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- Tue 07 Feb, 2017 9:56 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 7th February 2017
- Replies: 297
- Views: 60463
Re: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Febraury?
- Sat 04 Feb, 2017 9:20 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
- Replies: 338
- Views: 72596
Re: Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th February 2017
Morning. Lovely blue sky and sun, hope others have such a lovely morning where they are. Apologies if this was covered last night but I've not caught up with things yet. https://twitter.com/JolyonMaugham/status/827408001061433344" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; https://twit...
- Thu 02 Feb, 2017 7:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd February 2017
- Replies: 232
- Views: 56950
Re: Thursday 2nd February 2017
"Because after all the division and discord, the country is coming together.
The referendum was divisive at times. And those divisions have taken time to heal."
- T May
heal !
The wounds are infected...rot has set in.
The referendum was divisive at times. And those divisions have taken time to heal."
- T May
heal !
The wounds are infected...rot has set in.
- Thu 02 Feb, 2017 4:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd February 2017
- Replies: 232
- Views: 56950
Re: Thursday 2nd February 2017
Not sure if this has been posted. Apologies if I've missed it.
Mrs May's full white paper here :
http://uk.businessinsider.com/governmen ... lan-2017-2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Mrs May's full white paper here :
http://uk.businessinsider.com/governmen ... lan-2017-2" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Thu 02 Feb, 2017 9:34 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 2nd February 2017
- Replies: 232
- Views: 56950
Re: Thursday 2nd February 2017
Morning yahyah. I thought they'd abstained ?yahyah wrote:Interesting to see that two Lib Dems voted with most of Labour and the Tories.
My MP Mark Williams was one of the 114.
(edit- too slow again )
- Thu 02 Feb, 2017 12:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 1st February 2017
- Replies: 215
- Views: 50776
Re: Wednesday 1st February 2017
The best summation I've seen of the kind of white-hot anger I'm referring to (warning: long thread): https://twitter.com/MitchBenn/status/826912388872015872" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Highlight: And I am heartbroken, bewildered, and DEMENTEDLY FURIOUS that those freedo...
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 4:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59575
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
I wish my brain was working better The dictator clause could be in A50 withdrawal notice so that a new government could withdraw dictators request to leave. (To be clear, I'm not say we are in a dictatorship just that that's the wording & reasoning I recall, to which ever bit of the EU bill it ...
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 4:51 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59575
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
I remember reading that EU agreement to UK (or any country) leaving depends on the country having a clear majority (more than 50/50) under their constitution. This was put in to stop dictators taking power and dragging a country out against its wishes. I've look for the clause since and can't find ...
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 4:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59575
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
I remember reading that EU agreement to UK (or any country) leaving depends on the country having a clear majority (more than 50/50) under their constitution. This was put in to stop dictators taking power and dragging a country out against its wishes. I've look for the clause since and can't find ...
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 2:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59575
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
Clive Lewis and Tulip Siddiq among frontbenchers opposed to triggering Brexit as party leader says he expects all his MPs to vote in favour https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jan/26/corbyn-to-impose-three-line-whip-on-labour-mps-to-trigger-article-50-brexit?CMP=fb_gu" onclick="wind...
- Thu 26 Jan, 2017 10:51 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 26h January 2017
- Replies: 287
- Views: 59575
Re: Thursday 26h January 2017
Hideous, monstrous, ominous... https://twitter.com/Harkaway/status/824520264578957312" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Shout out to those people who wondered why some of us were highly alarmed by the US election result: https://twitter.com/Green_Footballs/status/824441136194...
- Tue 24 Jan, 2017 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 24th January 2017
- Replies: 258
- Views: 46349
Re: Tuesday 24th January 2017
Yo !yahyah wrote:<waves to Lost Soul>
( I've joined the BMC... )
Not so lost - well actually, getting lost somewhere nice !
- Sat 21 Jan, 2017 2:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd January 2017
- Replies: 396
- Views: 80595
Re: Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd January 2017
And just to bring up a point made last night, there has been no survey showing 70% of people in Sunderland now want to stay in the EU. What was claimed to show that was in fact a voodoo poll, hence totally worthless. I'm probably misunderstanding what a voodoo poll is... But the poll was by the Sun...
