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- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 9:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Steve Baker MP Verified account @SteveBakerHW 1/3 This morning in Parliament, I answered a question based on my honest recollection of a conversation. As I said, I considered what I had understood to be implausible, because of the impartiality of the civil service. 2/3 The audio of that conversatio...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 9:28 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Irish court refuses man's extradition because of Brexit Supreme court judges rule UK will have left EU by the end of the company director’s sentence https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/01/irish-court-refuses-mans-extradition-because-of-brexit?CMP=share_btn_tw" onclick="window.ope...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 3:23 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
STATEMENT REGARDING COMMENTS BY JACOB REES-MOGG AND STEVE BAKER IN HOUSE OF COMMONS
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- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 3:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
No words minced here... FDA union @FDA_union “To stand at the despatch box and refuse to challenge a half-baked conspiracy theory about the civil service is the height of irresponsibility from a serving minister": @FDAGenSec's full response to Minister Steve Baker - https://twitter.com/FDA_uni...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Sam Coates TimesVerified account @SamCoatesTimes There are problems with Brexit in Whitehall. Here’s a small tale of government indecision, prevarication and “no deal” neurosis with big implications. 2 qs: 1. Have you heard of the Road Haulage and truckers bill 2. Until you do: Is “no deal” planni...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
All going well then...
EU rejects Brexit trade deal for UK financial services sector
Brussels negotiators say Europe would benefit from a smaller City of London
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EU rejects Brexit trade deal for UK financial services sector
Brussels negotiators say Europe would benefit from a smaller City of London
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- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Apropo of nothing other than my culinary experiments........... 3 days ago I discovered that adding some grated ginger, half a teaspoon of crushed cumin seeds and a grated clove of raw garlic to homemade coleslaw gave it a wonderful, fragrant flavour. Today I've found out that after maturing for 3 d...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:29 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
UK exports outside EU fall despite weak pound Exports of British-made goods to EU increase by £1.3bn, underlining country’s reliance on trade with continental Europe https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/sep/08/uk-exports-eu-weak-pound-trade-europe?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet" onclick="...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Guy VerhofstadtVerified account @guyverhofstadt Following Following @guyverhofstadt More Citizens’ rights during the transition are not negotiable. We will not accept that there are two sets of rights for EU citizens. For the transition to work, it must mean a continuation of the existing acquis wi...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 1:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Tory Minister in charge of Data Protection laws launches app that breaks Data Protection laws The Tory Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Matt Hancock – the man responsible for overseeing data protection laws in the UK – has just become the first MP to launch their own app. An...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 12:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29425
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Sam Coates TimesVerified account @SamCoatesTimes There are problems with Brexit in Whitehall. Here’s a small tale of government indecision, prevarication and “no deal” neurosis with big implications. 2 qs: 1. Have you heard of the Road Haulage and truckers bill 2. Until you do: Is “no deal” plannin...
- Wed 31 Jan, 2018 11:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 31st January 2018
- Replies: 74
- Views: 20440
Re: Wednesday 31st January 2018
The problem with outsourcing to "get cost down" is that it drains money out of the economy. If your wage is cut, the local shops suffer and eventually close, local housing become expensive, via by-to-let landlords buying up local property and drives people away from their traditional famil...
- Tue 30 Jan, 2018 8:58 pm
- Forum: Features and Analysis
- Topic: Busting the Lexit Myths
- Replies: 0
- Views: 29887
Busting the Lexit Myths
Busting the Lexit Myths Foreword by Heidi Alexander MP & Alison McGovern MP Authors: Catherine West MP, Nick Donovan, Dr Andy Tarrant, Richard Corbett MEP, Dr Mike Galsworthy, Sarah Veale CBE, Tom Burke and Lord (John) Monks. Edited by Francis Grove-White https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/in...
- Tue 30 Jan, 2018 8:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 30th January 2018
- Replies: 82
- Views: 21846
Re: Tuesday 30th January 2018
Jennifer WilliamsVerified account @JenWilliamsMEN An academy chain collapses and the government won’t give me any information, because the need of trusts to chat to the govt in private is apparently greater than the public’s right to know why they fail. Not that I’m irritated or anything https://tw...
- Wed 24 Jan, 2018 10:47 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14846
Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018
RIP Mark E Smith :( Cut up about this https://twitter.com/SpinningHugo/status/956263402527252486" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "I've always thought of us as more a Salford band. Simply Red have some good tunes though." Don't know about the band but he was born i...
