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- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 5:34 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
My other half's just made me chuckle. I read him Owen Jones' tweet. He then told me about the problem the band that he was part of as a teenager had with an underperforming bass player. The lad didn't improve and no one could face giving him the boot. So at one of their rehearsals the other band mem...
- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 5:22 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
I was thanking you for the links HA.
- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 5:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
Owen Jones is a brave lad.
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- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 5:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
Oh blimey. Thanks HA. Hope they don't let Javid loose on the NHS pension scheme. I started getting mine last year. Already had a letter from John Lewis, both my husband and myself have JL pensions, to say pension accrued before 1997 will now be increased at CPI not RPI. Wonder why Mr Gilsey's change...
- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 1:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
The Sparrow says the latest Guardian/ICM is 'truly dire for Labour'.
Time for gardening. Nothing like it for soothing the spirit.
Time for gardening. Nothing like it for soothing the spirit.
- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 1:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
Yvette Cooper keeping up the fight to help child refugees.
BBC just had an interview with her. She's in Dunkirk.
BBC just had an interview with her. She's in Dunkirk.
- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
That's the last time I buy an Emma Bridgewater mug.
- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 1:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
Just seen this NHS staff by nationality list - quite quite remarkable :clap: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C5HDBK7WAAA7QgV.jpg:large" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Thanks for the link. Our local medical practice is fortunate to have one of the 130 Afghanis. He's a very good ...
- Mon 20 Feb, 2017 11:52 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 20th February 2017
- Replies: 151
- Views: 55127
Re: Monday 20th February 2017
The report in the Mirror may or may not be 'fake news' but someone is paying money to ask whether Corbyn being replaced would affect Labour positively or negatively. The Opinium poll I was sent yesterday asked a question - can't remember the exact wording, 'would you be more /less likely to vote Lab...
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 6:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66229
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Eric - what do you make of this ?
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Not sure our collective nerves will be able to stand another slog it out independence referendum.
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Not sure our collective nerves will be able to stand another slog it out independence referendum.
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 3:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66229
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Where's that post ?
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 3:09 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66229
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Maybe someone will tell Trump about Norway and the seventy seven people murdered by Anders Breivik.
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 2:37 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66229
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Someone braver than me might wonder if Jez's stance over Article 50 voting has anything to do with the latest drop. Can't keep blaming chickens forever.
- Sun 19 Feb, 2017 2:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66229
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
Today's Observer Opinium poll and Corbyn drops eight points to -35.
It's the first poll since the Article 50 vote.
November 2016 -20
December 2016 -27
January 2017 -27
February 2017 -35
It's the first poll since the Article 50 vote.
November 2016 -20
December 2016 -27
January 2017 -27
February 2017 -35
- Sat 18 Feb, 2017 1:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66229
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
I've been away from the computer. It's nothing to do with FlyTheNest . Have you been able to get out and about ? Beautiful weather here. Warm, sunny and perfect for walking and gardening. Easy to do as we're told and forget Brexit (hard, soft, or medium), and polling figures, when it's like this.
- Sat 18 Feb, 2017 1:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
- Replies: 252
- Views: 66229
Re: Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th February 2017
http://ukandeu.ac.uk/is-labours-brexit-dilemma-being-misunderstood/#.WKf4QU8SOu8.twitter Is Labour’s Brexit dilemma being misunderstood John Curtice Some truth in it, but I think it misses that not all "remain" voters are of a hive "the 48%" mind. In areas like my own, even many...
- Wed 15 Feb, 2017 8:15 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 15th February 2017
- Replies: 79
- Views: 21044
Re: Wednesday 15th February 2017
''What did the President know and when did he know it ?''.
Sounds familiar.
Sounds familiar.
- Wed 15 Feb, 2017 8:04 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 15th February 2017
- Replies: 79
- Views: 21044
Re: Wednesday 15th February 2017
Morning HA.
Radio 4 just saying that some Republicans have joined Democrats in calling for further investigations.
Radio 4 just saying that some Republicans have joined Democrats in calling for further investigations.
- Tue 14 Feb, 2017 6:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th February 2017
- Replies: 121
- Views: 34450
Re: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Hope you feel better tomorrow JA. x
- Tue 14 Feb, 2017 5:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th February 2017
- Replies: 121
- Views: 34450
Re: Tuesday 14th February 2017
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- Tue 14 Feb, 2017 4:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th February 2017
- Replies: 121
- Views: 34450
Re: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Apologies is it's already been posted but here's the video of Nuttall being interviewed about it.
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- Tue 14 Feb, 2017 4:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th February 2017
- Replies: 121
- Views: 34450
Re: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Do they use an angle grinder to cut them off ? Oooh.HindleA wrote:https://qz.com/910245/the-fire-service- ... handcuffs/
Londoners keep getting stuck in penis rings and handcuffs, and officials blame “Fifty Shades of Grey”
- Tue 14 Feb, 2017 3:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 14th February 2017
- Replies: 121
- Views: 34450
Re: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Anatoly@ - re your post the other day:
My lovely husband took me for a Valentine's Day lunch at The Harbourmaster in Aberaeron today.
In a glass case at the back of the bar stands a large stuffed albatross. One of Jung's synchronicities ?
My lovely husband took me for a Valentine's Day lunch at The Harbourmaster in Aberaeron today.
In a glass case at the back of the bar stands a large stuffed albatross. One of Jung's synchronicities ?
- Mon 13 Feb, 2017 9:48 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 13th February 2017
- Replies: 103
- Views: 25717
Re: Monday 13th February 2017
Sad to see Angry's post last night.
Will miss you x
Will miss you x
- Mon 13 Feb, 2017 9:40 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 13th February 2017
- Replies: 103
- Views: 25717
Re: Monday 13th February 2017
I am learning various codes to help with the GCHQ puzzle book questions.