- Wed 07 Dec, 2016 11:34 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th December 2016
- Replies: 213
- Views: 43876
Re: Wednesday 7th December 2016
Finally - The chairmen of the board's plea is answered :
https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... omers-find" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... omers-find" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Tue 06 Dec, 2016 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th December 2016
- Replies: 227
- Views: 45535
Re: Tuesday 6th December 2016
I found this very helpful, from the Mirror! The decision on whether the Government or Parliament should have the power to trigger Article 50 could rest on what happened to a London hotel. The Supreme Court is very interested in a 1920 case between the Attorney General and the De Keyser’s Royal Hote...
- Fri 25 Nov, 2016 9:10 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 25th November 2016
- Replies: 74
- Views: 15706
Re: Friday 25th November 2016
John Major - The tyranny of majority.
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... referendum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... referendum" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Tue 08 Nov, 2016 7:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 8th November
- Replies: 276
- Views: 62208
Re: Tuesday 8th November
The Government is steering us off a cliff with Brexit – but that’s fine, because it’s ‘ the will of the people ’ Labour, too, has no problem with this view of 'the will of the British people'. Tom Watson loves the phrase. So does Hilary Benn. When the opposition party’s safest seats are the most Br...
- Sat 29 Oct, 2016 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October 2016
- Replies: 175
- Views: 38125
Re: Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th October 2016
Thanks for that. Absolutely nailed it.AngryAsWell wrote:Tony Blair’s rallying call for the 48%: His treatise on combatting Brexit
http://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/article ... _1_4754772" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Tue 04 Oct, 2016 7:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 4th October 2016
- Replies: 190
- Views: 40368
Re: Tuesday 4th October 2016
Yes. A thousand times ...yes.citizenJA wrote:hear heartinyclanger2 wrote:I do wish people would desist from referring to the 52% as "the British Public" as if the rest of us don't exist. It's winding me up.
- Fri 09 Sep, 2016 8:53 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th September 2016
- Replies: 99
- Views: 31771
Re: Friday 9th September 2016
Apologies to the good citizens of Kent but: - Caesar considered the Britons of Kent to be the most civilised (not least, one assumes, because that's how he got in) - Hengist and Horsa - arrived through Kent - Vikings overwintered for the first time in Kent - selective system for schools never went ...
- Fri 09 Sep, 2016 7:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th September 2016
- Replies: 99
- Views: 31771
Re: Friday 9th September 2016
Thanks Anatoly, Lost Soul & PorFavor & others for your posts about the Lib Dem's big win in Sheffield. Have been out all day, just catching up, wasn't ignoring you. Interesting to hear about the Labour candidate being from out of the area, probably explains a lot about the result. MsChin's ...
- Fri 09 Sep, 2016 1:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th September 2016
- Replies: 99
- Views: 31771
Re: Friday 9th September 2016
There's really no 'glee'. Quite the opposite.
I'd also be surprised if people voted Lib Dem because the Labour candidate didn't like Corbyn.
Surprised, but it's always possible...
I'd also be surprised if people voted Lib Dem because the Labour candidate didn't like Corbyn.
Surprised, but it's always possible...
- Fri 09 Sep, 2016 12:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th September 2016
- Replies: 99
- Views: 31771
Re: Friday 9th September 2016
Have seen some results. Labour down % in all of them. Anyone got a local view of the spectacular Lib Dem revival in Mosborough, Sheffield ? They won the seat after the death of a popular Labour councillor. The Mirror describe it as Labour crushed. Lib Dems 45.6% [+31.8] Labour 31.1% [-9.2] Greens, ...
- Fri 09 Sep, 2016 9:40 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 9th September 2016
- Replies: 99
- Views: 31771
Re: Friday 9th September 2016
Morning all. Already looking forward to AK's round-up of yesterday's results. Have seen some results. Labour down % in all of them. Anyone got a local view of the spectacular Lib Dem revival in Mosborough, Sheffield ? They won the seat after the death of a popular Labour councillor. The Mirror desc...
- Wed 17 Aug, 2016 8:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Owen Smith leadership
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24205
Re: Owen Smith leadership
Thanks HindleA Much is being made of our result being a Corbyn endorsement - but it's pretty close , a lot closer than I was expecting. particularly for the People's republic of South Yorkshire. 7 to 15% is very low - surely tells us very little about potential results. Though a high Corbyn score ma...
