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- Tue 22 Sep, 2015 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 22nd September 2015
- Replies: 159
- Views: 27355
- Tue 22 Sep, 2015 2:36 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 21st September 2015
- Replies: 278
- Views: 49594
Re: Monday 21st September 2015
By the way, exactly how cross am I allowed be to a young head teacher who won't let me take an upset 9yo kid with ASD (299.00 if you were wondering, and so were we until six months ago. He's nine.Thank you Virgin "healthcare") out of school to calm him down after an incident when he hid hi...
- Tue 22 Sep, 2015 1:07 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 21st September 2015
- Replies: 278
- Views: 49594
Re: Monday 21st September 2015
Post work chillaxing update - C4OD have Black Mirror at the top of their homepage. *edited* That's not to say it's the most popular, it's just where it is. Like when I posted something similar about an item on iPlayer recently - I think it was the popularity of Corbyn's first PMQ and that it had app...
- Wed 16 Sep, 2015 11:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday16th September 2015
- Replies: 281
- Views: 41989
Re: Wednesday16th September 2015
Here's a little something I've just noticed - make of it what you will - but looking for something to watch on iPlayer after work, I notice that PMQs appears on the list of today's most watched programmes.
Can't really recall seeing that before.
Can't really recall seeing that before.
- Mon 07 Sep, 2015 4:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 7th September
- Replies: 215
- Views: 30300
Re: Monday 7th September
Over five years. And it's "up to" as well.StephenDolan wrote:20000. Over how many years?
Another easy headline grabbing figure that the BBC can lap up.
- Thu 27 Aug, 2015 1:23 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 26th August 2015
- Replies: 191
- Views: 25911
Re: Wednesday 25th August 2015
In the end it was beautiful.No pain,sickness,just slow sleepy passage.Surrounded by her loved ones at home.On her late dad's birthday.A shooting star to be seen in commemeration.If it had to be it couldn't have be better.I am of course inconsolable but take solace from that. Consolation can wait. I...
- Thu 20 Aug, 2015 12:39 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 19th August 2015
- Replies: 139
- Views: 18857
Re: Wednesday 19th August 2015
Public relations body investigating DWP fake welfare claimants leaflet CIPR has written to members who work at DWP to find out if they had any part in producing document which featured two non-existent benefits claimants http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/aug/19/public-relations-body-cipr-inve...
- Mon 03 Aug, 2015 4:38 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 3rd August 2015
- Replies: 91
- Views: 13997
Re: Monday 3rd August 2015
The ewe barks at midnight and my escutcheon is well-found.ohsocynical wrote:My banana tree is in blossom
I luuuuve secret societies
- Mon 27 Jul, 2015 11:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 27th July 2015
- Replies: 102
- Views: 15888
Re: Monday 27th July 2015
I think I've gone from "not here for a while" to "shouting too much". I'll let you get on with it for a while, I think. Sorry for going on. Don't you bloody dare! You've turned up alongside a bunch of other old hands returning to the coop, just as the stay-at-homes are picking o...
- Sat 11 Jul, 2015 10:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July 2015
- Replies: 151
- Views: 19226
Re: Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July 2015
Trump Trumps Himself.jpg Please someone tell me the USA media is full on denouncing the possibility that this man could be selected as a presidential candidate ... please. The USA wouldn't be that daft, would they? There is an issue with some left(ish)-wing activists in the US making up quotes and ...
- Sat 11 Jul, 2015 12:11 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 10th July 2015
- Replies: 114
- Views: 15676
Re: Friday 10th July 2015
Snap AAW. It's getting more flagrant by the minute eh? It is, and I despair, I thought I hated tory's more than any group but I'm actually beginning to hate the (what did Sue call them?) Nialix(?) more. They refused to vote Labour as they weren't left enough. Well guys you dropped so many in the sh...
- Thu 09 Jul, 2015 2:02 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th July 2015
- Replies: 186
- Views: 40823
Re: Wednesday 8th July 2015
... This is, of course, the land of the Literal Democrats. Down there, they could claim to be the Littoral Democrats - still true for the Hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland ;) Sorry. I'll try to find my hat... http://www.radioparadise.com/scripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/img/icon_drummer.gif Boom...
- Thu 09 Jul, 2015 12:47 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 8th July 2015
- Replies: 186
- Views: 40823
Re: Wednesday 8th July 2015
Evening all.
More electoral shenanigans coming to light down here in Devon....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-33444137
Dare say he'll get away with it, they always do. This is, of course, the land of the Literal Democrats.
More electoral shenanigans coming to light down here in Devon....http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-33444137
Dare say he'll get away with it, they always do. This is, of course, the land of the Literal Democrats.