- Wed 24 Jan, 2018 10:42 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14846
Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018
RIP Mark E Smith :( Cut up about this https://twitter.com/SpinningHugo/status/956263402527252486" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; "I've always thought of us as more a Salford band. Simply Red have some good tunes though." Don't know about the band but he was born i...
- Wed 24 Jan, 2018 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14846
Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Brexit Impact Studies by the European Parliament are publicly available
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- Wed 24 Jan, 2018 3:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14846
Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Negotiating documents on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom Documents published as part of the European Commission's approach to transparency on Article 50 negotiations with the United Kingdom. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/brexit-negotiations/negotiating-documents-article-50-negotiat...
- Wed 24 Jan, 2018 3:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14846
Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Speech by Michel Barnier at the Trends Manager of the Year 2017 event "This is the subject of my second question. II – What kind of future relationship does the UK want with the European Union? We don't yet have the answer to this question. However, we can proceed by deduction, based on the Uni...
- Wed 24 Jan, 2018 11:09 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14846
Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018
BBC Radio 4 TodayVerified account @BBCr4today "I am not afraid." Dame Tessa Jowell, who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour last year, is arguing for a change in the way the NHS treats cancer. Download the full interview here http://bbc.in/2DzkX1f" onclick="window.open...
- Wed 24 Jan, 2018 10:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 24th January 2018
- Replies: 64
- Views: 14846
Re: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Donald Tusk calls for second Brexit referendum
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- Tue 23 Jan, 2018 11:01 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Replies: 61
- Views: 21155
Re: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Andrew AdonisVerified account @Andrew_Adonis CALLING ANTI-BREXITERS: Don’t think of yourself as supporting the status quo. The Brexit establishment - Farage, Johnson, Fox, Gove - now run the country, deplorably. We are insurgents & agents of Big Change: housing, NHS, education as well as No To ...
- Tue 23 Jan, 2018 10:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Replies: 61
- Views: 21155
Re: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Ofqual warned of 'adverse effect' of Carillion collapse on apprentices
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- Tue 23 Jan, 2018 10:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
- Replies: 61
- Views: 21155
Re: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
This is an appalling read https://amp.ft.com/content/075d679e-0033-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5?__twitter_impression=true" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Your link didn't work Hugo, but I found one that does (maybe) https://www.ft.com/content/075d679e-0033-11e8-9650-9c0ad2d7c5b5&...
- Mon 22 Jan, 2018 11:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15828
Re: Monday 22nd January 2018
US poultry workers wear diapers on job over lack of bathroom breaks – report Oxfam says many are afraid to ask for permission to go to the bathroom One supplier calls allegations ‘troubling’ and refusal of breaks not tolerated https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/may/12/poultry-workers-wear-diap...
- Mon 22 Jan, 2018 10:21 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15828
Re: Monday 22nd January 2018
Jaguar Land Rover to cut production at Halewood factory JLR is adjusting its production schedules amid rising uncertainty over Brexit. https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/jaguar-land-rover-to-cut-production-at-halewood-factory-36518094.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fa...
- Mon 22 Jan, 2018 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15828
Re: Monday 22nd January 2018
Emmanuel MacronVerified account @EmmanuelMacron Follow Follow @EmmanuelMacron More Une conséquence concrète des réformes menées en France et de l’excellent travail des salariés : Toyota investit et crée de l'emploi en France. #ChooseFrance Translated from French by Bing A consequence concrete refor...
- Mon 22 Jan, 2018 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15828
Re: Monday 22nd January 2018
Ford to consider closing UK factories in Leave towns after Brexit Ford makes engines at plants in Dagenham and Bridgend that are exported to the EU where the cars are assembled http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/ford-to-consider-closing-uk-factories-in-leave-towns-after-brexit-a7162561....
- Mon 22 Jan, 2018 8:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15828
Re: Monday 22nd January 2018
I've not explored this blog so not sure where it's starting point is, as far as Brexit (see adverts on the side) but it's still an interesting view on DD Brexit: a Walter Mitty (sometimes) in Brussels http://eureferendum.com/blogview.aspx?blogno=86594" onclick="window.open(this.href);retur...
