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- Thu 08 Feb, 2018 9:58 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 8th February 2018
- Replies: 40
- Views: 16041
Re: Thursday 8th February 2018
BBC tweeting the Morning Star - whatever next??? BBC News (UK)Verified account @BBCNews Friday's Morning Star: "What will it take to keep the guards?" (via @AllieHBNews) #bbcpapers #tomorrowspaperstoday https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/961711920305836034" onclick="window.open(...
- Thu 08 Feb, 2018 8:53 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 8th February 2018
- Replies: 40
- Views: 16041
Re: Thursday 8th February 2018
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- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 11:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Really? Is this all she has to think about? Theresa May vows to 'defeat socialism' as she launches attack on 'populist' Jeremy Corbyn https://www.politicshome.com/news/uk/political-parties/conservative-party/theresa-may/news/92691/theresa-may-vows-defeat" onclick="window.open(this.href);re...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
The Bank of England announced that voting to leave the European Union has cost Britain more than £200 million a week in lost growth since the referendum, thats £300 per second. We have created a running total to show how much that figure has totalled so far. http://costofbrexit.bitballoon.com/"...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:49 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Bloody hell - I'd have missed the DFS sale if you'd not posted that Tubby ! ThanksTubby Isaacs wrote:
I'm fine, bit of family poorliness (tooth abscess) but apart from that all's well, thanks for asking
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:44 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Sam Royston @sam_royston Terrible new Free School Meal regulations just published - mean that families on Universal Credit won't be able to get free lunches if they earn over just £7400. One million children in poverty in working families expected to miss out under the rules. http://www.legislation...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Who's who in the divided cabinet Brexit subcommittee? The 11 ministers will meet twice in the next two days to discuss the thorniest Brexit issues https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/feb/07/whos-who-in-the-divided-cabinet-brexit-subcommittee" onclick="window.open(this.href);return fa...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Maria Ana Cataluna @ma_cataluna A quick thread on Japanese investment and Brexit. (+a Brexit message from the Japanese Govt if you keep reading). Japanese investors will meet PM on Thursday as Brexit concerns mount [Nissan to attend]. So, what could be expected from that meeting? 1/3 https://twitte...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:13 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Exclusive: Pisa boss warns England's school funding squeeze will hit standards
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- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
These figures are further evidence of why the Tories must rethink their reckless approach to Brexit – Paul Blomfield
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- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 10:08 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Faisal IslamVerified account @faisalislam In a way, these figures are even more important than the regional figures we revealed this afternoon: FULL STORY Government’s Internal sectoral Non-Tariff Barrier figures: #friction https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/961350856846270464" onclick=&qu...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 5:21 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
lisa o'carroll @lisaocarroll V IMPORTANT STORY BREAKING: Judge in Amsterdam refers case of British nationals wanting to retain EU citizenhip to ECJ. Judge Bakals says no referendum in a democracy should prejudice a minority. 1/2 https://twitter.com/lisaocarroll/status/961259550027468805" oncli...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 4:23 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Japanese investors to meet PM May on Thursday as Brexit concerns mount
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- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 3:56 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Faisal IslamVerified account @faisalislam NEW: Leaked internal Government Brexit assessment shows No Deal economic hit to Northern Ireland at 12% over next decade and a half. North East England at 16%. 11% even with comprehensive EU trade deal - Sky sources https://twitter.com/faisalislam/status/96...
- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 11:22 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Just-in-time: The production system Brexit is set to sabotage
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- Wed 07 Feb, 2018 11:19 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Wednesday 7th February 2018
- Replies: 77
- Views: 26481
Re: Wednesday 7th February 2018
(EU) Position paper "Transitional Arrangements in the Withdrawal Agreement"
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- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 11:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
I've lived in Leeds for nigh on 15 years and on my way tonight from the railway station to my bus stop I saw more rough sleepers in the city centre than I've ever seen in a single night before. I knew it was getting really bad because a friend of mine works in the Gallery (security) and because it'...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 10:48 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Faisal IslamVerified account @faisalislam Official impact assessment for the now rather interesting Customs Bill - measures the impact of leaving EU & Customs Union, with and without legislating for UK law replacement. Doesn’t model actual exit from the customs union: https://publications.parli...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 10:32 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
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Vote Leave chair @GiselaStuart gets mugged by reality (and @IanDunt) on the Irish border.
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Vote Leave chair @GiselaStuart gets mugged by reality (and @IanDunt) on the Irish border.
