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SET MY PEOPLE FREE BORIS! apparently doesn't work either Confidence is everything, guys, but let's not going tempting fate until the votes are counted. No hubris. Don't deny me my usual election night pattern of light-headed, hopeful expectancy followed by crushing "oh no" disappointment ...

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Good article I was enjoying it too until I got to "shonky". There was a NE expression "shonker" my grandad & uncles used to use, as in "He's really getting on my shonker" Any of the other FTN NE correspondents (55 Deg North/Gilsey) ever heard it? Evening folks, No,...

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No exit polls, so we just have to wait for actual results. It helped a great deal in Scotland two years ago that the first declaration (tiny Clackmannanshire) was actually a good pointer to the eventual result. That will not necessarily be the case this time....... Let's hope not. I love the good p...

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Morning folks, I was driving home yesterday, when i witnessed a cyclist being knocked down. While checking her over and dialling 999, an off duty firefighter pulled over, thankfully. She was calm, supportive and knew what she was doing, having been on a trauma handling refresher the day before. Whil...

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admin : image link removed to un-skew page There was a time, not that long ago, where the use of this image in this context would have been thought of as unacceptable, racist and promoting xenophobia. The sort of thing the BNP might do, but no 'mainstream' politician. That's the country I want back.

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Not too sunny today - but nice and warm (other people call it hot). I love it! Thanks for asking. Edited to add - It needs to be in the mid-upper 80s(F) for me to consider it hot. And I love that, too (more). At the risk of putting everyone off their food and\or drink - I like to sweat. Or perspire...

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Here's a thing. I don't know anyone who is in favour of Brexit. Is that a function of the people I know, or where I live? I don't know anyone who would admit to voting Tory either. Same applies.

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Mr Riots has taken to buying 4 tinnies of lager for £2 from Aldi. Surprisingly it actually tastes pretty good. If this weather continues we might develop a habit - good to know it won't bust our bank. You've had some lovely hot weather to develop the lifestyle. Some of us haven't had the chance. Am...

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Afternoon folks, Not seeing any of the rain that keeps getting forecasted. After the wettest winter on record, the ground is now drier than a witches t*ts. Which is not why I logged in. Best wishes to all the the less than fully fit nesters and Ladbrokes have 'Remain' at 73%. I assume they base thei...

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This YouGov map of Euroscepticism is a bit old (Feb), but it's still interesting.
https://yougov.co.uk/yougov-8545/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Evening folks, A bit baffled by the big yellow thing in that blue stuff up there. No fleeces either. Anyway, here's a possible EU vote scenario. Voting happens, count takes ages because of the need to verify NI numbers etc, during which time it becomes clear backstage that Brexit is winning. Cue a s...

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Julia Smeaton 8 hrs · Cullercoats · It's handy when you are still a little undecided about how you will vote in the referendum, then you are reminded that Michael Gove fronts the Brexit campaign. So unless The Childcatcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is fronting the remain campaign, I think that's...

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That's my 'dinner hour' spoken for :evil: 12.00 until 01.00 is all I am allowed, then from 03.00 until 04.00. Back to bed after that for 22 hours a day for bed rest. Only time I get to use the laptop, which is a pain in the rear. Got my Android tablet thingy at the bedside but battery life is crap....

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Morfternoon, folks, Here's the Leader from today's New Scientist. Might be interest in the echo chamber... <snip> This is so good, I've posted this on the Bracknell Labour Parties Facebook page. Hope you don't mind. Not at all, I hope they find it interesting. And here's some good news about growth...

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Morfternoon, folks, Here's the Leader from today's New Scientist. Might be interest in the echo chamber... It's confusing the public, it’s impoverishing political debate…the public are thoroughly fed up with it.” That was the verdict last week by the chairman of the UK’s Treasury Select Committee on...

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ohsocynical wrote:
danesclose wrote:
ohsocynical wrote:you can bet your sweet patootie
What a wonderful expression!
Mr Ohso's ...

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Morning folks, https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/opinion/ayesha-hazarika-labour-moderates-need-wake-and-smell-soy-flat-white" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; An appeal for the Bitterites etc to get over it and form a united opposition. Some good points in there. Couple ...

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Morning folks,

https://www.totalpolitics.com/articles/ ... flat-white" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

An appeal for the Bitterites etc to get over it and form a united opposition.

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Morning, folks I followed the link to Obornes (good) article above, and stumbled on this headline, which must be the Mailiest of all time. I assume they've outsourced subbing to the Daily Mash. Proof Britain has lost its marbles: One-legged Albanian murderer who posed as a Kosovan refugee to get UK ...

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I checked with the council and you have to pay £350 to make a case to them about the conifers. There's also has a complicated working out of height/sun angle/house you have to complete. My nice neighbour is a mathematician so maybe I'll ask him to give me a hand. There's also something about whethe...

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Afternoon folks, Private sector efficiency tale. A friend who is a bigwig in a nearby secondary school arrived at work on a recent morning to find a baffled secretary waving a card from Yodel. "Your parcel has been left in your safe place", it proudly stated. Nobody knew what the parcel wa...

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I noticed Ry Cooder mentioned earlier. I think he's brilliant, but a performance I saw a couple of years ago was awesome. At the Sage, a double act with Nick Lowe, playing/supporting each other's tunes in turn. Best live music I've seen since the Soweto Gospel Choir. If they do another double act, go.

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Evening folks, Had a fraught few days ferrying in-laws to and from oncology dept, sorting out 18th birthday party for boy2 and proofreading uni essay for boy1 (marketing and business is bollocks. I speak as a scientist). Anyway, enjoyed reading the musical banter today. If you aren't familiar with ...