- Fri 03 Jul, 2015 11:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 3rd July 2015
- Replies: 104
- Views: 20687
Re: Friday 3rd July 2015
Apropos nothing much in particular other than to mourn, yet again, the death of satire on the BBC. Just seen the latest edition of Mock The Week. Pitiful. It's almost as if they've been told to lay off the politics and go for the celebrity shit. But it's our BBC, surely they wouldn't do such a thing!
- Wed 01 Jul, 2015 8:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 1st July 2015
- Replies: 116
- Views: 23226
Re: Wednesday 1st July 2015
Remember the good old days when a heatwave meant your TV reception went all fuzzy? Lance Corporal Hobiejoe of Her Majesty's 4th Lightly Pedantic Dragoons writes thusly: "As far as I can remember, it was in fact high atmospheric pressure that caused the problem, although, of course, in summer t...
- Thu 25 Jun, 2015 7:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 25th June 2015
- Replies: 100
- Views: 22994
Re: Thursday 25th June 2015
Ladeeez'n'gennelmen, a big hand please, for the first COBRA meeting of the new guvment!
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015 ... s-migrants
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015 ... s-migrants
- Thu 25 Jun, 2015 1:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wenesday 24th June 2015
- Replies: 71
- Views: 16619
Re: Wenesday 24th June 2015
Blimey! Is this the most overtly political act by Brenda yet? Or am I, as is so often the case, getting over-excited? http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/24/the-queen-hints-at-desire-for-britain-to-remain-in-european-union Hard to tell, and I do have previous re the latter. Especially as it'...
- Thu 25 Jun, 2015 1:22 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wenesday 24th June 2015
- Replies: 71
- Views: 16619
Re: Wenesday 24th June 2015
Can't find the Evans review itself, but insight into it here. https://sanseverything.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/great-moments-in-selective-quotation/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; In the August 21 & 28, 2009 number of the Times Literary Supplement, the historian Richard...
- Wed 24 Jun, 2015 11:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wenesday 24th June 2015
- Replies: 71
- Views: 16619
Re: Wenesday 24th June 2015
Is there some kind of lefty penance I can do to atone for watching Andrew Roberts doing his Napoleon thing on iplayer? Other than a muttering grumpiness every time he tries to bend history to his agenda. Which I've tried, instead of hurling something at the telly. Didn't work, but then again, the TV...
- Wed 24 Jun, 2015 7:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wenesday 24th June 2015
- Replies: 71
- Views: 16619
Re: Wenesday 24th June 2015
Somewhat OT, but a quick, and literal, heads-up - strong chance of a good aurora from midnight onwards, especially from the Midlands northwards.
http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-forecast/
http://www.aurora-service.eu/aurora-forecast/
- Wed 24 Jun, 2015 2:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
- Replies: 50
- Views: 13460
Re: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Cheers Hobiejoe Learnt something new in the process.There is a 28 day rule for DLA and therefore CA for hospital stays after which they are suspended,this does not apply for charitable hospices.In the words of the nurse that told me -do not tell them,if they happen to find out quote the charity num...
- Wed 24 Jun, 2015 1:19 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
- Replies: 50
- Views: 13460
Re: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
Very reticent to relay such personal information but it was linked to a news item in my defence.Thanks for responses. No need at all to be defensive. In fact personally I'm humbled that you'd choose to share such difficult thoughts, as I would think all of us here are. I reckon you're amongst frien...
- Wed 24 Jun, 2015 12:01 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
- Replies: 50
- Views: 13460
Re: Tuesday 23rd June 2015
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/sick-kids-denied-chance-spend-5931905?utm_content=bufferd7449&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer Sick kids denied chance to spend final days at home due to lack of nurses Better half living longer than first thought,barring ...
- Sun 21 Jun, 2015 11:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2015
- Replies: 182
- Views: 35971
Re: Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st June 2015
2015 really was a dirty dirty election ... Was this the story where the Times quoted "internal Treasury figures show..." where it was clear that Osborne had simply asked his officials to come up with something and forget all that 'being in purdah' nonsense? Patrick Wintour @patrickwintou...
- Fri 19 Jun, 2015 1:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 18th June 2015
- Replies: 123
- Views: 26993
Re: Thursday 18th June 2015
Bugger. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/19/denmark-swings-right-centre-left-coalition-faces-defeat Hmmm, Up until polling day, the incumbent centre-left coalition had hoped to score a spectacular comeback – Thorning-Schmidt’s government was trailing by 17 percentage points two years ago af...