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- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
In the context of a falling house price market I think London may be heading for a problem, especially when Brexit hits that high end market hard. Here's how much London house prices fell in November http://www.cityam.com/278855/heres-much-london-house-prices-fell-november" onclick="windo...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 9:41 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Put another way, I think there is another way of telling the story of Haringey. A lucky few are in publicly provided housing. A much larger number would like to live in equialent housing in the same area, but cannot. The lucky few are trying to block the building of more housing in the area to meet...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 9:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
In the context of a falling house price market I think London may be heading for a problem, especially when Brexit hits that high end market hard. Here's how much London house prices fell in November http://www.cityam.com/278855/heres-much-london-house-prices-fell-november" onclick="window...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 9:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Ha-ha-ha-ha (not normally mean but there are exceptions and she's one) Have we had this? LBCVerified account @LBC Katie Hopkins has been detained and had her passport confiscated in South Africa for "spreading racial hatred" https://twitter.com/LBC/status/960891422235856898" onclick=...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 9:14 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Of course it makes sense to leave empty if it's not a long-term investment, too much hassle. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/01/empty-homes-normal-rules-do-not-apply-to-super-rich-in-london" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Ghost towers: half of new-build luxury ...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 9:06 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
It's not just the Chakrobarty piece, it's the other links I gave and the massive transfer of public assets into private hands with no guarantee of what happens if the company go bump AFTER they have demolished and before they have built. Plus the loss of all the housing that will be demolished, 190...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 8:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
It's not just the Chakrobarty piece, it's the other links I gave and the massive transfer of public assets into private hands with no guarantee of what happens if the company go bump AFTER they have demolished and before they have built. Plus the loss of all the housing that will be demolished, 190...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 8:33 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Faisal IslamVerified account @faisalislam We* counted 33 Tory MPs at the European Research Group Brexiter meeting convened by Rees-Mogg tonight “just a regular catch up of friends” he said including: IDS, Patel, Fabricant, Bridgen, Badenoch ... *Ie intrepid newshound @zachjourno https://twitter.com...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 8:26 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
It's not just the Chakrobarty piece, it's the other links I gave and the massive transfer of public assets into private hands with no guarantee of what happens if the company go bump AFTER they have demolished and before they have built. Plus the loss of all the housing that will be demolished, 1900...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 8:12 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
"Blame the Tories" is fine, and does give some satisfaction, but losing days of your life overall to a minor injury (as I have), or having to wait hour upon hours for a relative I am responsible for to be treated is a waste of my life. It was unutterably shit today, and this was a worse r...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 7:45 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Another shit experience with the NHS today. Underfunding is undoubtedly part of the story, alongside factors like an inability to get staff who can afford to live here. The NHS has proven very expensive to me in terms for time. In an emergency it is great. Not otherwise. I'm getting to the point wh...
- Tue 06 Feb, 2018 11:40 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Tuesday 6th February 2018
- Replies: 88
- Views: 23600
Re: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Rees-Mogg claims EU laws introduced during Brexit transition could 'drown the City' This is what he told the Daily Telegraph in a comment on a story about how nearly 40 EU directives could come into force during the Brexit transition. Rees-Mogg told the paper: European Union laws that could come in...
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 11:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
This is amusing in its own way. Though I dont think many people pretended the Haringey Development Vehicle was going to fix homelessness. - What's the policy on X? - A Labour Government. (See also a "real Labour government", a "proper Labour Government" etc. https://pbs.twimg.co...
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 9:50 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
Nearly Legal @nearlylegal LAA didn’t receive enough ‘compliant tenders’ to Education and Discrimination contract bids, so has cancelled it. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/civil-news-cancellation-of-civil-legal-advice-procurement" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; … Nearly ...
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 4:21 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
Faisal IslamVerified account @faisalislam Barnier says: “without the Customs Union and outside the single market, barriers to trade in goods and services are unavoidable. Time has come to make a choice” ... Barnier suggests that uk is choosing options that will necessitate tariff-none Tariff barrie...
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 3:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
Oh look - a Customs Agreement is back/put on the table... David Davis claims it is 'perfectly clear' what UK wants from Brexit talks David Davis and Michel Barnier are taking questions now. Q: Do you know what you want? Davis says the UK government has published a great deal about what it wants. It ...
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 10:25 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
Will Hutton @williamnhutton Follow Follow @williamnhutton More Average wait at French ports for non-EU lorries is 7 minutes. That implies 50 mile queues on M 2/20. Parallel crisis at Irish border. House of Commons will not/cannot agree deal with no customs union. May has saved her job for a few mor...
