much a second choice.

Continuity Miliband (ie Burnham) won't get us anywhere.

Well, if I hadn't rejected her already ........

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Night PF. Quick health update. Had a clinic appointment at the Cardiac Unit today and have been given the all clear; as long as I keep taking the tablets and carrying through on the lifestyle changes there should be no need to stent the other artery, so I have been discharged. So very pleased to he...

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Night PF.

Quick health update. Had a clinic appointment at the Cardiac Unit today and have been given the all clear; as long as I keep taking the tablets and carrying through on the lifestyle changes there should be no need to stent the other artery, so I have been discharged.

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SamCam's stepfather has compared Nicola Sturgeon to Robert Mugabe. Apparently Mugabe is speaking to lawyers about a potential libel action.

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It's a shame that Sadiq Khan's gone of in what I'm sure will be a fruitless pursuit of the London Mayoral Labour nomination. It's a much bigger shame that Ed Miliband is no longer the leader. It will either be him or Tessa who gets the nomination and, despite the fact he has Ken & Oona cheerlea...

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Would he be any good do you think ? He has been around since God was a boy but never made the jump to the top table; whether that is through lack of ability, bad luck or a mixture of the two, difficult to call, certainly a few missteps along the way. But his entry would shake things up a little, th...

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