- Mon 15 Jun, 2015 1:37 am
- Forum: Pub
- Topic: Musical covers you really we're expecting....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9150
Re: Musical covers you really we're expecting....
Okay, so something a little lighter. How about some mellow Paul Weller? Wild Wood should do it. As performed by a complete fruitcake known as Ash Mandrake , in my very own pub on a Sunday lunchtime as he not so much covers, as completely deconstructs the song. In a silly hat, and with a guitar that'...
- Mon 15 Jun, 2015 1:17 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June 2015
- Replies: 235
- Views: 55955
Re: Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th June 2015
Goodnight to all those who have already toddled off for the night :hug: – and hello to the night-owls :D Here is Cartoonist Rowson's offering on the anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, entitled 'Runny.' It centres upon TCC who is seated on a Serco-sponsored throne engaged in the signing of h...
- Sat 13 Jun, 2015 2:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 12th June 2015
- Replies: 78
- Views: 18875
Re: Friday 12th June 2015
Sir Simon Hughes.
For services to oleaginous bigotry, one presumes. The straight choice for a knighthood.
For services to oleaginous bigotry, one presumes. The straight choice for a knighthood.
- Wed 10 Jun, 2015 11:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 10th June 2015
- Replies: 77
- Views: 14292
Re: Wednesday 10th June 2015
Apologies if already mentioned, I've been working up to now, but it seems that new Norwich South MP Clive Lewis has come out swinging..... http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/jun/10/labour-mp-norwich-south-academy-maiden-speech :fight: *edit* That's a boxing reference, by the way. http://www.r...
- Sun 07 Jun, 2015 1:45 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2015
- Replies: 125
- Views: 21381
Re: Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June 2015
Just a thought that occurred as I make my way to bed, and you may take my opinions as lightly as I do. Even when I myself don't want to. But I did notice a big no to Europe statement from Bamford, the JCB bloke, recently. Very chummy with Our Dave, apparently. Could this suggest that a leaving of th...
- Thu 04 Jun, 2015 10:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 4th June 2015
- Replies: 121
- Views: 26391
Re: Thursday 4th June 2015
Either absolute rubbish, or scoop of the year. Probably the former, but here you go.... http://news.bfnn.co.uk/douglas-carswell-to-defect-to-liberal-democrats/ Having had a look at the home page of that site hobiejoe - absolute rubbish indeed. But clever as it could so easily be true ... nothing se...
- Thu 04 Jun, 2015 10:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 4th June 2015
- Replies: 121
- Views: 26391
Re: Thursday 4th June 2015
Either absolute rubbish, or scoop of the year. Probably the former, but here you go....
http://news.bfnn.co.uk/douglas-carswell ... democrats/
http://news.bfnn.co.uk/douglas-carswell ... democrats/
- Fri 29 May, 2015 2:19 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28th May 2015
- Replies: 98
- Views: 26539
Re: Thursday 28th May 2015
The Daily Telegraphs has a front-page article claiming that the over-70s will become second-class citizens in the NHS because of new UN targets on preventing premature deaths. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/elder/11637179/Elderly-face-NHS-discrimination-under-new-UN-death-targets.html Yet m...
- Fri 29 May, 2015 1:11 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 28th May 2015
- Replies: 98
- Views: 26539
Re: Thursday 28th May 2015
The Daily Telegraphs has a front-page article claiming that the over-70s will become second-class citizens in the NHS because of new UN targets on preventing premature deaths. The NHS will be forced to discriminate against the over 70s to meet ‘highly unethical’ UN health targets which seek to redu...
- Mon 25 May, 2015 8:37 pm
- Forum: Pub
- Topic: Musical covers you really we're expecting....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9150
Re: Musical covers you really we're expecting....
As promised, Johnny Cash covers Hurt by Nine Inch Nails. A cheery little number about heroin reinterpreted by a gravely ill Cash.
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- Mon 25 May, 2015 8:19 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Bank Holiday Monday 25th May
- Replies: 88
- Views: 15356
Re: Bank Holiday Monday 25th May
I hope some of our absent friends at least pop in occasionally, because this board isn't going to survive with just a few of us trying to keep it going. Still lurking whilst working behind the bar! I promise to try harder - I've got some more unusual cover versions to post in The Pub in the meantim...
- Fri 22 May, 2015 2:03 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st May 2015
- Replies: 174
- Views: 30723
Re: Thursday 21st May 2015
I was ambling around t'interwebs, and I found this. From the BBC. How utterly, utterly depressing. You don't have to click on it, in fact I'd strongly suggest you don't. I've seen it, and my will to live is gathering in a little pool right by the drain that I noticed needing clearing out last week. ...