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 10:11 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
The only thing that could save us now is Nissan & Toyota declaring that as their "just in time" manufacturing model will not work outside of the CU, that they will be pulling out of the UK.
Seems to me the whole country needs a hard slap!
Seems to me the whole country needs a hard slap!
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 9:38 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
"We will not be staying in any CU in any way shape or form" is what the government has announced.
That looks faily black and white to me.
That looks faily black and white to me.
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 9:27 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
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Brexit: May accused of 'ideologically-driven madness' after she rules out any customs union - Politics live https://www.theguardian.com/politics/blog/live/2018/feb/05/brexit-may-accused-of-ideologically-driven-madness-after-she-rules-out-any-customs-union-politics-live" onclick="window.ope...
- Mon 05 Feb, 2018 9:26 am
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Monday 5th February 2018
- Replies: 109
- Views: 29203
Re: Monday 5th February 2018
For clarity, John Pienaar on R5 has confirmed (if anything can be regarded as "confirmed" in this day and age) that number 10 has ruled out ANY kind of CU.
- Sun 04 Feb, 2018 11:20 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
- Replies: 250
- Views: 54447
Re: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
The homeless man who turned to poetry to tell the harsh realities of life on the streets Neil Hallows has now had his poems published as a book called 'Invisible' https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/homeless-man-poetry-neil-hallows-14145959" onclick="window...
- Sun 04 Feb, 2018 10:54 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
- Replies: 250
- Views: 54447
Re: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
Faisal IslamVerified account @faisalislam “a” Customs union timeline Thur: Gov legislates fast track power for “a customs union”/ Fox doesnt rule out in iv with me/ FT: being prepared Fri: PM doesnt rule out in iv with me. Fox rules out Sat: “dream tkt/cavalry coming” Sun: Rudd doesnt rule it out. ...
- Sun 04 Feb, 2018 10:04 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
- Replies: 250
- Views: 54447
Re: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
AAW well-sleuthed . :-) Thanks, it's a subject I'm interested in as my own council are using private partnerships to build houses. They have set about it on smaller scales and have imput council money as well as the land AND are giving contracts to local builders to encourage the local economy. The...
- Sun 04 Feb, 2018 9:49 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
- Replies: 250
- Views: 54447
Re: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
...and A London borough is transferring most of its social housing to a private developer. What is it thinking? https://www.citymetric.com/politics/london-borough-transferring-most-its-social-housing-private-developer-what-it-thinking-3427" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; ......
- Sun 04 Feb, 2018 9:40 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
- Replies: 250
- Views: 54447
Re: Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th February 2018
Here's the letter that David Lammy sent to Claire Kober last July about the Haringey scheme. https://twitter.com/_jackmckenna/status/960149786665127941" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; I'd quite like to see a careful consideration of the pros and cons of this scheme from a t...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 10:46 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29426
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
In Omnia Fidelis @Vicktor1111 More In Omnia Fidelis #FBPE #StopBrexit Retweeted Fen C #FBPE [EU not Exit] #ABTV #WATON Likewise, just lost for words. Prior to Brexit I was pretty ambivalent about politics. I am now so livid with the Tories that I will be very active at the elections fighting support...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 10:36 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29426
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Charles Grant @CER_Grant More Charles Grant Retweeted Chris Leslie Yes I am clear, and the recording has confirmed what I say I said. My problem is with @Jacob_Rees_Mogg's inaccurate question, more than with @SteveBakerHW's response, which I found incomprehensible.....@CER_EU https://twitter.com/CE...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 10:31 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29426
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Dimi ReiderVerified account @reider American man wins a million dollars. His first priority is to go see a doctor, because he hasn't been able to afford one in a while. Doctor tells he him he has Stage 4 cancer. Man dies. America, you are a weird and broken place. https://twitter.com/reider/status/...
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 10:00 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29426
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Executing UK Dept
@DExUKgov
We would like to deny in the strongest possible terms rumours of total chaos in the department.
Really, we would.
If we could.
@DExUKgov
We would like to deny in the strongest possible terms rumours of total chaos in the department.
Really, we would.
If we could.
- Thu 01 Feb, 2018 9:57 pm
- Forum: The Daily Politics
- Topic: Thursday 1st February 2018
- Replies: 104
- Views: 29426
Re: Thursday 1st February 2018
Sam Coates TimesVerified account @SamCoatesTimes Follow Follow @SamCoatesTimes More Oh, and a quick reminder from my excellent colleague @GraemePaton that the haulier bill is not the only thing going wrong with the DfT’s post Brexit planning https://twitter.com/SamCoatesTimes/status/959007021117923...