- Wed 17 Aug, 2016 5:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Owen Smith leadership
- Replies: 151
- Views: 24205
Re: Owen Smith leadership
Local CLP nomination meeting ( Sheffield Heeley ) - the one I didn't go to and as suggested - I do regret it... Not such a landslide is it ? Dear I am emailing to inform you to inform you of the result of the Nomination Meeting held last Friday. The results were as follows: Jeremy Corbyn 61 votes Ow...
- Wed 17 Aug, 2016 5:03 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 17th August 2016
- Replies: 145
- Views: 35709
Re: Wednesday 17th August 2016
Local CLP nomination meeting ( Sheffield Heeley ) - the one I didn't go to and as suggested - I do regret it... Not such a landslide is it ? Dear I am emailing to inform you to inform you of the result of the Nomination Meeting held last Friday. The results were as follows: Jeremy Corbyn 61 votes Ow...
- Sat 13 Aug, 2016 8:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45323
Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
I notice the BBC Breakfast team found Bradley Wiggins' pathetic tongue-pulling during the national anthem yesterday as a sign that he is a spirited wonderchild. Can you expand, please? Was it some sort of protest? In which case, why did he accept a Sir-dom? No, he was just over excited. He noticed ...
- Sat 13 Aug, 2016 8:29 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
- Replies: 234
- Views: 45323
Re: Saturday, 13th August - Sunday, 14th August 2016
The blogger Phil BC has an interesting account of last night's Stoke Central meeting. From that and reports from elsewhere I have seen, it seems that when even Smith supporters are a small minority they are treated respectfully by the dissenting majority. Generally no booing, no heckling, no demand...
- Thu 11 Aug, 2016 11:32 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 11th August 2016
- Replies: 182
- Views: 48489
Re: Thursday 11th August 2016
ah...AnatolyKasparov wrote:Well, that was a turnout of about 7% overall - not massively impressive tbh
(also claims that many if not all Scottish GMB members missed getting a vote, not sure if that is true but just putting it out there)
- Thu 11 Aug, 2016 11:24 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 11th August 2016
- Replies: 182
- Views: 48489
Re: Thursday 11th August 2016
Good morning all, Apologies for mentioning The Topic Which Must Not Be Named, but I don't believe that there was much mention of the GMB coming out in favour of Owen Smith. I've been away for a couple of weeks, so further apologies if this has already been posted (and even further apologies for the...
- Wed 10 Aug, 2016 7:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 10th.August 2016
- Replies: 178
- Views: 37563
Re: Wednesday 10th.August 2016
Cpb80t1XYAAv-xJ.jpg http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trumps-rambling-90-second-speech-stuns-english-speaking-world_uk_57ab37d7e4b08ab70dc0f646" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; OMG !!! It is now well beyond the stage where I can tell whether or not Trump quotes ar...
- Wed 10 Aug, 2016 5:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 10th.August 2016
- Replies: 178
- Views: 37563
Re: Wednesday 10th.August 2016
Cpb80t1XYAAv-xJ.jpg http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald-trumps-rambling-90-second-speech-stuns-english-speaking-world_uk_57ab37d7e4b08ab70dc0f646" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; OMG !!! I struggle with his delivery... The message too of course. My head aches.
- Wed 10 Aug, 2016 10:49 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 10th.August 2016
- Replies: 178
- Views: 37563
Re: Wednesday 10th.August 2016
And this on Brexit is superb https://flipchartfairytales.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/brexit-enough-david-brent-this-is-serious/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This bit: 'Brexit, he concluded, will have to be prioritised with consequences for all other major government project...
- Sat 06 Aug, 2016 9:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016
- Replies: 226
- Views: 41780
Re: Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August 2016
...adding to my worries...HindleA wrote:http://www.lrb.co.uk/v38/n16/tom-crewe/we-are-many
We Are Many
Tom Crewe goes among the Corbyn supporters
- Fri 05 Aug, 2016 5:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 5th August 2016
- Replies: 176
- Views: 31738
Re: Friday 5th August 2016
This argument about Article 50... I voted Remain but I believe that A50 should be invoked as soon as possible...and ideally would have been soon after the referendum. I will also say that the leave vote was not the right one The reasons are: The PM said it would be and not to do it damages the cred...