- Fri 22 May, 2015 2:03 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 21st May 2015
- Replies: 174
- Views: 30723
Re: Thursday 21st May 2015
I was ambling around t'interwebs, and I found this. From the BBC. How utterly, utterly depressing.
You don't have to click on it, in fact I'd strongly suggest you don't. I've seen it, and my will to live is gathering in a little pool right by the drain that I noticed needing clearing out last week.
You don't have to click on it, in fact I'd strongly suggest you don't. I've seen it, and my will to live is gathering in a little pool right by the drain that I noticed needing clearing out last week.
- Tue 19 May, 2015 12:32 am
- Forum: Pub
- Topic: Musical covers you really we're expecting....
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9150
Re: Musical covers you really we're expecting....
Hmmm, seems to be a Nordic Nutters theme developing here. These guys are Norwegian. This gem was introduced to me over a late-night post-gig beer with a band performing in our local music festival this weekend. Ladeeez'n'Genlemen, I give you the Hurra Torpedoes and their faithful rendition of Bonnie...
- Fri 15 May, 2015 1:48 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 14th May 2015
- Replies: 272
- Views: 44360
Re: Thursday 14th May 2015
Just "treated" myself to ten minutes of QT. The establishment used Farage to draw disaffected Labour voters to UKIP, and now that the useful idiot has delivered, he is to receive the "Full Crosby", led by his ex-BFF, Dimbleby, because "they" want us as Europe's sweatsho...
- Wed 13 May, 2015 10:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 13th May
- Replies: 221
- Views: 39809
Re: Wednesday 13th May
Danny Blanchflower @D_Blanchflower 47m47 minutes ago Hanover, NH To those out there who always tell me that France under Hollande is such a disaster just note it's currently growing twice as fast as the UK Business Insider UK @BI_Europe 14h14 hours ago French GDP smashed expectations — and growth...
- Tue 12 May, 2015 11:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 12th May 2015
- Replies: 333
- Views: 56726
Re: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Hi Angry. Well, it wasn't easy. But like I said on Saturday, they're going on the list (when the shit hits the fan they'll be the first to come bitching to the union rep). All I could think of at the time was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Mg6Gfh9Co" onclick="window.open(this.hre...
- Mon 11 May, 2015 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 11'th 2015
- Replies: 338
- Views: 56160
Re: Monday 11'th 2015
Tim Shipman @ShippersUnbound 3m3 minutes ago Explaining Shapps move. Senior Tory: "The campaign was run by Crosby, Textor & Gilbert reporting to Cameron & Osborne, paid for by Feldman." Faisal Islam @faisalislam 3m3 minutes ago So party chairman oversees first majority win in 23...
- Sun 10 May, 2015 12:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th May 2015
- Replies: 881
- Views: 129131
Re: Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th May 2015
Just a quick thank you for all (bar one) for the camaraderie, support and, often gallows, humour. It's made a difficult time much more bearable. Personally, my lowest point was when I had to back to work last night, knowing that some openly tory locals would gloat, but also knowing that others, peop...
- Sat 09 May, 2015 11:23 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th May 2015
- Replies: 881
- Views: 129131
Re: Saturday 9th, Sunday 10th May 2015
Sorry about this folks :( Dave Jones @WelshGasDoc Hearing a rumour from a well placed source that Shapps is going to Health. Mr How To Get Stinking Rich ... should be a perfect fit for all the creaming off that's going to be done asap. Sick in every sense. I was just going to say something similar...
- Fri 08 May, 2015 5:00 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th May
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 203888
Re: Thursday 7th May
Right. The sky is lightening. Going to see if I can get a couple of hours of shuteye.
Goodnight/morning
Goodnight/morning
- Fri 08 May, 2015 4:56 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th May
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 203888
Re: Thursday 7th May
I noticed Clegg thanked the residents of Sheffield Hallam. As opposed to the student population, presumably. Should've thanked the tory tactical voters as well.
- Fri 08 May, 2015 4:32 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th May
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 203888
Re: Thursday 7th May
Hey look! At the Uxbridge result. It's the other Monster Raving Loony guy, Deputy Loon, I guess, in the white suit. Alan Hope, I think he's called. In charge since Sutch's passing.
- Fri 08 May, 2015 4:25 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th May
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 203888
Re: Thursday 7th May
And so bloody close.LadyCentauria wrote:Thurrock: Con hold, lab 2nd, UKIP 3rd
- Fri 08 May, 2015 4:10 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 7th May
- Replies: 1188
- Views: 203888
Re: Thursday 7th May
YEEESSSSS!!!!!