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Evening folks, Had a fraught few days ferrying in-laws to and from oncology dept, sorting out 18th birthday party for boy2 and proofreading uni essay for boy1 (marketing and business is bollocks. I speak as a scientist). Anyway, enjoyed reading the musical banter today. If you aren't familiar with i...

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Morning folks, http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/apr/18/exam-factory-schools-urged-to-shift-emphasis-to-online-learning" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The Institute of Directors are calling for 'high quality, low cost' online learning in schools. Much cheaper than p...

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Morning folks, Here's a cheery tweet from BBC Newcastle to start the day: Newcastle's West End Food bank is thought to be the first in the country to start cooking meals for children at the end of their school day. If i see any further details, I'll post them. Now I'm off to the bank to give my kids...

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I loved Economics at school I did too. I made a complete hash of my O levels and was given the choice of what to do so long as I re-took both English Lang and Lit. Accounts, Economics and Statistics. Wonder how many schools offer those now? The Economics one must have been a bit of a trailblazer gi...

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Morning all. This is what we're undergoing at the moment. Via Michael Rosen. Thanks to Gove and Morgan, this is what 10/11 year olds can typically expect to find in their upcoming tests. 'Tick the sentence where the highlighted word is used as a subordinating conjunction He was at school BEFORE you...

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Marmite & toast, followed by an orange. Soft boiled egg chopped with finely grated cheddar and a handful of freshly picked mixed leaves on toast. Yum. I've got all the seeds in, borders prepared and the first lawn cut of the year, in time for a trip to Spain tomorrow. Hope you all have a nice E...

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Evening folks,
If you haven't seen this already, I'm sure you will soon. "Looking through Nicky Morgan's eyes", made by a music teacher.
http://schoolsweek.co.uk/teachers-band- ... gans-eyes/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Slashing business rates sounds good for SMEs, but it's going to shag local authorities* as this is increasingly their main source of income.

*especially outside the SE.

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Afternoon folks, I know not all of you are footie fans, but this article from the local paper really catches the mood. Perhaps it can be seen as allegorical in the way a bloated corporation (with a bloated owner) ride roughshod over ordinary people in pursuit of ever more obscene profits. http://ww...

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Afternoon folks, I know not all of you are footie fans, but this article from the local paper really catches the mood. Perhaps it can be seen as allegorical in the way a bloated corporation (with a bloated owner) ride roughshod over ordinary people in pursuit of ever more obscene profits. http://www...

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Some good news at least. The results of my liver function have come back and it's improving. Doctor was pleased with me. I've been worrying that I might become unfit to look after Mr Ohso. Best wishes to both of you. I hope you have people close that can support, but the folks here will always have...

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Evening folks,
I agree with everything in this.
https://disidealist.wordpress.com/2016/ ... -exchange/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Morning, refitman, and all. Islington CCG has begun a pilot project to have DWP "work coaches" (people working for Remploy as "experts" ie. working for Maximus) in 6 GP surgeries. http://www.guardian.com/politics/2016/mar/02/activists-anger-scheme-embed-job-coaches-in-gp-surgeri...

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Evening folks, Just saw this graph from @EoinMP Twitter, on the inequality between capitals and regions for Europe. Staggering. I also saw a Little Egret today at Low Hauxley, near Amble. Amazing. image.png Is might be wrong but that looks very much like economic activity rather than personal earni...

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That seems to have borked stuff. Sorry.

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Evening folks,
Just saw this graph from @EoinMP Twitter, on the inequality between capitals and regions for Europe. Staggering.
I also saw a Little Egret today at Low Hauxley, near Amble. Amazing.

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Incredibly, this seems to be true. http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2005/01/20545/50293" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Small packs or pre-packs may only be used once. Packs should be shock-resistant, dry, clean and in good repair. They should be made of materials which pro...

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Was anyone listening to WATO earlier? There was a spokesman for the Leave campaign who was rabbiting on about our competitors, but I'm certain he said 'compeliters', several times. I was in the car, so not able to concentrate as hard as I could. It's nice to see the Tories at each other like a sack ...

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ohsocynical wrote:X-ray clear. Doc says it's Trigger Finger !!!

Will need a steroid injection. Hopefully that'll fix it. One of the nurses was so rough with it, I nearly fell off the char. Nice gentle doc though.

It was an almost immediate miracle cure with mine. Good luck.
And afternoon to you all.

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Well. There's a turn up for the books! I was doing the washing up and appear to have dislocated the middle joint of the middle finger on my left hand Can't get the bugger straight ... It don't half hurt. Good job I'd finished making the beds! How on earth did you manage that Ohso? Have you relocate...

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chi onwurah ‏@ChiOnwurah 4m4 minutes ago The Minister responsible for transparency doesn't even know when his Public Transparency Board last met: http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2016-02-05/26056/" onclick="window...

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More taking the piss.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/02 ... _hp_ref=uk" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Afternoon folks, Have you heard of this creep & his plans? http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/roosh-v-organises-newcastle-meeting-10823431" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; He want to organise a meeting of pro-rape men in Newcastle on Saturday night. That'...

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I'm sure Roger and Tubby are familiar with this cack, but it annoyed me to find it in my Twitter feed. Welcome to the future of education folks, subscribe now for what your LEA used to provide.
http://www.enlightenedhr.com/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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Cold weather payments -£25 if minus for a week,a couple of years this happened once in Aviemore. Don't think we've ever had it like that down here ...The winter of 62/3 maybe? but not since. Not constantly for a whole week. We get minus with the windchill factor but that goes up and down and rarely...

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