- Mon 13 Feb, 2017 8:17 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 13th February 2017
- Replies: 103
- Views: 25717
Re: Monday 13th February 2017
The Greens have issued a report on Brexit and environmental legislation.
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- Mon 13 Feb, 2017 8:01 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 13th February 2017
- Replies: 103
- Views: 25717
Re: Monday 13th February 2017
& thanks Eric and PF - the cinema memories were lovely.
There's a lot that we share.
There's a lot that we share.
- Mon 13 Feb, 2017 7:59 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 13th February 2017
- Replies: 103
- Views: 25717
Re: Monday 13th February 2017
Morning.
Just read last night's posts, the link to the Kipper tweet led to an unavailable page.
Is this the one ?
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Just read last night's posts, the link to the Kipper tweet led to an unavailable page.
Is this the one ?
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- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 4:52 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Strawberry Mivvis. Or were they later ?
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 3:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/12/kirk-douglas-i-never-thought-id-live-to-100-thats-shocked-me Kirk Douglas: ‘I never thought I’d live to 100. That’s shocked me’ One of the good guys 8-) All those films, Saturday afternoon at the pics. Tara Bulba, Heroes of Telemark, queuing up in the br...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 3:51 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
It may be useful to follow your own advice sometimes. All the tutting and ffs'ing when a certain poster turns up is what you took me to task for doing, and the people I'm wary of were a lot less polite to me than he has ever been to you.
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 3:24 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
People leave for various reasons. And come back for varying reasons too. This has got to be one of the lowest points for Labour since...well since the last one, but this one feels worse, deeper, less easy to see a way out of. Trying to blame people like Hugo, or no doubt me as well, for being...wha...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 2:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
I'm sorry you don't like it, I'm not exactly delighted with it myself. It's been hard to even read about what the Tories have been doing since 2010. It is hard to bear. I find it almost too hard to do now. Of course it wouldn't be hunkdory if Corbyn resigned. Who on earth thinks that ? The state the...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
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Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
The only "piss off" I remember was when HindleA wrote "pis of" which was a sort of running joke between the two of us. Is that what you mean or did I miss the other one? Enjoy your walk (and do try not to trip up!). Paul told Hugo to piss off on the night of the Article 50 vote....
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 1:24 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
People leave for various reasons. And come back for varying reasons too. This has got to be one of the lowest points for Labour since...well since the last one, but this one feels worse, deeper, less easy to see a way out of. Trying to blame people like Hugo, or no doubt me as well, for being...wha...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 12:18 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Now, off for that walk.
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 12:17 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Of course yahyah, you used to be a confirmed Corbyn supporter (something I have never been) The zeal of the convert will always be unsettling to some. Nice dig Anatoly. Confirmed, hardly, I warned my husband he came with a mass of baggage, and a bunch of hardcore people. Boy was I right :lol: My co...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 12:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
The other thing is to keep it in perspective. Easier said than done though. My husband was despondent after hearing Watson use yet another version of 'Labour will follow the will of the people'. Now he's cheered us both up by playing a daft tune on a kazoo and drumming on a washing up bowl. :lol: Go...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 11:58 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
People leave for various reasons. And come back for varying reasons too. This has got to be one of the lowest points for Labour since...well since the last one, but this one feels worse, deeper, less easy to see a way out of. Trying to blame people like Hugo, or no doubt me as well, for being...what...
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 11:46 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
That was one of the best things about last night's poll - to see Ukip down 8 points.
- Sun 12 Feb, 2017 10:04 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Have you seen William Keegan's piece PorFavor ? I always read him first on a Sunday, think you are a fan of his too. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/feb/12/brexit-what-use-sovereignty-when-mps-deny-conscience" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; And what's Tom Watson be...
- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 6:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Oh Wales. What a silly mistake.
Night all. As some brainy guy once sang ''Things can only get better''.
Night all. As some brainy guy once sang ''Things can only get better''.
- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 6:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Oh, it's not too bad. Seriously, thought it would be worse. File under 'ignore' anyway. Polls, always wrong. Tories 41% (plus 7) Labour 26% (minus 3) Lib Dems 11% (plus 3) Ukip 11% (minus 8) Greens 4% (same) Smithson says the figures show 12% of 2015 Labour voters polled say they will now vote Lib D...
- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 6:02 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Not sure why David Beckham's in the list amongst politicians in the new poll.
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- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 5:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
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He's being a tease. 'big changes' since June in new poll published at 6pm.
He's being a tease. 'big changes' since June in new poll published at 6pm.
- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 5:11 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 5:05 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Afternoon @PF [hope it's warmed up down your way] Would it be cynical to presume it may be Nuttall's attempt to make himself seem a victim to deflect from any alleged issues about his nomination form address ? Ukip trying to move a bad news story on to their own advantage? Warmed up??? It's snowing...
- Sat 11 Feb, 2017 4:59 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
- Replies: 233
- Views: 85955
Re: Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February 2017
Afternoon @PF [hope it's warmed up down your way]
Would it be cynical to presume it may be Nuttall's attempt to make himself seem a victim to deflect from any alleged issues about his nomination form address ?
Ukip trying to move a bad news story on to their own advantage?
Would it be cynical to presume it may be Nuttall's attempt to make himself seem a victim to deflect from any alleged issues about his nomination form address ?
Ukip trying to move a bad news story on to their own advantage?
- Fri 10 Feb, 2017 1:27 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Friday 10th February 2017
- Replies: 106
- Views: 26588
Re: Friday 10th February 2017
Ed M getting a lot of praise for his letter to Ofcom about Murdoch's BSkyb bid.
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