- Fri 05 Aug, 2016 3:07 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 5th August 2016
- Replies: 176
- Views: 31738
Re: Friday 5th August 2016
On the morning of 24th he said it both on tv and radio more than once. How he can deny now having said it is bizarre to me. I know he has backtacked, and I suppose he can say he was 'misconstrued' but it is very odd to deny having said something he clearly did, and which was the immediate trigger f...
- Fri 05 Aug, 2016 2:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 5th August 2016
- Replies: 176
- Views: 31738
Re: Friday 5th August 2016
I was more drawn to the comment in which Corbyn appeared to deny demanding Cameron invoke article 50 straight away after the EU ref, which was discussed on Twitter after. I didn't see this bit of the debate, so haven't heard the whole exchange. Given Corbyn was still asking Cameron to invoke articl...
- Thu 04 Aug, 2016 11:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 4th August 2016
- Replies: 117
- Views: 22686
Re: Thursday 4th August 2016
I received this by email yesterday : Dear I am emailing you with a Notification of a Nomination Meeting on Friday 12th August There will be one agenda item. This is an opportunity for discussion and a nomination vote on which Leadership candidate the Constituency seeks to support. I won't be going. ...
- Wed 03 Aug, 2016 1:55 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
- Replies: 173
- Views: 34657
Re: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
Yes,contributed to the Bullock Report,retired to Tasmania,I think,I have a store of such useless information.He was more ample I think he came back from Tasmania. The devil . . . . Devil eh ? Is this him ? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/02/hawaii-volcano-smiley-face-nature-smile&q...
- Tue 02 Aug, 2016 5:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
- Replies: 148
- Views: 28982
Re: Tuesday 2nd August 2016
Thank you
Do we know how many of those duplicated policies were also Ed Millibands ?
- Tue 02 Aug, 2016 11:59 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Jeremy Corbyn leadership
- Replies: 149
- Views: 132188
Re: Jeremy Corbyn leadership
So just had a look at 'Owen Smith leadership' - thanks for your contributions. I think I get it... We hurl stuff back and forth here instead of on the main board - is that it ? Right I advised Corbyn’s economics team to learn fast. They didn’t David Blanchflower https://www.theguardian.com/commentis...
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 8:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
Interesting Huffington post on the Kinnock/school/ Momentum/Wales thing...not fussed apparently.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/m ... 6a0b612233" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/m ... 6a0b612233" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 4:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
We usually have a choice of seven or eight - but it's easy to narrow it down when you cross out the ones with horns, or flags tattooed on their foreheads...
or brass buttoned blazers come to think of it.
or brass buttoned blazers come to think of it.
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 4:29 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
They should be representing their constituents. Why else would anyone vote for them ? Well, I of course agree, but does that mean Labour MPs should feel no compulsion to follow the votes of party members when they themselves disagree? Deselection is, of course, a way of trying to bring in a form of...
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
What I'd really like to hear now is a vocal commitment from the PLP to honour the democratic mandate of whoever wins and collectively do their jobs. Then they can rightly claim their place as Labour party MPs representing the interests of their constituencies. There is, of course, a tension here. S...
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 4:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
On that note: people's views on retaining the voting rights of £3/£25 non-members? With some obvious modifications plus the internal resources to manage it properly, I quite like the principle (of course, I would, seeing as I am more likely to fall into this category). Flawed but also has its posit...
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 4:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
Plenty of this kind of thing in the SNP/Ukip social media world as well of course, but this reflects my perception http://www.newstatesman.com/2016/07/jeremy-corbyn-and-paranoid-style" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (Though the author doesn't know what 'disinterest' means a...
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 2:49 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
On that note: people's views on retaining the voting rights of £3/£25 non-members? With some obvious modifications plus the internal resources to manage it properly, I quite like the principle (of course, I would, seeing as I am more likely to fall into this category). Flawed but also has its posit...
- Thu 28 Jul, 2016 12:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28 July 2016
- Replies: 223
- Views: 42441
Re: Thursday 28 July 2016
Apologies if this has already been linked to - it made me laugh ( there's a bit of swearing in the subtitles ) Boris' brexit HQ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vztHNJxwoGA" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; This doesn't make me laugh - it makes me angry and pissed off. I wat...