- Mon 22 Jan, 2018 3:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 22nd January 2018
- Replies: 60
- Views: 15828
Re: Monday 22nd January 2018
Ann Pettifor @AnnPettifor Following @AnnPettifor “Flooded with debt: regulatory capital in the UK water industry.” https://www.ft.com/content/b7e28a58-f7ba-11e7-88f7-5465a6ce1a00" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; … https://twitter.com/AnnPettifor/status/955452865753083906&quo...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 11:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Tories accuse Labour of racism over tiered charges to hear Jeremy Corbyn speak in Loughborough A row has broken out over how the cost of attending a party event http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/tories-accuse-labour-racism-over-1096236" onclick="window.open(this.href);...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 10:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Margaret Thatcher 'wanted whites only South Africa' and 'xenophobia' was common at her cabinet meetings A tempestuous Cabinet meeting in February 1990 reportedly led then-Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd to exclaim: “Cabinet now consists of three items: Parliamentary Affairs, Home Affairs, and xenopho...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Tories accuse Labour of racism over tiered charges to hear Jeremy Corbyn speak in Loughborough A row has broken out over how the cost of attending a party event http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/tories-accuse-labour-racism-over-1096236" onclick="window.open(this.href);r...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 9:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Larry the Cat
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In my time at Downing Street I’ve seen off:
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Two Labour leaders
Two Lib Dem leaders
Five UKIP leaders
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Two Lib Dem leaders
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- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 8:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Work Fails
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- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
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- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 8:15 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Jo Maugham QC Verified account @JolyonMaugham Jan 18 More I write here on what the case in Amsterdam means for UK citizens resident in the EU - and for Europe. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/18/dutch-case-britons-eu-rights-brexit-uk-citizens?CMP=share_btn_tw" onclick="...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 7:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
The author of Article 50, Lord Kerr has predicted that there will be a second EU Referendum in the autumn. Speaking to Alex Salmond Lord Kerr said: “The parliamentary row of the autumn will be when the government bring back an outline, a framework, of the terms they think they can get for a permanen...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 4:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Brexit and Immigration: Squaring the circle
From Free movement to Fair movement
10 March, 2017 by Richard Corbett
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From Free movement to Fair movement
10 March, 2017 by Richard Corbett
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- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 3:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Enjoying the discussion here this morning. It is surprising it's taken so long for the impact on business to come to the fore. I hope we hear too from smaller, non-London based businesses too. That's probably what's really needed for the tide to turn. What to do, though, if the tide turns and Jerem...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 2:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Brexit will never happen, according to the only analyst to call the last general election correctly
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- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 1:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
David Lammy Verified account @DavidLammy 16m16 minutes ago Incredible. Pls share and donate if you can - 9 Firefighters who were on the scene at Grenfell Tower in June are running the London marathon in FULL KIT (30kgs) to support The Firefighter Charity and local Grenfell charities. I am absolutel...
- Sun 21 Jan, 2018 12:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Dr Ben WhiteVerified account @drbenwhite Following Following @drbenwhite 'Halt ACOs' due to "a great deal of concern". @sarahwollaston, chair of @CommonsHealth, to @Jeremy_Hunt. https://twitter.com/drbenwhite/status/955055613771436032" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fals...
- Sat 20 Jan, 2018 10:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Peter StringfellowVerified account @PJStringfellow In the next few weeks I will be meeting @vincecable to see where the Remainers next step is and if there is any help I can give ! A pity @theresa_may and the @Conservatives @UKLabour aren't listening to the voice of reason .Forget a referendum it's...
- Sat 20 Jan, 2018 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Neil HendersonVerified account
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MAIL ON SUNDAY: Top Tories in Chinese ‘Cash for Brexit’ furore #tomorrowspaperstoday
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- Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Ken Clarke: 'I am very glad I am here. It’s the maddest situation I have seen in my entire political career'
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- Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Thank you AK
- Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Pascal Jacquemain #FBPE @jacquep Following Following @jacquep People are crowdfunding to buy Katie Hopkins’ house to turn it into a Refugee Shelter https://evolvepolitics.com/people-are-crowdfunding-to-buy-katie-hopkins-house-and-make-it-a-refugee-shelter/" onclick="window.open(this.href)...
- Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
MPs on the warpath over academy trust accountability The government should publish “scorecards” for academy trusts and base decisions on whether they are allowed to grow both on educational and financial performance, an influential group of MPs has said. The parliamentary education committee has war...
- Sat 20 Jan, 2018 9:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
- Replies: 128
- Views: 27139
Re: Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st January 2018
Chuka Umunna Verified account @ChukaUmunna 1m1 minute ago Poll in tmr’s Observer: among all potential Labour voters at the next election, 56% want the party to back permanent membership of the single market and customs union, while just 13% think it should remain opposed @laboursinglemkt https://tw...